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Showing 1 to 20 of 1684 for “"Auckland"”.
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Intergenerational Community Developments, ICDs – A Case for Auckland: A Proposed Alternative of Affordable Multifamily Housing for Auckland
… gap between the current tenures, particularly in Auckland. While stakeholder responses to address housing unaffordability remain rooted in complex dynamics between demand and supply, so far, top-end interventions have offered limited sustenance to augment tenure mobility for households. This …
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Kiwi Kinksters: BDSM in Auckland, New Zealand
An ethnographic inquiry into the Auckland kink scene (the term kink encompasses erotic practices that involve some form of Bondage, Discipline, Dominance/Submission and/or Sadism/Masochism, and is interchangeably used throughout this thesis with the acronym BDSM) – the first of its kind in New …
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The Southern Whale Fishery Company, Auckland Islands
… The Messrs. Enderby were granted a lease to the Auckland Islands in 1847 and subsequently based their whaling operation from there in 1849. The Company was undercapitalised for the project they were undertaking and a reduction in the abundance of Right whales in the South Pacific meant that …
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Rapping Back: Counter-narratives from Auckland, New Zealand
<p>Across the Pacific in Auckland, New Zealand two rap groups, Homebrew and @Peace, are contributing to a theoretically rich and socially conscious Hip Hop scene. Their music critically questions commercialism and conformity in a culture shaped by a history of colonialism. This makes their message …
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Housing qualities: Myths and meanings in Auckland, New Zealand
… in the residential built environment in Auckland, New Zealand. The broader context is one of rapid urbanisation and population growth having led to a growing demand for residential environments. While official directives and strategies are promoting intensification, affordability and …
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Ethnic mobility and the spatial distribution of ethnicity in Auckland
… studies that examine the ethnic makeup of the Auckland region of New Zealand. Using New Zealand Census of Populations and Dwellings data (1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2013), the first study identifies and empirically demonstrates the shortcomings in traditional measures commonly used for …
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Economic Governance for a Globalising Auckland? Political Projects, Institutions and Policy
… activities relating to economic processes in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city-region, in the 1990’s and 2000’s. This period, a time of neoliberalising political-economic conditions following intensive economic restructuring in the 1980s, saw a re-entry of central government to the …
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Kakai Tonga 'i Okalani Nu'u Sila: Tongan Generations in Auckland New Zealand
… and patrilateral Tongan family residing in Auckland New Zealand. Thus, actors and scenes play out the thesis storyline in three parts where each act is titled Prologue, Dialogue and Epilogue. The Prologue, part one of this three act play, is three chapters which sets in motion the main …
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Melting processes in small basaltic systems: the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand
… that affect magmas on their ascent. The Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF) of northern New Zealand is a Quaternary intraplate basaltic volcanic field of c. 50 eruptive centres located over an area c. 360km2. The field has been extremely well-sampled over the past few decades thus providing an …
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Shifting Grounds: History, Memory and Materiality in Auckland Landscapes c.1350–2018
‘Shifting Grounds’ looks closely at three iconic Auckland landscapes — the Auckland Domain (Pukekawa), Maungakiekie (which encompasses two adjacent parks, Cornwall Park and One Tree Hill Domain) and the Ōtuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve. Approaching each site as an archive and examining the …
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The ecology of the lucerne flea, Sminthurus viridis, in the South-Auckland/Waikato area
… viridis L., is an annual pest in pastures in the Auckland/Waikato area. It damages legumes, particularly white clover, from late autumn until early summer, with a peak in infestation in spring. No research into the seasonality of the lucerne flea (LF) has been done in New Zealand. It was therefore …
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Architectural Historicism Revisited: The Case of Twentieth-Century Traditionalist Architecture in Queen Street, Auckland
… of New Zealand’s biggest city, Queen Street in Auckland, was selected as a case study. Attracting some of the largest public and private investments in the country, Queen Street architecture was designed by the most renowned architects of the period and widely appreciated by the public. …
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