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Recent Submissions
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Managed retreat: Climate change and the polycentric urban region
(2022-10-12)The things that made Tāmaki Makaurau so desirable to Māori and Pākehā now make the city vulnerable to the effects of climate change; sea-level rise and flooding. Let’s think about how we as LAs engage with a potentially ... -
Values-based education in the Te Pūkenga Conservatory: Successful actor training at Unitec (Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand)
(2022-12-08)‘He toi whakairo, he mana tangata’: ‘Where there is artistic excellence, there is human dignity’. Aotearoa / New Zealand is a small country that creates a disproportionately large amount of creative content and talent ... -
Day-time roost patterns of new and previously translocated North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2023-01-30)Information on the day-time roost areas of North Island brown kiwi (NIBK) (Apteryx mantelli), particularly post-translocation, is limited. This study aimed to determine the day-time roost areas of newly translocated NIBK ... -
A billabong or puna ngahere of sound?: Teaching Linklater Voice in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
(2022-12-08)● Who we are ● What is voice? ● Who is Kristin Linklater? ● What is Linklater Voice training? ● The role of imagery in Linklater Voice ● Our hypothesis ● Orkney ● The Linklater progression ● Exploration: Forrest ... -
Niue Fakahoamotu Nukutuluea Motutefua Nukututaha: Critical discussions of Niue history in and beyond Aotearoa New Zealand
(UTS ePress (University of Technology Sydney), 2022-12-06)From publisher's website: Bringing together Niue scholars, creatives and thinkers from various disciplines and fields, this article is the culmination of two conference roundtables, a history panel, and multiple ongoing ... -
Quantifying and managing plastic waste generated from building construction in Auckland, New Zealand
(SAGE Publications, 2022-05-14)Each year, construction and demolition (C&D) waste contributes at least 25,000tonnes to the total amount of plastic landfilled in Auckland, New Zealand. The growing use of plastic in the packaging of building materials, ... -
What were the employee experiences during the Covid-19 epidemic in a New Zealand tertiary educational institute?
(2022-12-08)The outbreak of Covid-19 was first reported in New Zealand (NZ) and most other countries during late February 2020. This resulted in immediate action being taken by the NZ Government involving a series of lockdowns and ... -
Validation of the Horse Grimace Scale
(2022-12-09)Recognising signs of pain in animals can help to ensure appropriate and effective treatment. The grimace scale has been developed for a variety of species, including domestic horses (Equus caballus), to showcase the facial ... -
The effectiveness of signage at mitigating visitor-bird interactions at Auckland Zoo
(2022-12-09)Auckland Zoo has had reports of high levels of visitor-bird interactions in three walkthrough aviaries: red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) (RTBC), kea (Nestor notabilis), and kaka (Nestor meridionalis). ... -
Haʻamo Taha: Tongan Social Workers Network Aotearoa
(2022-12-08)Overview • Puipuituʻa: Why was Haʻamo taha • Kamataʻanga: How did Haʻamo Taha started? • Uhinga: Why the term Haʻamo Taha ? • Tefitoʻi moʻoni: Principles of Haʻamo Taha • Founga: Haʻamo Taha framework • Tefitoʻi ilo: ... -
RoVE: A crossroad in trades education?
(2022-10-05)Outline of my presentation 1. What is vocational education & training (VET) 2. WBL (work-based-learning) : ITOs Vs ITPs based apprenticeship 2. WIL (work-integrated-learning) 5. New unified funding system (UFS) 6. ... -
Deterministic and probabilistic risk management methods in construction projects: A systematic literature review and comparative analysis
(Western Sydney University on behalf of AUBEA, 2022)Risks and uncertainties are inevitable in construction projects, and can drastically change the expected outcome, and negatively impact the project's success. However, Risk Management (RM) is still conducted in a manual, ... -
Aiding forensic investigations using machine learning
(2022-11-28)Advances in machine learning find rapid adoption in many fields ranging from communications, signal processing, and the automotive industry to healthcare, law, and forensics. In this talk, I briefly focus on a couple of ... -
Determining the feasibility of a circular economy for plastic waste from the construction sector in New Zealand
(IOP Publishing, 2022-12-22)By 2012, the annual quantity of C&D waste produced by 40 countries had reached three billion tonnes, contributing 10-50% to total municipal solid waste around the world. Recent data from Australia and New Zealand estimated ... -
Tau-utuutu: The development of a LIVING VISION for the Unitec School of Architecture Te Kura Hoahoanga
(Unitec ePress, Te Pūkenga, 2022-12-27)Late in 2019 a small group of Pākehā staff at Unitec School of Architecture organised an initiative to review the course structure after relocating to a different building on campus. Gifted a name, Tau-utuutu, by Kaihautū ... -
Auranga Abodo Seating Pavilion
(Unitec ePress, Te Pūkenga, 2022-12-27)Sustainability within the built environment has become a significant issue with the design and fabrication of architecture. Construction waste is just one of many issues that need to be resolved. To tackle this problem, ... -
Courtyard housing: A mid-density alternative house-type
(Unitec ePress, Te Pūkenga, 2022-12-27)The main objectives of housing policy in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland are to increase the city’s density and to increase its total stock of affordable housing. In the current market, family housing for lower-priced mid-density ... -
The design of the Dilworth Building
(Unitec ePress, Te Pūkenga, 2022-12-27)The Dilworth Building was architecture firm Gummer and Ford’s first significant building. It was completed in 1927 and sits on one of the most prominent locations in Aotearoa New Zealand, the corner of Queen Street and ... -
Wetback research: Thermodynamic flow characteristics of passive thermosyphon energy transfer from independent heat source to remote storage using both direct and indirect systems
(ePress, Unitec, Te Pūkenga, 2022-12-16)The method of heating water by means of a water jacket installed in the firebox of a solid-fuel burner, connected by pipes to a hot-water cylinder (HWC), was once commonplace in New Zealand, but has become less so in recent ...