Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Tagata o le Moana – The people of Moana: Traversing Pacific Indigenous Philosophy in Pasifika Education Research
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This thesis, exploring past and potential of Pasifika education research challenges both traditional notions of Pacific Island cultures as immutable and European assumptions regarding subjectivity, knowledge, and ethical ... -
Talking pictures: a creative utilization of structural and aesthetic profiles from narrative music videos and television commercials in a non-spoken film text
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This thesis is about storytelling. It is presented in three parts, a major output with two supporting components. The first and primary section is the short film. The second is an exhibition of images, props, and environments ... -
Tapering Strategies to Enhance Maximal Strength
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Maximal strength is a physical quality imperative to success in strength sports and can also play a role in enhancing performance within many other sports. Tapering is a reduction in training load frequently undertaken ... -
Targeting MRP3 in Pancreatic Cancer In Vitro
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Pancreatic cancer is currently one of the most aggressive and resistant cancers. The incidences rates of pancreatic cancer are comparatively low. However, the death rates of pancreatic cancer are within the top 10 of all ... -
Tastes Political: An Interpretive Analysis of the Foodie Lifeworld in Contemporary New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The aim of my research is to make sense of foodie activity in New Zealand, and locate that activity in the socio-cultural sphere – the foodie ‘lifeworld’ (Habermas, 1984). This research explores the foodie phenomenon and ... -
Tatau: An Exploration of the Journey Through Pain and Adversity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This research is an exploration of the traditional practice of the tatau1 in search of a Sāmoan approach to the notions of pain endurance, struggle, and coping with adversity. My interest in this topic emanates from a ... -
Tax compliance and small and medium enterprise operators: an intra-cultural study in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Despite the economic importance of the tax collection process undertaken by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), little is known about their tax compliance behaviour in general, and particularly in relation to cultural ... -
Taxonomy Is Destiny: Resolving the Systematics of Unstable Squid Families Using Integrative Taxonomy to Aid Cephalopod Conservation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The waters around New Zealand host one of the highest biodiversities of squid and octopus species in the world, yet until the late 1990s, little taxonomic work was published on this unique assemblage. While some groups ... -
Te Aho Tapu uru tapurua o e te muka e tui nei a muri, a mua: The Sacred Strand That Joins the Past and Present Muka Strands Together
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This is an exegesis with a shared collaborative creative component with two other weaving exponents, Jacqueline McRae-Tarei and Rose Te Ratana which is reflective of a community of shared practice. This shared practice and ... -
Te Ao Manamanaia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research comprises of two parts: a) an exegesis and creative work that is sole-authored, b) a larger collaborative creative installation that is interwoven with the PhD research of two other candidates (who are also ... -
Te hau ora o naga kaumatau o Tuhoe: a study of Tuhoe kaumatau mental wellness
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Tuhoe is considered to be one of the last bastions of 'traditional' Maori language and culture. The main purpose of the research was to examine the mental health status of Tuhoe kaumatua (elderly). Even before the research ... -
Te Kore - Exploring the Māori concept of void
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Mohi Ruatapu, a nineteenth century Māori tohunga (scholar) from Tokomaru Bay, positioned Te Kore (which translates as nothingness, void and also potentiality) within Te Ao Mārama, the realm of contemporary human existence. ... -
Te mana o te kāhui kairaranga: Mai i te tīmatatanga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research is located in the field of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) within Te Ipukarea, because this study embodies a Māori worldview including te reo me ngā tikanga Māori (Māori language and customary practices), ... -
Te Oro o te Ao: the Resounding of the World
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa Greetings, greetings, greetings to us all This practice-led PhD is a situated Pacific response to international critical dialogues around materiality in the production and ... -
Te Rongoā Kākāriki: Kanohi-ki-te-kanohi, e pai ana? A mixed methods randomized trial of two approaches to the Green Prescription
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)In Aotearoa New Zealand the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is three times higher for Māori than New Zealand European and is increasing. Participation of Māori newly diagnosed with T2DM with the Te Rongoā ... -
Te Taha Hinengaro: Using Talanoa to Facilitate an Interconnected Analysis of Psychosocial Development Shared by Māori and Pasifika Young Men in Rugby League
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Psychosocial development is one aspect of talent development (TD) that has generated considerable attention; however, studies which use Indigenous frameworks are scant. For many teenage Māori and Pasifika athletes, the ... -
Te Tīmataka Mai O Te Waiatataka Mai O Te Reo
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)As the world places increasing pressures on the survival of minority languages, there is a growing urgency for the development and application of strategies concerned with language maintenance and preservation. This thesis ... -
Te Wairua Auaha: emancipatory Māori entrepreneurship in screen production
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This thesis-exegesis is presented as a written work and documentary. The documentary drew on narratives from Māori producers. The documentary is available on DVD from AUT Library, but is not available for download on-line. ... -
Teachers' workplace: physical activity and sedentary behaviour
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The high rate of global mortality due to non-communicable diseases has encouraged researchers to identify the major factors that are associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other ... -
Teaching and Learning As Relating: A Transformational Experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This study aims to add to the knowledge base for teachers of psychotherapy and other helping professions through the lens of the teacher’s subjectivity. The thesis cites research that indicates that the teacher’s way of ...