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Agent-based models of long-distance trading societies
Studying historical trading societies helps us to identify the institutions (e.g. rules) and characteristics that lead to their success or failure. Historically, long-distance trading societies, as a more particular example ... -
A Climatology of New Zealand Atmospheric Rivers
The occurrence of extreme precipitation events in New Zealand regularly results in devastating impacts to the local society and environment. In order to examine the occurrence of extreme precipitation in New Zealand, extreme ... -
The settler colonial family as a site of trauma for women in selected novels by New Zealand women writers
This thesis examines the depiction of the settler colonial family as a site of trauma from a female-gendered perspective in selected novels by New Zealand women writers. I argue that women are vulnerable to psychic trauma ... -
A critical analysis of tourism taught master's education
Can tourism education contribute to a better (tourism) world, in which business and societal needs are evenly prioritised? Global society faces myriad and unprecedented challenges, many of which, directly or not, are linked ... -
Removing spatial boundaries in immersive mobile communications
Despite a worldwide trend towards mobile computing, current telepresence experiences focus on stationary desktop computers, limiting how, when, and where researched solutions can be used. In this thesis I demonstrate that ... -
The Paragenesis of the Orogenic Gold Deposits of Te Oneroa Bay, Preservation Inlet, Southwest Fiordland
The Te Oneroa Bay area in Preservation Inlet, southwest Fiordland, has been a well-known source of hard rock and alluvial gold since the late 1800’s. Such Au-deposits are found within the Buller Terrane mid-Ordovician ... -
Geographical perceptions of terrorism and their influence on domestic tourists' travel intentions
Tourism by its very nature is susceptible to various forms of risk ranging from economic to environmental and political crises. Not only does the buyer (i.e., tourist) spend his/her disposable income to buy the tourism ... -
Planning for Sea Level Rise Adaptation in Coastal Dunedin
Sea level rise (SLR) is leading to many social, environmental and financial implications for low-lying coastal communities across the globe. For Aotearoa New Zealand, the impending threat of SLR and the long-term challenges ... -
Managing the Impacts of Airbnb: A Case Study of Queenstown, New Zealand
Airbnb is a new phenomenon that has transformed accommodation in the tourism industry and expanded across the globe. The operation of Airbnb involves individuals renting out rooms in their homes or renting entire homes on ... -
The influence of entrepreneurial desire and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention: A study in the context of tourism and hospitality students
Tourism is one of the most important industries in New Zealand and is the country’s biggest export earner, employer, and its fastest-growing economic generator (Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA), 2017). The industry is ... -
Awe and Pro-environmental Behaviour
Astronauts who have looked down at Earth from the vantage point of the International Space Station, which is over four hundred kilometres away, tell a similar story of an intense feeling that overcomes them. Known as the ... -
Remote Working during COVID19
Our current research, prompted by the COVID19 pandemic, aims to understand employee experiences of remote working during these unprecedented times. We are interested in the adjustments made by both individuals and organisations ... -
Re-visioning Christology through a Māori lens
The central premise of this thesis is to re-vision what is known about Jesus Christ with a fresh set of Māori eyes to see what new insights can be added to Christological discourse. This thesis begins with a survey of ... -
Impact assessment effectiveness in Otago Regional and District Councils
The Resource Management Act (RMA, 1991) has been in place for over 28 years. Section 88 of the RMA (1991) requires ‘impact assessment’, under the name ‘Assessment of Environmental Effects’ (AEE) in accordance with Schedule ... -
Markan typology: Miracle, scripture and Christology in Mark 4:35-6:45
In this thesis I will argue for the presence of typological use of scripture in the composition of four adjacent miracle accounts in Mark’s Gospel (4:35-41; 5:1-20; 5:21-43; 6:30-45). I will argue that these miracle accounts ... -
Discourse, materiality and power: Dietary supplements and their users
Throughout human existence people have used herbs and other medicinal substances to protect themselves against illness and treat their ailments. Gathering wild herbs has, however, been replaced today by the many products ... -
Causative alternation licensing in Urdu: An event structure account
Given the central role of the verb in clause structure, it is vital to understand the properties of the SEMANTIC ROOT and the EVENT SCHEMA, two constituent aspects of verb meaning, in order to understand how lexical semantic ... -
Structural and functional characterisation of glutamate racemase isoform 2 from Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen associated with high patient mortality within the Intensive Care Unit. The spread of antimicrobial resistance has resulted in some strains carrying up to 45 resistance ... -
Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013: Incentives and Outcomes for Housing Development in the Nelson Urban Area
The Fifth National Government introduced the Housing Accord and Special Housing Areas Act 2013(HASHA) as a policy to increase housing affordability within certain region or districts identified as having housing supply and ...