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TDM in the workplace : the use of employer-based travel plans to modify employee travel behaviour in three Christchurch organisations
(2002)The purpose of this research was to investigate the implementation, development, monitoring and assessment of three travel plans in Christchurch to determine which type of travel plan measures were the most successful in ... -
Improving emotional intelligence
(2001)The last decade has seen the emergence of the construct of emotional intelligence (EI; Salovey & Mayer, 1990). Emotional intelligence has its origins in research on social intelligence or social competency and it has the ... -
The predatory behaviour of a New Zealand araneophagic spider, Taieria erebus
(1984)The predatory repertoire of Taieria erebus (Gnaphosidae) is unusually large and compl ex for an arthropod. T. erebus is a proficient predator of insects spiders both on and off silk, a kleptoparasite in alien webs and a ... -
The Value of a Policy-Responsive Research Funding Model: The Geohealth Laboratory Collaboration in New Zealand
(2021)This book chapter discusses the GeoHealth Laboratory (GHL) research model that is based on a relationship contract funding model. The GHL aims to be a collaboration that builds a strategic partnership between two ... -
The Australia-born in New Zealand
(1988)This thesis examines the characteristics of the Australia-born population in New Zealand with particular reference to the intercensal period of 1981-1986. Growth in the Australia-born population is placed in the context ... -
Authoritarianism and attitudes to fluoridation
(1964)This study is concerned with an attempt to evaluate the hypothesis that there are personality differences between pro-and anti-fluoridationists, focussing on the authoritarian syndrome systematically investigated in The ... -
Ecotourism in British Columbia : theory and practice
(1992)Ecotourism is a concept of admirable ideals, but has lacked a mechanism to relate these ideals from theory to practice. This thesis provides such a mechanism to identify ecotourism in practice. This was achieved by: Assessing ... -
Leader or laggard : New Zealand’s comparative contribution to the Antarctic Treaty System.
(2022)New Zealand’s official involvement with Antarctica began with the administration of a claim for the Ross Sea dependency in 1923. Until the International Geophysical Year in 1957/58, however, New Zealand practised a ... -
Delineating land for the beneficial reuse of treated wastewater in New Zealand : a GIS approach.
(2022)The irrigation of treated wastewater onto land may be preferable to disposal into water bodies, where the plant nutrients in treated wastewater can exacerbate eutrophication, cause algal blooms, and degrade water quality, ... -
New Zealand early childhood education teachers’ knowledge and experience of supporting hard of hearing or deaf children.
(2022)Aims: This study examined New Zealand early childhood education (ECE) teachers’ knowledge and experience of supporting hard of hearing or deaf children as well their perspectives about the challenges and abilities of these ... -
Sustainable futures : Christchurch and beyond
(2000)This thesis examines sustainable futures at various scales from international to local, focussing on processes occurring within Christchurch, New Zealand. In order for a sustainable future to occur, the integration of ... -
Long term behavioural, psychiatric and cognitive outcomes following mild head injury in childhood
(2000)Mild head injury is generally considered to be a common but benign childhood event. Previous studies investigating potential cognitive and behavioural consequences have produced mixed findings and controversial outcomes, ... -
Maori internal migration, 1976-1986
(1988)This thesis examines Maori internal migration for the period 1976-1986. The main aims of this study, are firstly to provide an analysis of Maori migration during a period when there has been little written on the spatial ... -
Commercial wildlife viewing tourism in the South Island : a comparative analysis
(1993)This thesis explores the planning and management of commercial wildlife viewing tourism. A conceptual framework was developed to aid the understanding of both the supply and demand perspectives of wildlife viewing. The ... -
From the umu to the oven : emancipation for the women of the Cook Islands?
(1993)This thesis is based on the life histories of forty women from the Cook Islands. The aim is to make the experiences of these women visible. It recognises the concerns of feminist geography and therefore challenges the ... -
Tourism "off the beaten track" : alternative tourism as an appropriate form of tourism in Fiji
(1992)Mass tourism has become an integral component within the economies of most countries as nations realise the earning potential of this worldwide industry. In countries of the Third World, however, tourism has not proved ... -
An exploration of naturalistic psychedelic use
(2022)Aims: To better understand the long-term effects of naturalistic psychedelic use and the factors that influence them. Method: A mixed methods study consisting of an online survey (N = 603) and follow-up semi- structured ... -
Negative priming of novel shapes in younger and older adults : effects of time lags, stimulus repetition and stimulus luminosity
(2000)Three experiments explored the effects of age, stimulus salience, stimulus luminosity, time lags, and stimulus repetition on negative priming (NP) using unfamiliar novel shapes. No differences in NP were observed between ...
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