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The intention of this thesis is to examine in three separate studies the lives, the verse, and other relevant data associated with three New Zealand writers Walter D’Arcy Cresswell, (1896-196), Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, (1904-1957), and Ronald Alison Kells Mason, (1905 - ). The original suggestion of the choice of these three poets came from Mr R.M. Chapman (then Senior Lecuturer in the... [Thesis or Dissertation]

This report describes an investigation into the application of machine learning tools in the area of agricultural database information. The Weka workbench is a set of machine learning software tools with a common data input and operation interface which has been developed by a research team at the University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science. An extract of a database containing... [Working or Discussion Paper]

Weka is a workbench for machine learning that is intended to aid in the application of machine learning techniques to a variety of real-world problems, in particular, those arising from agricultural and horticultural domains. Unlike other machine learning projects, the emphasis is on providing a working environment for the domain specialist rather than the machine learning expert. Lessons... [Working or Discussion Paper]

WA/GA-SUBJECTS IN JAPANESE AND SUBDIVISIONS OF TENSE Shizuka Torii This thesis takes a semantically based tense/aspect approach to the long-standing problem of wa- and ga-markings of 'subjects' in Japanese. It argues for a correlation between wa/ga-markings of 'subjects' and tense/aspect interpretations of clauses, as illustrated in (1) below, to shed light on a new...

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A regional tourism project was commissioned by Katolyst, the Waikato Economic Development Agency, to assess the following: What is meant by regional tourism; the current views of industry stakeholders within the tourism and hospitality sectors; major issues, drivers, and obstacles facing tourism and pathways to address them, including industry capabilities and new opportunities for industry...© 2007 Anne Zahra and Naomi Walter [Report]

Restricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or available through Inter-Library Loan. The Waiotapu geothermal system is located within the Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand, an extensional, subduction-related rift comprising dominantly silicic volcanics related to caldera-forming events. Characteristics of the Waiotapu volcanic setting, fluid chemistry, and... [Thesis or Dissertation]

This research examined the relationship between a Tertiary Education Institution (TEI) other Tertiary Education providers and the Pacific community in Waitakere City, West Auckland. The research identified issues that have arisen from the mutual desire of providers of tertiary education and the Pacific communities' to engage but failing to do so. It centres on their inability to identify...

Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.A dataset collating significant NZ published references to the work of the Waitangi Tribunal comprising an endnote bibliography, review of parliamentary debates and statutes.New Zealand Law Foundation [Dataset]

This study investigates the social dynamics of a pre-merger process between two tertiary education organisations in Christchurch, New Zealand. An emic/ insider research approach was used as the author was an employee of one of the merging organisations. Primary data was collected through personal observations and unstructured and semi-structured interviews with thirty merger participants...

This article reports on a three-year research project conducted in New Zealand, Australia and Canada for/with Indigenous women. Evidence points to the triple bind Indigenous women face due to exigencies of race and gender and the two worlds they occupy; the Indigenous and the non-Indigenous. Full text not yet available -- currently embargoed. Published copy available from Sage at...

This study examines the experience of managing Type 2 diabetes from the perspective of Part-European people from Fiji who have this disorder. A qualitative approach was used, and the methodology was grounded theory based on the theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism. Data was collected from the in-depth interviews of nine participants who have been living with Type 2 diabetes. Text... [Thesis or Dissertation]

After around half a century of progress, Jewish-Christian relations seem to have reached a plateau. Among many possible reasons, it appears that good intentions at “official” church levels continue to be subverted by traditional Christian supersessionism, especially as manifest in the “performed” life of the church, and in relation to Jews and Judaism. The research generates a... [Thesis or Dissertation]

The Wanganui-Wilberg landslide lies between Hokitika and Franz Josef townships, at the entrance of Harihari, on the true left bank of the Wanganui River, by State Highway 6. This apparently co-seismic landslide belongs to the class of events called rock avalanches - powerful destructive agents (Keefer, 1984) in the landscape. Other rock avalanches are numerous (Whitehouse, 1983), and widespread...

Christchurch has a forty-year history of choking wintertime smog from wood and coal burning for domestic heating. A new methodology for Strategic Analysis of Complex Energy and Environment Systems (SACEES) was employed to provide a sustainable energy solution to a very old and very complex problem. Historical review and characterization of the problem was the first step, including economic,... [Conference Paper]

This report presents the results of a multi-disciplinary research project funded by the Ministry of Works and Development to review and evaluate the economic, social and environmental impacts of developing the water resources of the Rakaia River catchment. [Book]

Over 70% of Mexican farms produce only for self subsistence and lack the necessary economies of scale to be commercial. In the arid and semi-arid regions of the country, which represents 52% of Mexico's total land, farming is difficult and poverty is common. These zones are distinguished by a low level of public investment, scarce official support, lack of inter-institutional coordination... [Book]

Restricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or available through Inter-Library Loan. An extensive research program investigating atmospheric particles has been conducted in three New Zealand cities (namely Auckland, Christchurch and Hamilton), employing internationally recognised high volume and low volume samplers. The collected airborne particles have been... [Thesis or Dissertation]

The present study was conducted from 1998 to 2000, to evaluate seasonal water use and soil-water extraction by Kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The response of three cultivars to eight irrigation treatments in 1998/99 and four irrigation treatments in 1999/2000 at different growth stages was studied on a Wakanui silt loam soil in Canterbury, New Zealand. Evapotranspiration was measured... [Journal Article]

The viscous dissipation of axial field disturbances in planar magnetic X-points is examined. It is emphasized that an accurate treatment requires a nonisotropic tensor viscosity whose components are governed by the local magnetic field. Numerical solutions are constructed, which compare the buildup of viscous forces using the tensor formulation against a simplified model based on conventional...This article has been published in the Astrophysical Journal. Copyright 2007 The American Astronomical Society. [Journal Article]

Optical images of astronomical objects viewed through ground-based telescopes are blurred by the atmosphere. The atmosphere is turbulent and as a consequence the density of air is not evenly distributed. This results in random, time-varying variations in refractive index. The wave-fronts passing through the atmosphere become aberrated, degrading the quality of the images. One solution...

Building on Kibblewhite's long term investigations of the nonlinear wave-wave interactions and the infrasonic ocean noise and the microseisms these induce, this thesis further explores the physical nature of these processes. The classical description of this interaction, which takes into account only the homogeneous component of the induced field, has been extended to include the... [Thesis or Dissertation]

This thesis is the result of more than ten years involvement with outdoor dance events in Aotearoa, with a specific focus on Te Wai Pounamu (South Island) and Otautahi (Christchurch). Two symbiotic themes are explored here – that of the significance of the landscape in inspiring a conversion to tribal-based spirituality at the events, and the role of the music in ‘painting’ a picture of...