Welcome to Research Bank, our open research repository that includes research produced by students and staff while affiliated with Unitec, Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Otago Polytechnic, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT). It is intended to facilitate scholarly communication and shared access to our research outputs.
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Item A poetry book of healing(2025-10)Hua Dai, a Chinese Kiwi and Baptist Christian, shares her profound journey of healing and recovery after a life-threatening trauma in 2002, which inspired her poetry, PhD research, and advocacy work, including her book *Baby Dragon and Me* and her involvement with Dress for Success. Her mission is to serve others by offering a roadmap for healing, transforming society, and saving lives, particularly for women and children affected by violence. Through her poetry and reflections, she explores themes of self-discovery, societal imbalance, and the need for systemic support, such as a Ministry of Men's Affairs, to foster healing and peace.Item How the postwar New Towns can help us in building resilience to flooding(Redactive Publishing, 2025-06-04)The UK government plans to address the lack of affordable housing in the UK by building 1.5 million houses. This target will be met by expanding towns and cities with new buildings and constructing new towns on brownfield and greenfield sites. The recent announcement of the development of the Oxford- Cambridge Arc is part of this project. But before we start building, we must first acknowledge the inescapable impact that climate change will have on all our towns and cities. As the world heats up, we can expect more flooding, both pluvial and fluvial, and for the sea level to rise. Last year, in September 2024, Cyclone Boris caused extensive flooding in central Europe, with a month's worth of rain falling in 24 hours. Billions of dollars of property damage were caused, and over 30 people were killed.
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