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Blurring the lines [:How can blurring the lines between theatre and performance create an alternative multipurpose performance space(s) which revitalises dormant urban spaces within the Aotea Quarter?]
(2016)The Aotea Quarter has been identified by the Auckland City Council as the cultural heart of Auckland. The Quarter currently lacks necessities, such as adequate connections between major public squares, and a current lack ... -
The nature of leadership dilemmas in technical vocational education and training in Papua New Guinea
(2017)Effective leadership is essential in securing the highest possible quality for Technical Vocational Education and Training in Papua New Guinea (TVETPNG). In this education sector, senior managers and officers are ... -
Deployment of hydrogen technologies in New Zealand
(WHEC 2014, 2014-06)In 2013 the implementation in New Zealand of hydrogen technology took a significant step forward when the private sector company H2NZ facilitated the establishment of a nationally focused Hydrogen Technology Development ... -
Forget me not : critical intervention of Tōtara North’s decaying industrial heritage
(2016)This research project is a design-led investigation into how the people of Tōtara North could engage with their town’s forgotten industrial heritage while moving into the 21st century. Situated on the shores of the remote ... -
Security in Virtual DMZ designs
(Global Business and Technology Association (New York), 2014-07)Virtualization as a technology has existed for almost three decades now. By emulating physical resources, virtualization enables to utilize the full capacity of their hardware resources. Traditional physical DMZs (demilitarized ... -
Why we couldn't name a degree course "A user guide to movement, sugar, sleep, and sex" and other lessons from teaching ancestral health principles
(2015-10)Outline: 1.Need for another approach to musculoskeletal problems 2. Rationale for application of ancestral health 3. Topics and concepts in our curriculum 4. Approach to teaching – stories 5. Assessment 6. Challenges ... -
A preliminary evaluation on the effectiveness of a universal school-based mindfulness intervention to enhance resilience in adolescents
(2017-06-06)Background: Mindfulness in schools programs are increasing in use globally and in New Zealand. Mindfulness training is hypothesised to influence resilience as an outcome measure. Several instruments that measure resilience ... -
A platform for analysing advanced photovoltaic energy controllers
(2015-12)Photovoltaic (PV) based power generation technology is being pushed to the forefront as a viable alternative source of renewable energy, particularly in small scale domestic applications. In addition, there is a growing ... -
Impact of IPSec security on VoIP in different environments
(2017-07)In this paper, the performance of VoIP on IPv4, IPv6 and 6in4 protocol with and without IPsec is compared. RTT (Round Trip Time), Throughput, Jitter and CPU usage are compared in VoIP networks. The results for throughput ... -
Impact of security on bandwidth and latency in IEEE 802.11ac client-to-server WLAN
(2017-07)In this paper, wireless 802.11ac client-server network with open system (no security) and WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) security is investigated. The results shows that, by implementing WPA2 security, TCP throughput of ... -
African and African-Caribbean carers’ experience of supporting recovery in relatives with psychosis
(2014-09)To explore the caring experiences of African and African Caribbean carers’ of family members with schizophrenia and or bi-polar disorder, living outside in England. Epidemiology of African and African Caribbean population ... -
The 'call to adventure' : learner agency in the traditional school
(2014-10)In this presentation I will share how students in my Level 2 NCEA class and I worked together to bring more agency into the learner experience as well as my teaching practice. Through this action research project I was ... -
The comparative welfare status of owned, managed stray and unmanaged strays cats
(2015-09)Stray cats are an extremely polarising issue in New Zealand drawing regular media attention often with reports of reduced welfare. With the aim of collecting empirical data to investigate this, we developed and validated ... -
Within online corporate annual reporting for a globalised world, whose voice is being heard?
(2015-07)Is there a new shareholder paradigm today that requires a new way of reporting? ( Leuner, J. 2012).The online communication of espoused organisational identity currently reflects within its message construction a rethinking ... -
‘Brave’ leadership : enabling educational innovation in the context of historical constraints
(2015-09)In 2013 the leadership team of the Faculty of Social and Health Sciences at Unitec Institute of Technology took the decision to implement a ‘common semester’ for students beginning bachelor degree programmes in 2014. The ... -
Recruiting foundation and bridging learners in a digital age
(2014-12)• Purpose of research • Literature review • Participants • Vignette • Findings • Student comments • Discussion -
House construction waste minimisation project Unitec
(2015-07)Project Methodology • 4 identical re-locatable houses measured in project • 3 Bed, open plan wooden framed, iron roofed, cedar clad, • Waste stream separation by activities • Sub floor-bearers up- • Framing • Roofing ... -
Is blended/flipped learning culturally responsive?
(2015-10)Context ● Rationale for research ● Method ● Key Themes ○ Maori Focus Group ○ Pacific Focus Group ○ Comparison ● Conclusion -
Middle leadership in New Zealand secondary schools : a complex role with many challenges
(2015-10)Outline • Examine expectations of middle leaders • Explore challenges facing middle leaders • Strategies to support middle leaders -
From Mama Afrika to Papatūānuku : African mothers living in Auckland
(2015-10)Research with a group of ten African mothers living in Auckland • Arrived in NZ as asylum seekers, Quota refugees, skilled migrants or partners of skilled migrants • From Eritrea; Ethiopia; Burundi; the Democratic ...
