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We use a mean-field macrocolumn model of the cerebral cortex to offer an interpretation of the K-complex of the electroencephalogram to complement those of more detailed neuron-by-neuron models. We interpret the K-complex as a momentary excursion of the cortex from a stable low-firing state to an unstable high-firing state, and hypothesize that the related slow oscillation can be considered as... [Journal Article]

The Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN) will transform New Zealand’s research and education sector, in which libraries play a key part; however many staff in research organisations, including librarians, are not aware of KAREN and what it offers. This article introduces KAREN, suggests how research libraries could use KAREN to collaborate and deliver content and services, and...

Keyphrases provide semantic metadata that summarize and characterize documents. This paper describes Kea, an algorithm for automatically extracting keyphrases from text. Kea identifies candidate keyphrases using lexical methods, calculates feature values for each candidate, and uses a machine learning algorithm to predict which candidates are good keyphrases. The machine learning scheme first... [Working or Discussion Paper]

KERMIT is an intelligent tutoring system that teaches conceptual database design using the Entity-Relationship data model. Database design is an open-ended task: although there is an outcome defined in abstract terms, there is no procedure to use to find that outcome. So far, constraint based modelling has been used in a tutor that teaches a database language (SQL-Tutor) and a system that... [Conference Paper]

Restricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or available through Inter-Library Loan. The work which follows is essentially a personal ethnography: personal in that it embodies my own experience of living with Tongans in Tonga for three years, ethnographic because it is descriptive of what I have observed and inferred about contemporary Tonga over a period of... [Thesis or Dissertation]

This report provides a brief historical introduction to human settlement and endeavour at Kaikoura. It reviews the myriad factors, both Māori and Pakeha, which establish the context for contemporary patterns of tourism visitation and development. Historical patterns of settlement, Māori-Pakeha relations, resource extraction and agricultural cycles of growth and decline are described as the... [Book]

The way in which people seek to manage the environment depends on their cultural identity, history, and the way in which they perceive the environment. For indigenous peoples, ecological knowledge is a key component to their approach to resource management and the relationship to all things living within it. The reinstatement of Ngai Tahu coastal guardianship rights and management methods in Te...

For generations, the harvest of native flora and fauna by Māori was guided by tikanga. In the art of weaving, the sustainability of the culture was greatly dependant on the careful practice of harvest to ensure the maintenance of resources for future generations – also known as kaitiakitanga. One of the most important weaving materials was the kiekie (Freycinetia banksii). Under tikanga, the...

Species diversity is a very important component of a healthy ecosystem, and a necessary condition for long-term sustainable development. However, it is widely recognised that species extinction is on the increase in New Zealand, as biological diversity comes under pressure from landuse activity and environmental change.This is an author’s version of an article published in the journal: Biologist. [Journal Article]

This thesis considers Kant's departure from moral naturalism. In doing so, it explores the relationship between ethics, naturalism, normativity and freedom. Throughout this exploration, I build the case that Kant's ethics of autonomy allows us to make better sense of ethics than Hume's moral naturalism. Hume believes that morality is ultimately grounded in human nature. Kant...

The ten chapters in this thesis are presented in the form of nine independent papers and a note. A separate abstract is given below for each chapter. I. The type section of the Kapitean Stage and four other sections in north Westland were examined in detail. The stratigraphy of each section is described and the distribution of 300 species of Foraminifera and 38 species of Mollusca from the...

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The Karikari Plutonics are Early Miocene in age and consist of two plutonic bodies, with age relations delineated by cross- cutting relationships, and associated later stage dykes. The older pluton is a complex body exhibiting textural variability, cumulate-style crystallisation, varied enclaves (indicating complex magma chamber processes including convection and crystallisation along... [Thesis or Dissertation]

At the University of Auckland the University Library has been a strong voice in lobbying for a more coherent and integrated approach to developing computer and information literacy skills across the university. Several plans and reports such as the Academic plan, draft IT and Information Literacy policy, graduate attributes and recommendations from the Student Life Commission and Curriculum... [Journal Article]

This paper seeks to identify how issues of epistemological racism are addressed in practice within an indigenous Kaupapa (philosophy) Maori approach to research, and how such considerations may impact on the Western trained and positioned researcher. One fundamental understanding to a Kaupapa Maori approach to research is that it is the discursive practice that is Kaupapa Maori that positions... [Conference Item]

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Restricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or available through Inter-Library Loan. My research and three subsequent exhibitions have focused on biculturalism. I examine European perceptions of Maori and the Pacific, Maori perceptions of European colonization, and also whether New Zealand’s position on biculturalism has impacted on its relationships with... [Thesis or Dissertation]

This paper describes several simple local space-time statistical measures that can be applied to data that describes ball position over space and time. The main aim is to show that global statistics of rugby union do not describe the most important aspects of team domination, and that other measures may be more meaningful in terms of understanding the overall patterns of play. This paper... [Conference Item]

It has been said that within a secondary care setting, surrounded by medical influences, it is difficult for midwives to keep birth normal. This qualitative study has been conducted to answer the question: "What are midwives' experiences of keeping birth normal within a secondary care setting?" van Manen's (1990) hermeneutic thematic analysis was the method used to analyse... [Thesis or Dissertation]

Multi-view editing is useful in many situations where users of a software application want to see and interact with different representations of the same information. This paper describes a new approach to keeping free-edited multiple textual and graphical views of information consistent. Descriptions of changes to information items are displayed in various ways in the multiple views of these... [Working or Discussion Paper]

Obtain a copy of the children’s leaflet (about 5-6yrs) in English from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/968. Obtain a copy of the children’s leaflet (about 5-6yrs) in Te Reo Maori from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/975. Obtain a copy of the children’s booklet (about 8-9yrs) in English from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/930. Obtain a copy of the children’s booklet (about 8-9yrs) in Te Reo...This information booklet for Parents and caregivers will provide the best level of understanding of how to avoid pet dog attacks which can injure, maim and even kill children. This research-based educational resource provides practical, valid and reliable guidelines for safe interaction between children and pet dogs in their homes or known to them. The content of this booklet has been drawn... [Book]

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This image is of a kete (basket) made by Kahutoi Te Kanawa. It took approximately 3 months to make. It is made from muka (harakeke (phormium tenax, flax) fibres) and peacock feathers. This kete has been exhibited at the Pataka Museum in Porirura, the Bathhouse Museum in Rotorua, the Auckland War Memorial Museum and in America. This kete was gifted to Tina Wirihana by Kahutoi and is now in... [Image]

This image is of a kete (basket) made by Kahutoi Te Kanawa. It took approximately 2 months to make. It is made from natural and dyed kiekie (Freycinetia banksii) and incorporates the papakirango design. This kete is currently housed in Te Tumu, the School of Maori, Pacific & Indigenous Studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Image]

It is well known that Māori are overrepresented within the client group of psychologists. Despite ongoing attempts to recruit and retain more Māori within the discipline of psychology, the numbers of Māori psychologists continues to remain low, raising serious concerns about the ability of the profession to effectively meet the needs of its clientele. The objectives of this study were to... [Conference Item]