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Conservation status of vascular plant species in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland

Simpkins, E.; Woolley, J.; de Lange, Peter; Kilgour, C.; Cameron, E.K.; Melzer, S. (Auckland Council, 2022-12-19)

The conservation status of all known indigenous vascular plant taxa in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland was assessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This is the first time Auckland Council has facilitated ...

Wetback research: Thermodynamic flow characteristics of passive thermosyphon energy transfer from independent heat source to remote storage using both direct and indirect systems

Cruickshank, Garry; Mardle, Don (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 ...

Gardening the interior: Odo Strewe inside the 1960s

Francis, Kerry (Victoria University of Wellington, 2022-12-13)

Odo Strewe arrived in New Zealand in 1938, a refugee from Nazi Germany. After release from internment on Matiu (Somes Island) as an Enemy Alien during World War Two, he married and moved to Auckland where he started a ...

'Thank you for telling our story’: An exploration of the needs of migrant nurses undergoing competence assessment for New Zealand registration

Harvey, Geoffrey (2022-12-13)

The New Zealand health care system is heavily dependent on the inflow of internationally qualified nurses. It is becoming increasingly important to understand this group, to be able to attract, retain and develop this ...

The effectiveness of signage at mitigating visitor-bird interactions at Auckland Zoo

Nielson, B.; Kemp, Caralyn (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). ...

Validation of the Horse Grimace Scale

McKeown, Rochelle; Kemp, Caralyn; Naden, K.; Adams, Nigel (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 ...

Study of sunshine and solar radiation relationship and patterns in New Zealand

Palapati, Suresh (2022-12-09)

What are renewable energy sources? Motivation for renewable sources Why Solar? Motivation and rationale Literature overview Data collection and processing Data analysis using Tableau Analysis of data: sunshine and ...

A study on the New Zealand North Island power system resilience

Bahadornejad, Momen; Lin, J. (2022-12-09)

Examples of extreme events, where M denotes the number of customers without power in million New Zealand power system overview North Island system frequency - 12 November 2013 event New Zealand North Island backbone ...

Improving power systems stability using reactive power compensation

Bahadornejad, Momen; Zarreh, Hooman (2022-12-09)

Introduction to angle stability Example of steady state instability Methodology, the theory, examples Simulation: Python Code results Simulation: Circuit without midpoint compensation Multisim simulation Simulation: ...

Penetration testing & mitigation techniques

Latimer, S.; Yasheng, Y.; David, Andrew; Shakiba, Masoud (2022-12-09)

Penetration testing is a security measure used by many organizations to identify and exploit security vulnerabilities within networks and computer systems, allowing organizations to prevent potential attacks. According to ...

A smart autonomous drone for scanning and route discovery

Barmada, B.; Ramirez-Prado, G. (2022-12-09)

Drones Current limitations Proposed smart autonomous drone - SAD SAD benefits Conventional drone components Drone operation structure Take off/landing Stabilization SAD - where from now

Low cost Codesys Raspberry Pi based virtual simulations and development of motion control implementation

Yee, Nigel; Zarreh, Hooman; Kar, Amruta; Oke, Paul; Sidhu, Deepinder (2022-12-09)

Education Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware systems tend to be laboratory based and entail a cost per unit and as class numbers increase, the cost increases proportionally which can ultimately limit class sizes. ...

What were the employee experiences during the Covid-19 epidemic in a New Zealand tertiary educational institute?

Lockyer, Alan; George, S. (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 ...

Haʻamo Taha: Tongan Social Workers Network Aotearoa

Lino, Aulola; Tuʻitupou, V.; Pope, L.; Veukiso, M.; Faaui, A.; Kupu, O. (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: ...

Values-based education in the Te Pūkenga Conservatory: Successful actor training at Unitec (Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand)

Byrnes, Vanessa; Miller, Michael; Whitham, Alexandra; Wallace, Will; Hawthorne, Elizabeth; Ilgenfritz, Pedro (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 ...