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 and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT). These institutes are part of Te Pūkenga. It is intended to facilitate scholarly communication and shared access to our research outputs.

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Reinvigorating a faded nation: A project that reinvigorates the cultural identity of Macedonia through creating placemaking for displaced Macedonians worldwide
(2022)RESEARCH QUESTION How can a Macedonian food and culture facility create placemaking for displaced Macedonians worldwide, in the city of Strumica? ABSTRACT The North Macedonian cultural identity has suffered over the ... -
Analysis and practice of organic forms in ceramic arts
(2023)Throughout history, organic forms can be found in various social contexts such as community rituals. Gradually, with the development and maturation of modern science, organic forms started to be employed in a more conceptually ... -
Build a concept machine
(2023)RESEARCH QUESTION How can the use of computational design as a design process tool influence the design outcome for a community performance space? ABSTRACT In architectural practice, limited timeframes and budgets are ... -
What is the problem? A critical analysis of gambling policy in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2019)Gambling policies in Aotearoa New Zealand are ‘not fit for purpose’ or might best be described as 'not fit for purpose for some’. A growing reliance on gambling revenue creates vested interests that inform and direct the ... -
Exploration of the Vā between the New Zealand health system, Pasifika family and the Church: A qualitative study
(2023)RESEARCH QUESTIONS What is the nature of the relatedness between church minister, parishioners, and the health system? How does the concept of Vā influence that relatedness? Shaped by the concept of Vā, how can ...