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The impact of COVID-19 on the lifestyle of tertiary students in an NZ polytechnic
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2022-05-05)The COVID-19 pandemic altered people’s life dramatically worldwide, with major concerns in different economic, political, scientific, and public health aspects. The impact on the lifestyle behaviour of the young generation ... -
Coping with Covid19 pandemic: Exploring not for profit organisations (NFP) in New Zealand
(2021-12)CONTENT: Background of the research: research aims and its importance: Why NFPs? Covid 19 and it’s impact on NFPs - Challenges - Opportunities Digital transformation Research methods: case ... -
The relationship between fish length and otolith size and weight of the Australian anchovy, Engraulis australis (Clupeiformes, Engraulidae),retrieved from the food of the Australasian gannet, Morus serrator (Suliformes, Sulidae),Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
(Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, 2021-07-01)Relationships between fish length and otolith length, width and mass were examined in the Australian anchovy Engraulis australis (White, 1790) recovered from the food of Gannet examined from colonies at islands of Horuhoru ... -
Desires and doubts on cultural sustainability: A study from Aotearoa New Zealand
(2019-09)Original study - research objectives To know about the cultural components incorporated in an early childhood teacher education classroom; To reflect on how these components impact the learning of students (student-teachers); ... -
Analysing and forecasting daily water level fluctuations in water supply dams
(2021-12)Dams play a vital role in supplying fresh water to many cities all over the world. With increasing pressure and demand for natural resources, water supply remain a scarce resource worldwide. During times of uncertainty, ... -
Cutting plastic construction waste
(Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ), 2022-02-01)The tonnes of construction waste that go to landfill each year are a significant environmental hazard. A research centre at Unitec is working to change this with an innovative project to help construction companies reduce ... -
Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Research House: a collaboration between student design–makers and a local building contractor
(Monash University, 2019-10)Carter Holt Harvey Research House was a summer–school programme designed for architectural students to digitally design and fabricate a small dwelling in conjunction with construction professionals. The design required ... -
Te Tiriti o Waitangi and housing in Aotearoa
(2021-12-01)Aotearoa New Zealand's current housing shortage continues to be an ongoing challenge for Indigenous Māori and the Crown. This paper briefly summarises the author's master's research project 'He Rautaki Whakatauria Whare o ... -
Churches in the clouds: Running a Pacific Island church online
(2021-12)When the church started using the website and the zoom platform as their new church in the clouds (fale lotu he ope) the comment was made by the leading minister that this new church in the clouds is symbolic of the reality ... -
Covid-19: Experience of online learning from accounting courses at Unitec
(2020-11-09)AIM OF STUDY The paper is reflection on the teaching and learning practice in Accounting in the first semester of 2020 when New Zealand was in a period of lockdown The pandemic lockdown in late March 2020 was a rare ... -
Thesis review: Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with anxiety disorder by Kristi Shaw
(Unitec ePress, 2022-05-02)Kristi Shaw has completed an exceptional piece of research, providing critical analysis and originality in her dissertation Creating appreciation and community support for mothers caring for a child with anxiety disorder. ... -
Tears, fears, sacrifices, courage & resilience: The COVID-19 stories of female Pacific business students
(2021-12-06)◦ Why this research? ◦ Covid 19 as a disruptor Imagine… ◦ The Research Framework - Fonofale ◦ Pacific research methodology -Talanoa ◦ Data analysis grounded theory approach ◦ The value of this research -
Impacts of migration on Pacific diaspora communities in New Zealand and on the island countries of Samoa, Niue and Tonga
(2021-11-27)• Migration • Pacific diaspora in NZ • Impact of migration on diaspora in NZ • MIRAB economies • Narratives of migration -
Tau-utu-utu: the development of a LIVING VISION for the Unitec School of Architecture
(2021-12)Ngā Le Vai To uplift academic success for moana students - achieving equitable success for moana students by 2022 To build capability, capacity, and will for School of Architecture staff to teach cultural content To ... -
Le Corbusier in Paris 1915: Between past and future
(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-03-31)In 1910-11, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret wrote the draft of a handbook on the visual and aesthetic perception of the city. “La Construction des villes”, never published by Le Corbusier, was based on his detailed studies of ... -
(Re-)uses of historical knowledge in architectural education: Professional practice and professional business management
(2021-12)Introduction to the Gummer and Ford Project Gummer and Ford was an architectural firm founded in 1923 in Auckland by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966) and Charles Reginald Ford (1880–1972). Many of the leading lights ... -
The rugby ball and me: the whakapapa of female rugby in Aotearoa. An oral history project 2021
(2021-12)Why this project? • Personal connection • Timely reflection for RWC 2022 • Share untold stories/tales of wāhine in sport; in diverse role • Parallel experiences & feeling with all participants • Strong motivator is ... -
Effectiveness of catalytic converters on older cars on New Zealand roads
(2021-12)RESEARCH RATIONALE Road transport is one of the major contributors to the environmental pollution. There are many sources and types of substances emitted by road transport, but for the vehicles with the internal ... -
Keynote Speech 4: Cooling is the new heating: NZ’s self-denial.
(2022-02-18)As the climate warms, we use more electricity for cooling, causing more carbon emissions, causing the climate to warm further causing the use of more electricity for cooling and so on. This presentation looks at past and ...
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