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A blueprint for the interpretation of GST Act 1985 with reference to Privy Council and Supreme Court decisions
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)GST is a substantial revenue raiser for New Zealand. It has been internationally acclaimed and adopted by other countries. The framework for the tax is prescribed by the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 (“the Act”). Under ... -
A civil and ecclesiastical union? The development of prison chaplaincy in Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)New Zealand prisons were a colonial construct established by early colonial administrations to deal with criminal behaviour occurring at the time of European settlement. Like the prison system, prison chaplaincy also had ... -
A comparative analysis of New Zealand and Australian offshore investment rules
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The deregulation of major world economies led to increased globalisation of enterprises which provided opportunities for New Zealand and Australian taxpayers to expand or move their businesses offshore. The globalisation ... -
A comparative of subtitling strategies: culture specific items in the series Friends
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The dissertation is based on the analysis of thirty episodes of the American television series Friends with the focus on the CSIs (Culture Specific Items) and how these differences have been handled by Chinese translators ... -
A comparative study of mobile internet deployment models in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Internet services play an increasingly important role in modern society. Mobile Internet, a fast-growing technology that combines the Internet with mobile devices, has recently become popular. It is predicted that the ... -
A comparative study of two small and remote urban communities: implications for social policy and practice (a tale of two towns)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Defined as resource communities and independent urban centres, Raetihi and Ohakune are two small and remote towns on the North Island of New Zealand’s Central Plateau. They have similar sized populations and are set ... -
A comparison between media representation of Asian international students and their own accounts of experience in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)This research takes as its starting point the role of the media as a major influence on the way people understand and interpret events, focusing on media coverage of Asian international students in New Zealand. The thesis ... -
A comparison of physiotherapy and RICE self treatment advice for early management of ankle sprains
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries. Physiotherapy treatment and advice to rest, use ice, use compression, and elevate the ankle (RICE advice) is believed to speed up the functional recovery ... -
A comparison of surface EMG temporal and spectral parameters from the vastus medialis of subjects with and without knee joint osteoarthritis during a sustained, fatiguing submaximal isometric contraction
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Knee joint osteoarthritis is recognised as a significant subset of osteoarthritis. Little work has examined muscle changes that occur with knee joint osteoarthritis. Much of this work has centred on strength deficits, while ... -
A content analysis of ecotourism attributes of New Zealand whale and dolphin watching operators’ presence on the Internet
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Since the 1980s, ecotourism has experienced a dramatic growth worldwide. Ecotourism comes with a definitional promise to promote responsible travel to natural areas, make a positive contribution to environmental conservation, ... -
A critical evaluation of policies and programmes that mitigate the effects of free trade on unemployment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Free trade is a net gain to both trading partners in general. However, trade liberalization does harm some inefficient industries. This research will check various labor market policies and programmes that might be used ... -
A familiar villain: surveillance, ideology and popular cinema
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)This thesis examines the representations of surveillance in mainstream cinema. Using ideology critique it will show how filmic illustrations of monitoring depoliticize the relationship between surveillance and structural ... -
A fatal cycle
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This art project focuses in a voyeuristic way on the fatality and futility of war. With its accompanying emotional responses; the aim is to reflect on these issues through a cyclical process of construction and destruction. ... -
A field study of domain knowledge sharing in the software development industry in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)In contemporary software development, an emergent understanding of the problem domain and envisioned goals forms the basis of designing, testing and development activities. Lack of a common understanding of the domain can ... -
A fine balance
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The aim of this study is to analyse the discourses drawn upon by community paediatric nurses in relation to children’s rights to health. The philosophy of Michel Foucault has been used to underpin the analysis of the ... -
A framework for intercultural training in hotel workplaces
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)More and more cultural conflicts have affected the efficiency of the employees’ performance at a lot of international hotel workplaces and it is believed that employees from different cultural backgrounds will have to ... -
A generic platform for the evolution of hardware
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Evolvable Hardware is a technique derived from evolutionary computation applied to a hardware design. The term evolutionary computation involves similar steps as involved in the human evolution. It has been given names in ... -
A Heideggerian hermeneutic study of the meaning of living with prostate cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in New Zealand men and the second highest cause of male deaths. This Heideggerian study explores the experience of six men, with prostate cancer: five of whom were ... -
A heuristic method to distinguish horse rider mounts using a single wrist mounted inertial sensor
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)A Design Science methodology was used to create a context recognition method for data from a single, wearable inertial sensor. The sensor was worn on riders right wrists. The data was associated with a rider mounting their ... -
A history of the development of New Zealand accounting standards for small and medium enterprises and the future prospects of IFRS for SMEs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)With attempts to standardise accounting standards applicable to reporting entities, the International Accounting Standard Board issued the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for small and medium sized ...