Unitec Research Bank: Recent submissions
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Finding me in the academy : a Cook Island, Samoan world view
(2020-10-09)I have learnt …about me I have learnt, someone believed in me I have learnt, you bring yourself into the teaching I have learnt identity, ancestry has relevance, presence I have learnt, I walk, carry, dance with ... -
History of Pacific at Unitec Project : 1993-2020
(2020-10-09)Project Team: Dr Falaniko Tominiko, Venusi Taumoepeau, Ioane Aleke-Faavae, Sana Saleem & Daisy Bentley-Gray Overview: The ‘History of Pacific at Unitec’ project aims to identify and discuss the development of Pacific ... -
Project Pātūtū : pre-fabricated timber and straw panels
(2020-10-09)“Pātūtū draws on the idea of shelter, of walls, the process of creating a screen (against the elements) and the process of stacking some thing on top of the other..." A short history of straw bale construction Why use ... -
Decolonising landscape architecture education in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11)Aotearoa is growing rapidly with expansive development occurring across the country as the creative and design industry responds to support the diverse needs of the growing population. This enables opportunities for emerging ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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, ... -
Embedding digital technology into contemporary Māori and Pasifika architectural practice
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11-04)The research paper will review how designers and architects can utilise digital technology to produce culturally respectful Māori and Pasifika architectural outputs within a contemporary landscape. The purpose of the ... -
One degree to rule them all : responding to the opportunity of Te Pukenga
(2020-12-07)Productivity and performance Management capabilities A Business degree for the ITP sector Productivity in Aotearoa –New Zealand Factors contributing to low productivity People management is our weakness (2010 global ... -
Enhancing customers’ knowledge and decision making using augmented reality
(Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE), 2020-11)Augmented reality has seen massive success in recent years as it provides an opportunity for a seamless and rich user interaction with the real world. Recent studies have shown augmented and virtual reality can play a ... -
Teacher perceptions of the value of the Jade Speaks Up programme Section report for Countering family harm and improving child well-being: 2017- 2019 Research report on a New Zealand programme delivered by classroom teachers
(Jade Speaks Up Trust, 2020-10)Jade Speaks Up (JSU) is a teacher-led programme that gives Year 4 to 8 school children practical and relational strategies, emotional literacy and self-agency tools to develop trusting relationships, build resilience and ... -
Snack (re)formulation in the improvement of health effects of glycaemia and satiety responses : preliminary results
(2020-12-07)Background Aim Formulation Nutrient profiling model Glycaemic index and satiety responses Consumer liking assessment Conclusions References -
Use of online on-demand microcredentials to provide an alternative learning pathway for an engineering diploma programme
(2019-12)This paper sets out the methodology and results of a feasibility study and the following pilot project which were implemented to investigate the use of microcredentials as an alternative learning pathway for the civil ... -
Identifying the barriers to building back better : a case study of Christchurch (Ōtautahi), New Zealand
(2019-07)BROAD FOCUS: how to build sustainability into the city of Christchurch following the 2010-11 earthquakes NARROW FOCUS: the place of renewable energy in this process RESEARCH METHODS: • Key-informant interviews ... -
Understanding the challenges of circular economy construction through full-scale prototyping
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11)Applying the Circular Economy paradigm in the built environment requires buildings to be designed for deconstruction and material recovery. Achieving circularity is complicated by the fact that requirements for deconstruction ... -
Indigenous voices : creating space in teaching and learning
(2020-10)Te Noho Kotahitanga Narrative approach RabindranathTagore Indigenous voices navigating our present day borders Ko Papatuanuku ahau -
Te aitanga pepeke me ngā pūngāwerewere : The world of insects and spiders
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2020-11)“Insects are by far the most varied and abundant animals [on the planet] outweighing humanity by 17 times... They are essential for the functioning of all ecosytems... “so wrote journalist Damian Carrington in the Guardian ...
