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Leptospermum repo (Myrtaceae), a new species from northern Aotearoa / New Zealand peat bog habitats, segregated from Leptospermum scoparium s. l.
(National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, 2021-08-30)Leptospermum repo de Lange & L.M.H.Schmid sp. nov. (Myrtaceae) is segregated from L. scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (sensu lato). The new species is endemic to the peat bogs of the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and adjacent ... -
Māori theology and syncretism
(Sage on behalf of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga = Māori Centre of Research Excellence, 2021-08-10)Syncretism will never be a word used at the dinner tables of whānau (family) or at the marae (Māori communal gathering places) for it is ingrained in a specifically theological world. However, the concept behind the word ... -
Asynchronous instructional videos during COVID-19 emergency remote teaching: Student experiences within a New Zealand ITP
(Unitec ePress, 2021-08-02)The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for tertiary education institutions worldwide. The crisis placed enormous pressure on educational institutions as they were required to pivot suddenly to teaching fully ... -
Representation, COVID-19, and failed metaphor: A critical analysis of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board vaccine booklet
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-08-02)INTRODUCTION: This paper will critically analyse the Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s (BOPDHB) controversial vaccine booklet, which featured mataora-adorned cartoon images of the COVID-19 virus. This imagery caused ... -
“Write the world” and tell the stories of your ancestors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-07-27)William Cuthers is of Cook Islands Māori and New Zealand Māori descent. He was raised in South Auckland in the 1980s by his mother (Cuthers, 2020). William’s connections to the Cook Islands and his ancestors' involvement ... -
Hopo: The dread that clings
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-07-27)HOPO is a term that has many definitions and explanations. This is complicated further by the fact that te reo Māori does not translate directly into English. There is very little literature concerning hopo. What does exist ... -
The response of Auckland construction firms to recent technological changes
(Unitec ePress, 2021-07-08)Over the past decade the impacts of technology on the construction sector have been profound. This trend presents significant challenges for construction firms in an environment characterised by skilled-labour shortages ... -
A comparative analysis of the E-Government Development Index (EGDI). July 20-23 (pp. 23-29). : IADIS Press
(IADIS Press, 2021-07)During the past two decades, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) published series of reports. Each report presents global survey results that measure e-government development in the 193 ... -
Walking backwards into the future: Prophecy as an approach for embedding Indigenous values in tertiary education
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021-06-23)Indigenous peoples understand time differently to Pākehā (Rangiwai, 2021a). Mahuika (2010) maintains that the notion of walking backwards into the future is a common one for Māori and other people of the Pacific. Roberts ... -
Examining identity with multimodal (inter)action as methodological framework
(2021-06-19)Multimodal (inter)action analysis Identity elements Layers of discourse Site of engagement An illustration: Conflict between continuous and general identity element -
Articular and artificial cartilage, characteristics, properties and testing approaches - a review
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2021-06-18)The design and manufacture of artificial tissue for knee joints have been highlighted recently among researchers which necessitates an apt approach for its assessment. Even though most re‐searches have focused on specific ... -
Short Communication: Observation of western honeybee (Apis mellifera) foraging urediniospores from myrtle-rust infected maire tawake (Syzygium maire), Ōwairaka/Mt Albert, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, New Zealand,
(Unitec ePress, 2021-06-06)Following the detection of myrtle rust disease, caused by the rust fungus Austropuccinia psidii, in New Zealand in May 2017, concerns were raised that western honeybees (Apis mellifera) might forage for and collect ... -
Landscape, isolation, and belonging in performance: The art of directing in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(2021-06)Key features of the domain; landscape and identity SETTINGS • Isolation • Social mobility and access; ‘one degree of separation’ • Co-operative effort • Belonging • Detail/ big picture dichotomy • Genuine exploration ... -
Visual Transcription: A method to analyze the visual and visualize the audible in interaction
(Revue Française des Méthodes Visuelles, 2021-06)The communication and language sciences have decidedly taken a multimodal turn and a proliferation of work in previously language-dominated fields is focusing on the contribution of non-verbal communicative modes in social ... -
The rabbit, the ermine and the gaze : an account of introduction, ramifications and the role art plays as a mechanism to create awareness of scientific issues
(Unitec ePress, 2021-05-05)This paper provides an account of the process and ramifications of the introduction of exotic species into Aotearoa New Zealand during the late 19th century. These introductions, which comprised both flora and fauna, ... -
Iwi and local government partnerships in biosecurity : a case study of Te Arawa Catfish Killas in response to a pest fish incursion in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2021-05-05)Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand and throughout the country, local government relationships with hapū (a group or family from a common ancestor) and iwi (a post-colonial term for groups of hapū who have common ... -
Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms and pteridophytes Naturalised or Casual in New Zealand : additional records 2007–2019
(Unitec ePress, 2021-05-05)New records of Naturalised and Casual plants are summarised for the flora of New Zealand during the 13- year period 2007–2019. Seventeen species are reported as fully Naturalised and 209 species are considered to be new ... -
Ecological communities of tree species threatened by myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii (G. Winter) Beenken) : the lichenised mycobiota of pōhutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn., Myrtaceae
(Unitec ePress, 2021-05-05)Myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) poses a serious threat to the New Zealand Myrtaceae. While the threat to the host tree is reasonably well-known, the threat myrtle rust poses to the associated biota is poorly understood. ... -
Performance comparison of IEEE802.11ac vs IEEE 802.11n WLAN in IPv6
(Springer, 2021-05)In this paper, performance of WLAN (Wireless LAN) for peer-peer and client-server networks with WPA-2 security is investigated for both IEEE802.11ac and IEEE802.11n standard. Parameters studied include throughput, and RTT ... -
Spatial distribution of lichens in Metrosideros excelsa in northern New Zealand urban forests
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2021-04-16)The spatial distribution of corticolous lichens on the iconic New Zealand pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa) tree was investigated from a survey of urban parks and forests across the city of Auckland in the North Island of ...
