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'Just a Damned Nuisance': New Zealand's Changing Relationship with Israel from 1947 Until May 2010

van Voorthuysen, Hannah (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

In 1955, Mr Linton, the Israeli Minister accredited to New Zealand, sent an angry cable home decrying how the New Zealand government seemed to view Israel as if it “were just a damned nuisance, involving New Zealand in ...
Just a Hunch: Reading, Writing, ... and Architecture

Simms, Elspeth Jane (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

Victor Hugo’s character, Claude Frollo, expressed Hugo’s linguistic analogy for architecture in his novel of 1831, Notre-Dame de Paris. Frollo directs the eyes of his companions from the book resting on his desk to the ...
The Just Allocation of Climate Burdens

Kingston, Ewan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Human-induced climate change threatens the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people. Preventing the worst effects of climate change and compensating those who will suffer are tasks that should be taken up by individuals, ...
Just a Phase? Assessment of the Potential for Phase Change Materials in New Zealand Buildings

Harland, Alice (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

Phase change materials in buildings could save energy and cost by bridging the gap between when energy is available and when it is needed. This is because they are capable of storing and releasing large amounts of energy ...
Justice Performed: The Normative, Transformative, and Proleptic Dimensions of the Restorative Justice Ritual

Pointer, Lindsey (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

As William Everett notes, “Symbols and rituals are indispensable for our efforts to contain, transform, and resolve conflicts.” For this reason, the performance of justice is highly ritualized. Two contemporary examples ...
Justice under Anarchy: Rawlsian Global Justice with New Zealand as a Case Study

Ivory, Andrew (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

This thesis makes an innovative argument for global justice by exploring neglected areas of Rawlsian theory, and using New Zealand as a case study. An enquiry into the Rawlsian view of domestic justice is included because ...
Ka ao, ka ao, ka awatea: Emergent Māori experiences of education employment transition

Mitchell, Moana (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

The significance of genealogy on Māori transitions between education and employment is often not appreciated as a valid body of knowledge. This research seeks to consider a family history of Māori ‘education towards ...
The Kadazans and Sabah Politics

Luping, Herman James (Victoria University of Wellington, 1985)

The Kadazans - the indigenous non-Muslim tribal people of what was North Borneo under Chartered Company rule and is now Sabah, a state of Malaysia - have for the most part throughout their history been governed by others ...
Kahawai Phylogeny and Phylogenetics: A Genetic Investigation into Commercial and Recreational Fisheries Management and Practice

Hodgson, Brenton (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

Globally, commercially exploited fish species are coming under more and more pressure as the population of humans grow. Protein from the sea has traditionally been available to coastal communities throughout history. In ...
Kākāpō reproduction: Identification of steroid receptors and oestrogenic activity in native flora

Davis, Catherine Elizabeth Judith (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016-11-28)

Kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) are a critically endangered parrot species endemic to New Zealand that exhibit a reproductive strategy linked to “masting” years. Crucial to their survival is increased reproductive success. ...
Ka Mua, Ka Muri-Walking Backwards into the Future: An Environmental History of the South Wairarapa Region 1984-2016

Rainford, Eleanor Jane (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

‘Ka mua, ka muri’, Walking backwards into the future, is a Māori proverb that aptly describes the findings of this thesis. That we should look to the past to inform the future is arguably the purpose of history, yet we ...
“Kanaky, my land, for your liberty I will never stop fighting”: Investigating Kanak women activists’ roles, experiences, and strategies within the independence movement in Kanaky, New Caledonia

Cottingham, Prasanthi (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

This research uses a post-colonial feminist lens to investigate how development towards gender equality and equity can be promoted alongside processes of decolonisation in Kanaky-New Caledonia. In particular, it explores ...
Kangaroo Mother Care: Participatory Action Research within a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bear, Rebecca (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Human infants share common biological and developmental needs in the postnatal period that are optimally met during intimate contact with their mother or primary caregiver. In the case of infants hospitalised in tertiary-level ...
Kanohi ki te kanohi - Face to face: frameworks from tikanga Māori meet viewpoints improvisations, shocking the theatrical encounter into alive-li-ness

Ruth, Ann Mary (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

How can we make theatre that sizzles with life that is kinaesthetically and viscerally experienced? As artists in the theatre our work is to combat the falling back into the habitual. We need to wake ourselves up, to see ...
Kānuka honey for the treatment of herpes simplex labialis within an novel community pharmacy-based network

Semprini, Alexander (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

BACKGROUND Herpes simplex virus infection is common with an estimated global prevalence of over 90%. Of those harbouring the dormant virus, around one third suffer from recurrent episodic reactivation on the vermillion ...
Ka ora ngā Kōrero Hītori o Ngāti Konohi mā roto mai i ngā Mahi Whakaako Waiata i te Kapa Haka o Whāngārā-mai-tawhiti

Rangihaeata, Piripi Kaahe (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

Ko te whāinga matua o tēnei tuhinga, ko te wānanga, ko te tātari i te huarahi whakaako i ngā kōrero hītori, i ngā kōrero tuku iho i roto i ngā mahi kapa haka. Ko ngā huarahi pēnei i te haka, i te waiata, i te mōteatea e ...
The Kapitean Stage (Upper Miocene) of New Zealand

Kennett, James Peter (Victoria University of Wellington, 1965)

The ten chapters in this thesis are presented in the form of nine independent papers and a note. A separate abstract is given below for each chapter. I. The type section of the Kapitean Stage and four other sections in ...
‘The Kāpiti Distressway’: A Sociological Case Study of Public Involvement in a Socio-Technical Controversy

Hamlin, Morgan Jasper (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

This thesis examines public involvement in socio-technical controversies from a sociological perspective. Public engagement in science and technology is becoming increasingly important in societies where citizens are asked, ...
Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists: New Targets In The Treatment Of Pain

Kumar, Nitin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Background and Purpose: Pain, although necessary for survival, can become pathological affecting an estimated 1 in 5 adults globally. It is also the most common reason people seek medical attention. Mu opioid receptor ...
Ka puāwai ngā kōhungahunga turi: a study of the nature and impacts of early intervention for Māori deaf children and their whānau

Smiler, Kirsten (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This research investigates the early experiences of Māori deaf children, documenting whānau (family) perspectives on interactions with early intervention professionals and environmental sources of information, the effects ...