Browsing by Author "Hamerton, Heather"
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Growing up or growing down: Pakeha women's memories of adolescence
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This study investigated the processes by which women construct their “selves” using the memories of adolescent experiences of five Pakeha women who went to school together in the 1960’s. The study used memory-work, an ... -
How volunteering reduced the impact of the Rena oil spill: Community responses to an environmental disaster
(International Sociological Association, 2015)Following the Rena oil spill off the Bay of Plenty coast in New Zealand and subsequent volunteer clean-up programme, we interviewed 39 volunteers and 9 people involved in the volunteer organisation. We aimed to learn about ... -
An Incident Control Centre in action: Response to the Rena oil spill in New Zealand
(Wiley, 2014)Following the Rena grounding and oil spill in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, an Incident Command Centre was established which, among other tasks, coordinated a volunteer clean-up effort. We interviewed volunteers and ... -
Volunteering: A community response to the Rena oil spill in New Zealand
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012)We explore the experiences of people who volunteer to help remediate the effects of non-natural environmental disasters. Following the grounding of the Rena, volunteers were engaged to clean up the resulting oil spill on ...
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Hei oranga mo ngā wāhine hapū (o Hauraki) i roto i te whare ora
(The University of Waikato, 2002)This thesis had four-main objectives. In the first instance, it aimed to improve understanding of psychosocial variables which may mediate the quality of Māori childbirth experience, namely: social support, coping strategies, ...
