Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Fairbairn-Dunlop, Peggy"
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Building capacity for Gambian researchers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Building capacity for Gambian researchers is the result of a research inquiry in The Gambia, exploring the politics of knowledge and geo-political interests through an African or Afro-centric approach to such research. The ... -
Evaluating the Feasibility of Implementing a Risk-based Inspection Scheme by Building Consent Authorities in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The New Zealand residential construction industry is characterised by escalating building costs coupled with low productivity. The building consenting process is suggested as an aspect that requires improvement, and which ... -
Land Rights and Empowerment of Urban Women, Fa’afafine and Fakaleitī in Samoa and Tonga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The thesis addresses significant gaps in the existing knowledge on land rights in the Pacific, which are the voices of urban women, fa’afafine, and fakaleitī1. The lands concerned are customary land in Samoa, and Crown ... -
A malu i fale le gagana, e malu fo'i i fafo. The Use and Value of the Samoan Language in Samoan Families in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)New Zealand census data indicates Samoan language use has declined rapidly in the last 20 years, particularly among the New Zealand-born Samoan population. The aims of this qualitative and family-based study were to identify ... -
Pacific Island adolescent girls with a physical disability: health and wellbeing through physical activity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)As is well documented, health and wellbeing is positively associated with participating in physical activity. However, the little research available suggested that Pacific adolescents generally, are participating in less ... -
Preventing chronic diseases through physical activity in the Pacific Islands. A workplace health promotion programme in Vanuatu
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)“It’s an emergency!” delegates declared in 2011 at the Pacific Island Forum in Fiji, convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the World Health Organization Office of the South Pacific. The emergency referred ... -
Samoa: Exploring the Linkages Between Climate Change and Population Movements
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This Samoan study explores people’s experiences and understandings of climate change, including whether and how climate-related factors have influenced internal and international mobility patterns in the last 30 years. ...