Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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haerenga kōrerorero - choreographing sensing relations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Two significant worlds here coincide and correspond: whanaukataka and somatic choreographic knowing. Activated through spatial design questioning, this thesis interrogates storytelling as an ethics of performance and as ... -
Hanging out Eggshells
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Hanging Our Eggshells is a New Zealand historical literary fiction novel, detailing the lives of three generations of New Zealand rural women, each woman carries the scars of a war that they never fought directly. A gripping ... -
Happiness and health: associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Chronic disease is the biggest health issue of our time and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is predicted to be the leading cause of death worldwide by 2030 (World Health Organisation; WHO, 2008). Positive psychology is a ... -
Happiness Apps: reinforcing happiness-promoting behaviour through software
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)People now spend more time on mobile phones than watching television. This mode shift creates an opportunity to reach a large market on a powerful and flexible digital platform that is integrated into users’ lives. The ... -
Harden Up! Analysing Soft News in New Zealand’s Prime-time Television News Bulletins
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)New Zealand television news programming is an area of media research that has been widely explored in previous decades. Studies have determined that in the wake of deregulation in 1989, One Network News adopted a more ... -
A hash based technique for the identification of objectionable imagery
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The Internet has been one of the greatest man made achievements of the 20th century. It has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and ... -
Hau Rongo: the Breath of Rongo
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This project is underpinned by a Taranaki genealogical worldview informing a series of knowledge exchanges that establishes the concept of ‘Ora ki te Whakatupua’, ‘sustaining life knowledge anew’. From a cosmological ... -
HC:N:CP Hybrid Culture, Nonlinearity And Creative Practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The aim of this project is to integrate hybrid culture and nonlinearity into a dynamic artwork that is one multiplicity. This exegesis lays out the foundation of the project and has three sections: one section discusses ... -
He ia anō ta te Takatāpui i te Ao Māori: Takatāpui; Being of the Māori World
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Being takatāpui comes with a sense of disconnection about our place among whānau, hapū, and iwi. It is envisaged that this research, which is made up of an exegesis and a creative output (documentary) will engender an ... -
He iti te manu he nui te kōrero - The bird is small - the story is epic
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This thesis* explores storytelling as cultural expression, and creatively considers the concept of bowdlerisation, and its role in sanitising Māori stories, as an aspect of colonisation. It is formatted as a creative output ... -
He Kanohi Kitea Ka Hoki Ngā Mahara: Ngāti Porou kuia tell the stories encompassing their childbirth experiences
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The purpose of this study was to give voice to the unique experiences of Māori during their childbirth journey. The context of childbirth within Aotearoa has largely been constructed through the ethnocentric worldview of ... -
He kākahu, he korowai, he kaitaka, he aha atu anō? The significance of the transmission of Māori knowledge relating to raranga and whatu muka in the survival of korowai in Ngāti Maniapoto in a contemporary context
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)The art of raranga (weaving) and whatu muka (finger weaving) as traditional Māori arts originate from Te Ao Māori (the Māori world). Such art forms are more than merely quaint artefacts from the past associated with an ... -
He Korowai: The Integration of Māori Cultural Practices and Knowledge Within the New Zealand Defence Force: A Case Study of Te Taua Moana, the Royal New Zealand Navy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Māori people are significant contributors to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). However, Māori knowledge was not formally introduced into the military curricula until 2004. At the cost of sacrificing their indigenous ... -
He Kōrero Paki nō Tawhiti mai: Narratives from Distant Past
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)He Kōrero Paki nō Tawhiti mai: Narratives from Distant Past Te Wai Ka Tō hia He Wai Mā Ū; Caught by the drag of the water Kei roto i ngā waiata tuku iho, ko ngā reo whakapapa, ko ngā reo whakatauki me ngā reo pūrākau. ... -
He Marae Ora, He Marae Manawaroa: exploring the resilience in a Marae which has survived without gaming machine proceeds funding
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Quality funding that is clear of repercussion and ethical questioning is fundamental to marae development and whaanau wellbeing. With more and more communities becoming reliant on Gaming machine funding with little regard ... -
He matatika Maori: Maori and ethical review in health research
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Maori aspirations for a better future are inextricably linked to their health and well-being. Research is a central element of any strategy to ensure that the inequalities of today will not be experienced by Maori children ... -
He pukenga wai, he nohoanga tāngata. He nohoanga tāngata, he putanga kōrero: The Whanganui River, People, Knowledge, Technology and Place
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Many indigenous cultures are facing the struggle of language revitalisation. The need for constant effort and contribution has resulted in assessment and experiments in use of modern technologies. This research seeks to ... -
He rāngai maomao, he iti pioke: Te Mauri o Pūheke
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Patukoraha and Te Whānau Moana, two northern hapū, have experienced severe language loss as evidenced by the depleting numbers of speakers of the reo in contexts such as marae, home, and community events. A language ... -
He riri tā te tawa uho, he riri tā te tawa para
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Te reo Māori (the Māori language) is the life-force of what it means to be Māori, and embedded in the language is Māori knowledge, customs and culture. However, the health of the language was significantly compromised in ... -
He tirohanga a Ngāti Awa uri taone mo ngā ahuatanga Māori: An urban Ngāti Awa perspective on identity and culture
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Tribal traditions and practices are integral to iwi identity. From the past to the present, the biggest impact on iwi identity was colonisation and subsequent urbanisation. Urbanisation changed the foundation of identity ...