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Macroevolutionary Changes of Plants on Islands

Kavanagh, Patrick (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Insularity is known to produce predictable evolutionary changes in plants. For example, herbaceous plants often evolve woodiness and seeds tend to have reduced dispersal capabilities on islands. However, our understanding ...
A macro-financial theory of corporate financing and forecast modelling of market movements

Sutton, David (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis identifies a gap in existing theories of corporate finance. This gap is an implication of a Keynesian-Minskian analysis of markets and market-based economies. From a founding theoretical perspective rooted in ...
Macroinvertebrate community responses to mammal control - Evidence for top-down trophic effects

Vergara Parra, Olivia Edith (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

New Zealand’s invertebrates are characterised by extraordinary levels of endemism and a tendency toward gigantism, flightlessness and longevity. These characteristics have resulted in a high vulnerability to introduced ...
Magnetic and electronic properties of iron-based superconducting systems

Sambale, Sebastian (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

This thesis is motivated by the large variety of high-temperature superconductors that contain iron in the superconducting layer. This number has grown rapidly since the discovery in 2008 of the iron-pnictides (and ...
Magnetic and transport properties of electronically spin polarised double perovskites and Heusler intermetallics

Stephen, Jibu (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Half-metallic ferromagnets with 100 % electronic spin polarisation are an interesting class of materials for new spin transport electronics applications. Some of the double perovskites and Heusler alloys are predicted to ...
Magnetic and Transport Studies of Strongly Correlated Perovskite Ceramics

Hemery, Erwan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)

This thesis describes the results from an experimental study of the magnetic and transport properties of two strongly correlated transition metal oxides. The firstmaterial under study is the ferromagnetic half-metal ...
Magnetic Resonance Pore Imaging, a new tool for porous media research

Hertel, Stefan A. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Porous media are highly prevalent in nature and span a wide range of systems including biological tissues, chemical catalysts or rocks in oil reservoirs. Imaging of the structure of the constituent pores is therefore highly ...
A Magnetic Survey of the Southwest Pacific Ocean

Ross, David Irwin (Victoria University of Wellington, 1966)

The design and construction of a free precession proton magnetometer which give a reading of the field directly in gamma is described. This instrument has been used to obtain magnetic profiles across the Southwest Pacific ...
Mai rangiriri ki Pōkaewhenua: The confiscation of Pōkaewhenua in the national interest - 1961-1969

Payne, Dione Lee Marama (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

The title of this thesis, Mai Rangiriri ki Pōkaewhenua, refers to the battle of Rangiriri as the point of reference that marks the first confiscation of Waikato land. It was at Rangiriri that Waikato Māori took up arms to ...
Major Total Conversion in English: The Question of Directionality

Bram, Barli (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

This research investigates the directionality of major total conversion in English, where major total conversion is defined as the process and at the same time as the result of deriving a new lexical item by altering the ...
'Making a Difference': University Teachers' Narratives of Student Diversity

Mariskind, Clare (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

An increasing diversity of students in higher education has prompted much research investigating diverse students' learning needs and experiences; however there is little research investigating teachers' experiences of ...
The Making of Cosmopolitan Selves: the Construction of Identity of Russian-Speaking Immigrants in New Zealand

Maydell, Elena (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

According to the 2006 Census (Statistics New Zealand, 2007), more than one-fifth of the New Zealand population is born overseas. Immigrants play an active role in New Zealand economic and demographic growth, with more new ...
The Making of Minjian: Yi Sha's Poetics and Poetry Activities

Liang, Yujing (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This thesis investigates and critiques the notion of minjian through a case study of Yi Sha 伊沙 (b. 1966), a key figure of Chinese minjian poetry since its emergence in the 1990s. The term minjian became a focal point during ...
Making the New Zealand House 1792 – 1982

Isaacs, Nigel (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

A systematic investigation was undertaken of the techniques (materials and technologies) used to construct the shell of the New Zealand house (envelope and interior linings) between 1792 and 1982. Using census, manufacturing ...
Malaysian Tertiary Students' Perceptions of Constructive Alignment in Learning in EAP Classrooms: A Qualitative Study

Vijayan, Bharathi (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is offered as a course in many Malaysian institutions of higher learning. In contrast with English taught at secondary schools, at the tertiary level EAP courses primarily cater to ...
Managing a Mature Coastal Tourism Destination: The Case of Pattaya, Thailand

Longjit, Chootima (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

This thesis develops the concept of destination management with a particular focus on the management of a local destination. It concentrates on seeking to understand what constitutes the general concept of destination ...
Managing employee performance in transition economies: A study of Vietnamese public organisations

Vu, Tai Anh (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Public employees’ poor performance has been cited as one of the leading factors in the failure of reform programmes in developing countries. Although previous employee performance reforms have targeted selection, training, ...
Managing Risks from Invasive Marine Species: Is Post-Border Management Feasible?

Forrest, Barrie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)

Non-indigenous marine species are a major threat to marine environments and economies globally. This thesis examines whether management of pest organisms post-border (i.e, after they have established in New Zealand) is ...
Managing Risks of Violence in Decriminalised Street-Based Sex Work: a Feminist (Sex Worker Rights) Perspective

Armstrong, Lynzi (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

It is widely understood that street-based sex workers are vulnerable to experiencing violence in their work. The Prostitution Reform Act (PRA) was passed in New Zealand in 2003, decriminalising sex work with the intention ...
Managing Risks of Violence in Decriminalised Street-Based Sex Work: a Feminist (Sex Worker Rights) Perspective

Armstrong, Lynzi (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

It is widely understood that street-based sex workers are vulnerable to experiencing violence in their work. The Prostitution Reform Act (PRA) was passed in New Zealand in 2003, decriminalising sex work with the intention ...