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O a’u o le Tama Toa: Does the Faasamoa and Masculinity Influence Samoan Male Educational Achievement in New Zealand?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Pasifika students are a major group within the New Zealand school population. One student in every ten is of Pasifika descent and it is estimated this number will increase to one in five by 2051 (Parkhill, Fletcher & ... -
O feosofa'iga o le vā: Samoan Women Negotiating vā Relations in and Around an Art Centre in Rural Samoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This thesis explores the narratives of three Samoan women and their vā praxis in the context of a recently created arts centre in Poutasi, a nu’u (village) on the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa. Adopting Wendt’s (1996) ... -
Obesity and its determinants in girls from five ethnic groups
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)In light of alarming rises in the prevalence of obesity worldwide, tackling the obesity ‘epidemic’ is now a national health priority in many countries. Increasingly, population measures that provide accurate estimates of ... -
The object of labour: unuseless acts of an itinerant nature
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This project explores the embodiment of physical forms engaged in futile acts of labour. It investigates the territories that operate between our conscious bodies and the mute and unfeeling realm of the object, opening up ... -
Object-centric Intelligence: Sensor Network and Thermal Mapping
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Quality of product is an important aspect in many commercial organizations where storage and shipment practices are required. Temperature is one of the main parameters that influence quality and temperature treatments of ... -
Objects That Make Us Feel: Exploration of Affective Designs Across Digital and Physical Platforms
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This research addresses the issue that we as a species are facing where one of our vital senses are being left behind as the rate of development of digital technologies increase. Visual and auditory dominance in multimedia ... -
Observing mothers lifting their children in their own home to identify factors which might give rise to musculoskeletal disorders
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The lifting associated with childcare has been linked to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in mothers (Griffin & Price, 2000; Sanders & Morse, 2005). The purpose of the current study was to investigate, for the first time ... -
Obtaining business benefits from IT: factors that influence the adoption of benefit realisation methodologies in New Zealand organisations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Almost without exception organisations have become reliant on Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) applications. Although competitive advantage, task efficiency and effective information management are ... -
Occupational health and safety reforms in New Zealand: Tripartite views on the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The aim of this small-scale qualitative study was to explore the views of representatives from the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern), WorkSafe New Zealand, and the trade unions regarding the new Health and ... -
The Occupational Impact of Surviving Bowel Cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This study explored and identified the impact of bowel cancer on daily occupations. Approximately 60% of survivors live with ongoing psychological and physical issues. New Zealand has one of the highest bowel cancer rates ... -
An occupational perspective of short-term unemployment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)This qualitative study explores the experiences of occupational engagement during short term unemployment, which is defined as being less than six months in duration. It specifically explores the lived experiences of ... -
An Occupational Perspective on New Zealand Working Mothers’ Stress, Anxiety and Depression: an Interpretive Description Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Globally depression affects nearly a quarter of the world’s population and is one of the leading causes of disability and morbidity (World Health Organisation [WHO], 2017a). Worldwide women are twice more likely than men ... -
The Ocean is Calling Me Home: Settler-Indigenous Relationships of Te Moananui a Kiwa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)'The ocean is calling me home: settler-indigenous relationships of Te Moananui a Kiwa' seeks to understand whose waters I come from, what my waka look like, and how I might come to know my stories. Through looking to ... -
An Ocean of Tears: Decentreing Institutional Marginalisation of Pacific Arts Agency
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This exegesis explores three key projects that form part of my recent performative practice: An Anthem of Hope, Screenshot and the upcoming Magdalena of Mangere in which group dynamics—which bring people together in spaces ... -
Oceania Football Confederation: the impact of affiliate disaffiliation on the inter-organizational dynamics of a federated network
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of member disaffiliation on the inter-organizational dynamics of a network. To date the impact of an environmental disturbance such as member disaffiliation on the ... -
The odds in our favour: understanding the motivation to visit New Zealand thoroughbred horse racetrack events during the low-season among 20-30 year-olds
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The New Zealand thoroughbred horse racing industry faces a number of event attendance issues. On the one hand, thousands of visitors reportedly favour thoroughbred horse racing events that feature throughout the November ... -
Of other states: dislocating space for affect
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)There is an everyday (sometimes public) ‘first’ existence that requires and demands our attention but beside this primary experience there is also a secondary existence that we access. We open this secondary experience to ... -
Old wave: symbols for the post-80s generation in China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This project aims to explore the possibility of employing vintage symbols from the 80s China to inform contemporary Chinese design practice. Born in the eighties, and so belonging to what is commonly called the Post-80s ... -
Older persons and the New Zealand health system: a user perspective of service provider attitude
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this study was to phenomenologically examine the question, “How do older New Zealanders experience the attitudes of healthcare providers?” Much literature is framed around the viewpoint of the healthcare ... -
Older women workers - will they be ready for the future workplace?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)New Zealand, like other developed countries, has an ageing population and an ageing workforce (OECD, 2006a). This study looks at one age cohort of women, 50 years and over, who in the last few decades have become more ...