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    • Tākapu (Australasian gannets) in the Hauraki Gulf 

      Adams, Nigel; Lefort, Marie-Caroline; Gaskin, C.; Boyer, Stephane; Landers, T.; Ismar. S. (2019-11-30)
      Objectives • i) to describe diet of gannets and underpinning trophic interactions upon which gannets depend • Inner Huaraki Gulf • Outer Huaraki Gulf • ii) to test if and how the gannet in the Gulf might partition ...
    • Threats to seabirds of northern Aotearoa New Zealand 

      Whitehead, E.A.; Adams, Nigel; Baird, K.A.; Bell, E.A.; Borelle, S.B.; Dunphy, B.J.; Gaskin, C.P.; Landers, T.J.; Rayner, M.J.; Russell, J.C. (Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust, 2019-05)
      This report aims to assess current and emerging threats to seabirds in Northern New Zealand, particularly the wider Hauraki Gulf region, and to identify knowledge gaps. In doing so, both research and conservation action ...
    • Tikanga Māori : animal cadavers used for teaching animal euthanasia 

      Dale, Arnja; Perrott, John; Biddle- Ranga, TeUrikore; Walker, Jessica (Ngā Pae o Māramatanga, 2015-04)
      The importance Mäori place on the environment and animals in particular is evidenced in Mäori oral narratives and proverbial sayings. Understanding Mäori knowledge and the cultural norms associated with animals is benefi ...
    • Tiritiri Matangi : an overview of 25 years of ecological restoration 

      Galbraith, Mel; Cooper, Hester (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2013-11-18)
      Tiritiri Matangi Island is a scientific reserve in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand that has a long history of degradation from human occupation. The ecological restoration of the island commenced in 1984, with revegetation, ...
    • Tourists’ perceptions of the free-roaming dog population in Samoa 

      Beckman, Magnus; Hill, Kate E.; Farnworth, Mark; Bowell, Charlotte F.; Bridges, Janis; Acke, Else (MDPI AG (Basel, Switzerland), 2014-09-29)
      SIMPLE SUMMARY: For travelers, the way in which people in other nations interact with animals may be different to that in their home nation. This research explores how the treatment of dogs impacted upon the holiday ...
    • Transition to a low-carbon economy for New Zealand 

      Sims, Ralph; Barton, Barry; Bennett, Paul; Isaacs, Nigel; Kerr, Suzi; Leaver, Jonathan; Reisinger, Andy; Stephenson, Janet (Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ), 2016-04)
      The problem The climate is changing. Average temperatures are increasing due to human activity, which has driven increasingly high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement adopted by ...
    • Trip Report: Waikawau Bay, Northeast Coromandel Peninsula, 28-31 January 2011 

      Cameron, Ewen K.; Haines, Leslie; Butcher, J.; Clapperton, L.; Millett, J.; Rowe, J.; Rowe, S.; Wesley, A.; Wrigley, P. (2011)
      The Auckland Anniversary weekend camp for 2011 was based at the Karuna Falls Community property (340 ha) at Waikawau Bay, Northeast Coromandel Peninsula .....
    • Trithuria brevistyla (Hydatellaceae), a new combination for the New Zealand endemic species from the South Island 

      de Lange, Peter; Mosyakin, S.L. (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, 2019-04)
      A new combination, Trithuria brevistyla (K.A.Ford) de Lange & Mosyakin, is proposed for the recently described New Zealand, South Island endemic taxon originally published as T. inconspicua subsp. brevistyla K.A.Ford. ...
    • Types and other historical specimens of Allan and Richard Cunningham's taxa of Epilobium and Fuchsia (Onagraceae) from New Zealand in the Turczaninow Herbarium at the National Herbarium of Ukraine (KW). 

      Mosyakin, S.L.; de Lange, Peter; Antonenko, S.L.; Klimovych, N.B. (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, 2020-08-31)
      Thirteen historical specimens (including original material, mainly syntypes and isolectotypes) of Allan and Richard Cunningham's taxa of Epilobium and Fuchsia (Onagraceae) from New Zealand recently discovered in the ...
    • Use of the game-based learning platform KAHOOT! to facilitate learner engagement in animal science students 

      Cameron, Kristie; Bizo, L.A. (Taylor & Francis Open for Association for Learning Technology (ALT), 2019-05-15)
      Gamification of instructional activities is a useful approach that educators can use to promote more effective learning environments by increasing problem-solving, critical thinking and competence in the classroom. ‘KAHOOT!’ ...
    • Using citizen science to bridge taxonomic discovery with education and outreach 

      von Konrat, M.J.; Campbell, T.; Carter, B.; Greif, M.; Bryson, M.; Larraín, J.; Trouille, L.; Cohen, S.; Gaus, E.; Qazi, A.; Ribbens, E.; Livschultz, T.; Suwa, T.; Peterson, T.; Rodriguez, Y.; Caitlyn, V.; Yang, C.; Aburahmen, S.; Carstensen, B.; de Lange, Peter; Delavoi, C.; Strauss, K.; Drag, J.; Aguera, B.; Snyder, C.; Martinec, J.; Smith, A. (Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the Botanical Society of America, 2018)
      PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Biological collections are uniquely poised to inform the stewardship of life on Earth in a time of cataclysmic biodiversity loss. Efforts to fully leverage collections are impeded by a lack of trained ...
    • Using predicted locations and an ensemble approach to address sparse data sets for species distribution modelling : Long-horned beetles (Cerambycidae) of the Fiji islands 

      Aguilar, Glenn; Waqa-Sakiti, Hilda; Winder, Linton (Unitec ePress, 2016-12-09)
      Several modelling tools were utilised to develop maps predicting the suitability of the Fiji Islands for longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) that include endemic and endangered species such as the Giant Fijian Beetle Xixuthrus ...
    • Using te reo Māori and ta re Moriori in taxonomy 

      Veale, Andrew; de Lange, Peter; Buckley, T.R.; Cracknell, M.; Hohaia, H.; Parry, K.; Raharaha-Nehemia, K.; Reihana, K.; Seldon, D.; Tawiri, K.; Walker, L. (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2019-11-28)
      AUHEKE Ko ngā ingoa Linnaean ka noho hei pou mō te pārongo e pā ana ki ngā momo koiora. He mea nui rawa kia mārama, kia ahurei hoki ngā ingoa pūnaha whakarōpū. Me pēnei kia taea ai te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ā-pūtaiao nei. ...
    • Validating the use of a carbon dioxide laser for assessing nociceptive thresholds in adult domestic cats (Felis catus). 

      Farnworth, Mark; Beausoleil, Ngaio J.; Barrett, Lorelle; Adams, Nigel; Stevenson, Mark; Thomas, D.G.; Waterland, Mark R.; Waran, N.K.; Stafford, K.J. (Elsevier BV, 2012-11-02)
      Thermal sensitivity in cats has historically been assessed using complex devices which require direct application to the patient and can therefore, in themselves, affect the measurement. This study aimed to validate the ...
    • Veterinary attitudes towards pre-pubertal gonadectomy of cats: a comparison of samples from New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom 

      Farnworth, Mark; Adams, N.J.; Seksel, K.; Waran, N.K.; Beausoleil, Ngaio J.; Stafford, K.J. (2013)
      AIM To compare the attitudes and practices of a sample of veterinarians in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) towards pre-pubertal gonadectomy of cats. METHODS Respondents’ demographics were gathered ...
    • Veterinary nursing students help out in Tonga 

      Ladyman, Rebecca; Harvey, Laura; Gussey, Angela (New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association, 2014-04)
      For one week during December last year, a team from Unitec's Diploma in Veterinary Nursing Programme participated in a veterinary clinic as part of the volunteer programme run by South Pacific Animal Welfare (SPAW) on the ...
    • Veterinary Nursing students support charity veterinary clinic in Tonga 

      Harvey, Laura; Ladyman, Rebecca; Gussey, Angela (2014-03)
      What started off as an idea very quickly became reality as ten veterinary nursing students, two veterinarians and four Unitec staff (two veterinary nurses, one veterinarian and one support person) gathered at Auck­ land ...
    • The vulnerability of skinks to predation by introduced mongoose in the Fiji Islands 

      Morley, Craig G.; Winder, Linton (Pacific Science Association (University of Hawaii), 2015)
      Skinks are successful colonisers and are commonly found throughout the Pacific islands, but, the presence of introduced predators such as mongoose are known to threaten their survival. The two most abundant skinks found ...
    • Waipoa Forest Trust drone survey report 

      Aguilar, Glenn; Wihongi, Hema; Gall, R. (Unitec Institute of Technology, 2018)
      AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This project aims to provide relevant spatial information that will inform project planning, decision making and implementation of management measures of the Waipoua Forest Trust Area Specifically, its ...
    • Whakaora ngā whenua whāma: utilising mātauranga Māori and western science to protect and restore the soil on rural farms in Tai Tokerau 

      Bruce-Iri, B.; Murupaenga-Ikenn, C.; Kepa, M.; Pittman, B.; Williams, Marcus; Sheperd, G. (UNESCO, NZ, 2020-11-30)
      The Final Report to UNESCO NZ entitled, Whakaora ngā whenua whāma: Utilising mātauranga Māori and Western science to protect and restore the soil on rural farms in Te Tai Tokerau, is submitted in fulfilment of the funding ...