We find that economic policy uncertainty is positively related to cash holdings. This positive relation is attributed to financial constraints that emerge as a new and dominating channel through which policy uncertainty ...

PowerPoint slides presented by Bronwyn Howell at The Journalists Training Organisation Courses hosted by Victoria University Continuing Education and Executive Development are available for download here.

Marine Reserves (MRs) are amongst the most common tools used for marine conservation around the world. New Zealand (NZ) has 34 MRs protecting approximately 7.6% of NZ's territorial seas. In NZ the main purpose of MRs is ...

The Canterbury earthquake sequence (2010-2011) was the most devastating catastrophe in New Zealand‘s modern history. Fortunately, in 2011 New Zealand had a high insurance penetration ratio, with more than 95% of residences ...

The four essays investigate the impacts and implications of climate change and disasters in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific by examining disaster risk, resilience, response, and recovery in Tuvalu. The ...

Dairy is an important dietary component, particularly for young children. Because of this the dairy industry is especially sensitive to contamination scares. Dairy is of particular importance to the New Zealand economy, ...

Ecosystem services encompass the wide range of intrinsic and extrinsic benefits that humans derive from ecosystems and how such services contribute to community wellbeing. The delivery of effective and efficient provisioning, ...

Whangarei City has a dying Commercial Centre. This has resulted from population shifts that have occurred over time. Significant issues have driven movement of people toward much larger cities (seeking better economic, ...

We have the techniques to design smaller and more efficient apartments, but those small apartments are often less attractive than their suburban alternatives. Some of the most attractive suburban houses are adjacent to ...