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“Just wrong,” “disgusting,” “grotesque,” “offensive”: How to deal with public rejection of new potentially life-saving technologies
(2018)New technologies can offer solutions to security concerns, such as preventing terrorist attacks. Many new technologies are criticised on moral grounds, leading some potentially life-saving technologies to be left on the ... -
Boat electrofishing survey of fish abundance in the Ohau Channel, Rotorua, in 2015
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2016)The aim of the survey was to provide on-going monitoring of the fish communities and abundance by boat electrofishing in the Ohau Channel, especially fish species that are taonga to Maori (eels, goldfish, and koura). In ... -
Waitangi Soda Springs alum dosing – bioavailability of aluminium 2015
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2016)Continuous alum dosing of the Waitangi Soda Springs at Lake Rotoehu commenced in 2010 to reduce inflows of dissolved reactive phosphorus to Lake Rotoehu. Analyses of bioaccumulation in the tissues of kōura and goldfish ... -
Boat electrofishing survey of fish abundance in the Ohau Channel, Rotorua, in 2013
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Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoehu: Total and non-crystalline aluminium content in bottom sediments
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Boat electrofishing survey of the Kaituna River and Bell Road oxbow
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Modelling the impact of sewage reticulation in the Lake Tarawera catchment
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2016)In order to inform efforts being considered for the management of catchment sources of nutrient pollution into Lake Tarawera, a study was commissioned by the Lake Tarawera Ratepayers Association. This study, conducted by ... -
Waikato shallow lakes modelling
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2017)The principal aim of this study is to apply a modelling approach to identify, evaluate and prioritise specific in-lake and catchment restoration options which could be applied to improve the water quality and ecological ... -
Report to Hamilton City Council on the context for decision-making relating to the 5.1 hectares of public land adjoining Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2014)The purpose of this document is to assist council in its decision-making on the future use of the 5.1 hectares of "Smart Subdivision" land. It further develops the previous submission included within the staff report (pages ... -
A molecular-based assessment tool for characterising New Zealand freshwater zooplankton communities
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2014)The ability to adequately assess ecosystem health is essential for informed resource management. Freshwater zooplankton respond rapidly to environmental changes in pest fish populations and nutrient loads and can therefore ... -
Assessment of the Waikato River estuary delta for whitebait habitat management: field survey, GIS modelling and hydrodynamic modelling
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2014)The University of Waikato was contracted by Waikato Regional Council to develop a hydrodynamic model of the Waikato River delta to aid with the assessment of whitebait spawning habitat, and to help inform restoration plans ... -
Air Force Pataka: Fifty years of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in Hamilton: A history of the Te Rapa Air Force Base 1942-1992
(The University of Waikato, 1993)As a boy growing up in Hamilton in the 1970s, I can remember the hundreds of times we drove past the Te Rapa Air Force Base, and how each time I searched intently for a glimpse of the Grumman Avenger parked inside the ... -
Lake Rotorua sediment survey
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2014)Water quality in Lake Rotorua has improved over recent years, with reductions of nitrogen, phosphorus and chloropyll a concentrations, and increased water clarity. These changes coincide with alum dosing of the Utuhina and ... -
Catchment and lake water quality modelling to assess management options for Lake Tutira
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2017)Lake Tutira is an important ecological, historical and cultural asset to the Hawke’s Bay. It is a highly utilised trout fishery, a popular recreational destination, and is particularly significant to Ngāti Kahungunu, for ... -
Simulating discharge and pollutants from the Waipa Stream catchment under different irrigation scenarios using the SAWT model
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2017)The water quality of Lake Rotorua has declined over several decades due to increasing inputs of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Prior to 1991, the Rotorua City wastewater treatment plant was a significant contributor to ... -
Assessment of effects of proposed treated wastewater discharge to the Te Arikiroa Thermal Channel and Sulphur Bay (Lake Rotorua)
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2018)After 2019, irrigation operations at the Land Treatment System (LTS) in the Whakarewarewa Forest are scheduled to cease. A number of options and locations have been considered for the discharge of the treated wastewater ... -
Radical research honesty in a post-truth society
(iSchools, 2019)It seems that in much current research, big truths have to be protected by a bodyguard of little white lies, and a phalanx of unreported inconvenient truths. What would happen if we told the truth about how we really do ... -
Research using electronic health records: not all de-identified datasets are created equal
(CSIRO Publishing, 2019)We read the article Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good by Wallis et al. with great interest. The authors note general practices need to trust de-identification processes ... -
Final report: inflow monitoring of the Rotopiko lakes and Lake Mangakaware
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2014)Farm drains flowing into the Rotopiko (Serpentine) North, Rotopiko South and Lake Mangakaware were monitored from April 2012 to April 2014. These drains included two tributaries to Rotopiko North (designated Rotopiko North ... -
A coupled hydrodynamic-ecological model to test management options for restoration of lakes Onoke and Wairarapa
(Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, 2018)This report describes a modelling and remote sensing study of lakes Onoke and Wairarapa that seeks to determine water quality and ecological effects of specific management scenarios, and therefore inform the Ruamāhanga ...
