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The Housing Market and Economic Inequality: An Investigation into New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2023)New Zealand has experienced unprecedented growth in house prices, rent prices, and net wealth per adult over the last three decades. This incredible growth has led to New Zealand political parties and media outlets arguing ... -
Taupiri Rau Kotahi - Taupiri Rau Manomano
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Kua roa nei te paepae o Taupiri marae e noho mokemoke ana, i te nuinga o te waa kaaore he tangata hei kawe i ngaa tikanga, aa, kua waiho maa te tokoiti e moohio ana me peewhea te whakahaere tika i ngaa tikanga o te marae. ... -
Canine (Canis familiaris) Scent Detection of Invasive Brown Bullhead Catfish (Ameriurus nebulosus) in Lake Water Samples
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) were deliberately introduced to New Zealand from North America in the 1880s and populations have since increased significantly in the Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty regions. ... -
Keeper of the Light
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Keeper of the Light is an historical novel based on the true story of Mary Jane Hebden, a country gentleman’s daughter, who in 1839 at the age of 22 sails to New Zealand on the emigrant ship Duke of Roxburgh. There she is ... -
Ka Hao te Rangatahi: Rangatahi Māori Experiences of Climate Change
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Ka pū te rūhā, ka hao te rangatahi - Climate change is well established as one of the earth’s most pressing global issues, whereby Māori and Indigenous communities are more vulnerable to its impacts. Internationally, youth ... -
Parent mental health and associations with mind-mindedness across two infant interactions: free play and a teaching task
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Mind-mindedness (MM) is the tendency of a parent to recognise and treat their child as having a mind of their own. The current study aimed to examine associations of parent mental health and wellbeing symptoms with parental ... -
The microbiome of Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perenne L.
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is the most critical agricultural plant supporting New Zealand’s intensive pasture-based dairy industry. A substantial body of research exists on the physiology, genetics, and management ... -
Characterisation of the aroma profiles of New Zealand monofloral honeys.
(The University of Waikato, 2023)New Zealand hosts a variety of monofloral honeys with distinct aromas and flavours. These sensory properties are determined by the volatile organic compounds present in the honey, of which over 600 have been identified. ... -
Preparation of phosphinate-based ionic liquids for rare earth recovery
(The University of Waikato, 2023)The rare earth elements are vital components in many modern technologies, including green energy technology such as wind turbines and electric vehicles, however the extraction and separation of these elements remains a ... -
An ERP N400 study: Semantic processing across modalities in the human brain
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Semantic processing in the brain of both language and action has been associated with the N400; an event-related potential (ERP) that is typically present when information has violated one’s semantic expectations. We know ... -
Evaluating depression, anxiety, and stress assessment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using Generalisability Theory
(The University of Waikato, 2023)The evaluation of depression, anxiety, and stress requires distinguishing between state and trait changes. Otherwise, the accuracy of evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and the reliability and validity of research ... -
Mothers, kids, and COVID: Suburban geographies of the COVID-19 pandemic
(The University of Waikato, 2023)This thesis extends pandemic, health, and maternal geographies by examining how the emotions and actions of seven mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic influence the health outcomes of their children. The research seeks to ... -
Towards cleaner fertilisers; Solution ion-exchange methods for reducing cadmium levels in reactive phosphate rock
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The aim of this study was to characterise reactive phosphate rock (RPR); a form of rock phosphate which can be used directly as fertiliser, and investigate the potential to reduce cadmium levels in RPR by application of ... -
"Be feared, or live in fear": A descriptive model of institutional gang violence
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Prison violence is a significant concern both in New Zealand and across the globe. While past theories and empirical research have highlighted several risk factors implicated in prison violence, we continue to have a limited ... -
Predictive factors of treatment non-completion in the Special Treatment Unit Rehabilitation Programme
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Treatment non-completion poses challenges for organisations delivering offending focused group therapy by reducing the efficiency of the interventions. Participants who leave treatment prematurely are also likely to be ... -
Volcanic history of the Mount Misery rhyolite domes, Tauranga Volcanic Centre
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The Mount Misery rhyolites are a group of three complex lava domes, which are part of the Minden Rhyolites within the Tauranga Volcanic Centre. The lava domes are a previously unstudied volcanic area and have in recent ... -
Subsurface andesite geology and hydrothermal alteration at an exploration prospect north of Waihi
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The Coromandel Volcanic Zone hosts the Hauraki Goldfield in the North Island of New Zealand. The goldfield consists of approximately 50 low sulphidation Au-Ag deposits. Situated in Coromandel Group rocks, which host 95% ... -
Rural and remote communities: Health needs and aspirations of Pacific peoples
(The University of Waikato, 2022)In Aotearoa New Zealand, Pacific peoples have worse health status and substantially limited access to healthcare, particularly in remote and rural communities, when compared to the general population. In addition, Pacific ... -
Distinguishability of Rechargeable Battery Equivalent Circuit Models
(The University of Waikato, 2023)The contention made by Berthier et al. - that competing fractional-element equivalent- circuit models of battery cells are indistinguishable in the presence of noise - is revisited in this work. A set of six equivalent ... -
Eke Panuku, Eke Tangaroa! How Black Ferns 7s Athletes Navigate Instagram and Inspire the Next Generation in Aotearoa
(The University of Waikato, 2023)This thesis considers the role of Instagram in the lives of players on the New Zealand Black Ferns 7s rugby team, and audience engagement with players’ social media accounts. Using a mana wāhine methodology, this study ...
