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Swim or sink
(2014)It is believed, by the year 2,100, rising sea levels will consume the Maldives entirely. Without the land, the country cannot survive. This unique phenomena threatens an entire nation, an identity, and a 2,000 year old ... -
Switching on to digital literacy? : a case study of English language teachers at a Vietnamese university
(2014)Digital technology has significantly contributed to the shaping of an increasingly digitalised landscape of English language teaching (ELT) today. Recently, Vietnam has experienced initial development in technology-supported ... -
Sydenham 2020 - Industrial Occupation
(Studio Christchurch:, 2014)East Sydenham, traditionally a working class area on the southern fringe of Christchurch is today an inner city suburb with interesting potential for redevelopment. South of Moorhouse Ave, it reveals a remarkably consistent ... -
Symbiosis in city : how can vertical farming be integrated in a high rise mixed use development?
(2016)This research project takes into account existing state of knowledge, to create a high rise mix use building with a vertical farming facility. As a result, the proposed building combines wide range of uses, functions and ... -
Synesthesia & the synthetic effect
(2017)The architectural built environment of office buildings are often stagnant. The lack of sensory stimulation in such settings further de-sensitise the occupants by limiting the sensory stimulation our primal bodies crave ... -
A synopsis of Aotearoa / New Zealand Lejeunea (Lejeuneaceae: Jungermanniopsida) and new species in the Lejeunea epiphylla Colenso complex
(KMK Scientific Press, 2021)We present a summary of the Aotearoa/New Zealand Lejeunea flora in a synopsis covering 21 species, 19 of which have been, or are here, formally described and two tag-named. Four species are described as new (L. amphinephea ... -
A systematic analysis of SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) software implementation as accounting software in New Zealand organisations
(2021)In this era of information technology, computerisation, and automation, Accounting Information Systems (AIS) have become the foundation of every organisation. Previous studies explain that AIS is an integrated system ... -
Systems dynamics modelling of pathways to a hydrogen economy in New Zealand : final report
(Unitec ePress, 2012-01-01)This report represents a compilation of work prepared under Objective 6: Carbon to Hydrogen Energy – Proof of Concept of FRST contract C08X0204. -
Tactile technologies
(2008)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can sensory design, and specifically tactility, be used to support the production of individual meaning within the context of (developing) mobile communication technologies? This project uses ... -
Tahiti : between myth and reality
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture represent the colonial past of Tahiti? ABSTRACT: Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Tahiti is one of the 118 islands that make up French Polynesia. It was first “discovered” ... -
Tailoring and customising financial performance reporting to suit the needs of different management teams and business units
(2001-06)There is a school of thought that advances the proposition that "traditional" financial accounting measures are insufficient to track how a business is moving towards its strategic objectives. Traditional accounting does ... -
Takepu principled approach : a new vision for teaching social work practice in Aotearoa
(Social Workers Registration Board of Aotearoa/New Zealand, 2014)The purpose of the research reported here was to gather reflections of the learning experience of tauira (students) of Te Tohu Paetahi Ngā Poutoko Whakarara Oranga, Bachelor of Social Work : Biculturalism in Practice (BSW ... -
Taking it slowly with managed care - Invited address in a workshop on Managed Care for Mental Health: International Experiences and the New Zealand Direction, Schizophrenia Fellowship National Conference, Christchurch. September 5-7. 1997
(Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, 1998)Managed care arose from a need to contain the escalating health costs of the insurance and litigation based US health system, which were rising at rates of more than 10% a year through the early 1990S. It is described as ... -
Talanoa: Pushing boundaries to promote Pacific ways of being in Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary education
(ePress, Unitec | Te Pūkenga, 2023-09-25)The survival of Pacific societies is partly attributed to the ability of Pacific ancestors to transmit stories from generation to generation through myths and legends, stories of creation, songs, oratory, art and natural ... -
The tale of the patient, the son and the nurse
(1997-12)I am a doctoral student in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at the Albany Campus of Massey University. My study looks at the individual and composite experience of those sharing a dying. I am interviewing the dying ... -
Taleni seki atagina: Te akasakiga o kaaiga Tuvalu seki nofo tumau iluga i Aotearoa Niusila = Hidden gems - lived experiences of Tuvaluan hope seekers and their families in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Unitec Institute of Technology & Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust, 2021-12-13)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • What is the lived experience of Tuvaluan hope seekers and their families in Aotearoa New Zealand? • What are the effects of not having a visa on their well-being and that of their families? • What ... -
Talent management of international staff in the New Zealand public health sector
(Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ), 2015)The major objective of the research reported in this article was to identify the factors that would encourage international employees to stay in their employment at the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), thereby reducing ... -
Talent management’s role in retaining employees in the banking sector in Laos
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. How well do HR managers understand the term ‘talent management’? 2. What are the current roles of HR managers regarding talent management in the banking sector in Laos? 3. What are the current ... -
Tales of character from the land where neo-liberalism wasn’t
(2017-02)By the way - the story that each and every individual is the master of their own destiny, and can control their own future irrespective of context is one of the most central and vicious of the lies neoliberalism encourages ... -
Talk it up? Do language and learning advisors have a role in the development of spoken ‘literacy’?
(Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa New Zealand, 2008)To judge from recent collections of conference proceedings, language and learning advisors focus primarily on development of student writing and study skills. This paper considers the need for a greater emphasis on spoken ...