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James Macandrew of Otago: Slippery Jim or A Leader Staunch and True?

Bunce, Roderick John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

James Macandrew, a Scotsman who migrated to Dunedin in 1851, was variously a businessman, twice Superintendent of Otago Province, an imprisoned bankrupt and a Minister of the Crown. He was an active participant in provincial ...
'Jian Bei Pian': Lao She's Forgotten Wartime Epic Poem

Briggs, Janette (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

This thesis is the first English-language critical study of Chinese author Lao She’s(1899-1966) wartime epic ballad Jian bei pian and includes the ballad’s first translation into English. The thesis addresses a gap in ...
Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Ordinal Data on Quality of Life and Survival

Preedalikit, Kemmawadee (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Joint models for longitudinal and survival data have been widely discussed in the literature. This thesis proposes a joint model using a stereotype model for the longitudinal ordinal responses and a Cox proportional hazards ...
Journeys of Ethno-Cultural Continuity: Comparing the Long-Term Acculturation of Jews with Maori and Chinese

Gezentsvey, Michelle Amie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

This thesis sought to establish a new field of research in cross-cultural psychology: Long-term acculturation. In Chapter one, ethno-cultural continuity was introduced as a group-oriented acculturation goal for diaspora ...
Journeys Through Shape and Time: Palaeobiology of Cenozoic New Zealand Spissatella and Eucrassatella (Bivalvia, Crassatellidae)

Collins, Katie Susanna (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

A novel, highly-integrated approach combining morphometric, stratocladistic and sclerochronological methods has been applied to two genera of New Zealand Cenozoic crassatellid bivalve (Family Crassatellidae): Spissatella ...
Juan Marsé: Broadening the Definition of the Catalan Nation

Guisasola, Dana (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This thesis argues that Catalan writer Juan Marsé (1933-2020) proposes, in a number of his novels, a postmodern construction of concepts of national identity in the case of Catalonia. The novels which are analysed in this ...
Judgement and Morality: Georg Kaiser's Zweimal Amphitryon and its Sources

Webb, Patricia Mary (Victoria University of Wellington, 1999)

The purpose of this study is to analyse Georg Kaiser's Zweimal Amphitryon in the light of the various influences at work in his treatment of his subject, in order to seek an answer to the numerous questions raised by the ...
Judgments in causal chains: The impact of positive and negative motives and outcomes on lay attributions

Moir, Briar Helen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Research on attributions about several events in causal chains has focused on chains ending in negative outcomes and has not examined positive outcomes and actions (e.g., Hilton, McClure, & Sutton, 2010; Lagnado & Channon, ...
Juju and Statecraft: Occult Rumors and Politics in Ghana

Max-Wirth, Comfort (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Religion plays an integral role in all aspects of Ghanaian life, including politics. In recent years, many scholars have commented upon the spectacular rise of Pentecostal Christianity in Ghana since the 1970s, noting its ...
Jurisdictional Integration: How Economic Globalisation Is Changing State Sovereignty

Petrie, Murray Campbell (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

Despite intense debate over the impact of globalisation on state sovereignty, there is a gap in the literature on conceptualisation, measurement, and research on the depth of international policy cooperation. This ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...