This research focuses on the social construction of assessment discourse(s) and how this construction creates, limits or sustains possibilities in outdoor instructor assessment in New Zealand (NZ). To achieve this I adopt ...

There is uncertainty whether blue cod (Parapercis colias) should be regarded as single stocks within the ten quota management areas around New Zealand as movement of blue cod is not well understood (Warren et al., 1997; ...

This research highlights the highly controversial landscape and development issues in the Queenstown-Lakes District. It focuses on the Resource Management Act, the Environment Court Decisions, the district planning process, ...

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are deep-diving marine mammals found in all oceans of the world and occupy a wide range of environmental conditions (Best 1979; Rice 1989). There is no real consensus in describing the ...

Rugby union forward play is characterised by intense, intermittent periods of exercise requiring high levels of aerobic fitness and substantial anaerobic power. The effects of a high and low carbohydrate diet for the three ...

Little Penguins breeding at different locations in New Zealand exhibit great differences in breeding success which is likely to be related to different foraging strategies. During the 2000/2001 breeding season, foraging ...

This study represents the first comprehensive survey of the New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri populations at Campbell Island, the first surveys in nearly 30 years at The Snares and the continuation of a monitoring ...

This paper proposes a novel View-based Consistency model for Distributed Shared Memory. A view is a set of ordinary data objects that a processor has the right to access in a data-race-free program. The View-based Consistency ...

This thesis was initiated to address two of the questions posed by Stewart's 1995 study on the biology of Astrobrachion constrictum; Is gene flow between fiords restricted in this ophiuroid species and are the colour morphs ...