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He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka: Navigating a changing climate: A waka voyaging perspective
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Human-induced climate change is threatening the ocean, natural ecosystems, and the global human population. Some groups, including Māori in Aotearoa, and Indigenous communities globally, will be disproportionately affected ... -
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 ... -
Highlights: Induction
(Human Resources Development Working Group, APEC and Department of Education, 2015-02)This chapter on induction programs reviews recent research, Economy policies, and promising practices based on surveys filled out by Economy researchers participating in this international study. This is the chapter 8 ... -
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 ... -
Water systems: New Zealand particularly vulerable to climate change
(New Zealand Planning Institute, 2018-03)This article outlines the findings of research commissioned by the Deep South National Science Challenge - a major interdisciplinary collaboration designed to help enable New Zealanders to adapt, manage risk, and thrive ... -
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 ... -
A renewed look at Greenstone: Lessons from the second decade
(IPSI Transactions on Internet Research, 2020)The Greenstone Digital Library Software has helped spread the practical impact of digital library technology around the globe. As Greenstone enters its third decade, this article takes are newed look at its development, ... -
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 ... -
The problem with 'the problem with gangs': Reflections on practice and offender desistance
(Department of Corrections/Ara Poutama Aotearoa, 2015)Gang membership is considered to be a criminogenic factor that negatively impacts an individual’s ability to successfully desist from offending and presents special management challenges across Corrections’ service delivery. ... -
The last defence against gang crime: Exploring community approaches to gang member reintegration
(Ara Poutama Aotearoa The Department of Corrections., 2018)There is a need to recognise that gangs are a form of community with accompanying norms, values, processes and practices internal to those communities. Any behaviour change efforts with members of these groups would benefit ... -
Dancing into the unknown: Learning leadership
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2018-09-12)In this chapter I explore the ways in which understandings of women’s leadership intersect with critical feminist pedagogies and with my practice as a dance artist. Combining narrative and theorizing, I retrace my dancing ... -
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 ...
