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Showing 1 to 20 of 120 for “"North Island"”.
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The dynamics of reactivated landslides: Utiku and Taihape, North Island, New Zealand
The primary aim of this research was to study the relationship between landslide motion and its causes, with reference to large, slow moving, reactivated translational rock slides. The movement of such slides has often been assumed to be uniform over time because poor temporal and spatial …
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The distribution and dynamics of planktonic rotifera in the North Island, New Zealand
… scales, were investigated in lakes of the North Island, New Zealand. The overall aim was to provide a better understanding of the relative influence of various environmental gradients in determining the composition of planktonic rotifer communities in New Zealand. Potential methods for …
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Dialect formation in fragmented populations of the endangered North Island kokako (Callaeas wilsoni)
… more recent population fragmentation events. The North Island kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) is a duetting songbird endemic to New Zealand that was once widespread but, due to habitat loss and introduced predators, has become endangered. These birds are sedentary and monogamous with poor flying …
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Clay petrology of Mesozoic to recent sediments of central western North Island, New Zealand
… shelf surficial sediments from central Western North Island are presented with the aim of determining the significance of areal and stratigraphic variations in clay mineral distributions. Sample analysis procedures using mainly X-ray diffractometry have been determined that are relatively …
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The morphodynamics of a sand and gravel barrier, Southern Hawke Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Little is known about mixed sand and gravel beaches over an extended time period (seasons) or for specific wave energy events. This thesis addresses this problem by analysis of the gravel textures (sizes and forms) and the cross-shore transverse profiles for the southern Hawke Bay barrier, which …
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Coastal Storm Activity along the Eastern North Island of New Zealand - East Cape to Wellington
Coastal storm activity for the eastern North Island, between East Cape and Wellington, has been quantified from a meteorological perspective through the use of cyclone tracks and extreme winds and from an oceanographic perspective by using hindcast wave information. It has culminated in the …
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Drivers, Dynamics and Hazards of the largest pyroclastic eruptions of Tongariro Volcano, Central North Island, New Zealand
… revealed an 'unzipping' of eruption vents from north to south along the axis of the Tongariro Graben. The northern vents produced sustained Plinian eruption columns, while southern vents sourced unstable and collapsing sub-Plinian eruptions, the latter generating pyroclastic density currents. …
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Impact on the North Island freight infrastructure in the event of a disruption of the Ports of Auckland
… provides an investigation into the impact on the North Island freight infrastructure, in the event of a disruption of the Ports of Auckland (POAL). This research is important to New Zealand, especially having experienced the Canterbury earthquake disaster in 2010/2011 and the current 2012 …
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The role of real estate agents and digital media to first home buyers in the North Island of New Zealand
The first home buyers' journey in the North Island of New Zealand is a complex and multifaceted process influenced by various factors, including the role of real estate agents and digital media. This research explores the role of these two factors and their impact on the decision making process of …
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The use of physical and chemical techniques in the identification of Tephera (volcanic ash) in the North Island, New Zealand
… of tephra in the Waikato Basin of the North Island of New Zealand is one such example. These tephra form the parent materials of the agricultural soils of the region, and are at considerable distances from the likely sources, these being the Egmont volcanic centre in Taranaki, the …
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Wave Characteristics and Transformations on Sub-Horizontal (Type B) Shore Platforms on the East Coast of the North Island, New Zealand
… 1.3°) were selected from Gisborne and Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Synchronised high frequency sea‐surface records were obtained using electronic wave gauges. The Gisborne experiments were conducted under fair‐weather swell conditions to characterise temporal and spatial characteristics …
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The biogeography and trophic roles of coastal marine sponges (Porifera) from the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand: Influences of catchments.
… taxa across the Taranaki and central west coast North Island region. Biogeographic data showed that the geographic range of sponge species is highly patchy and supports the hypothesis that species assemblages at the Pariokariwa Reef (now part of the Parininihi Marine Reserve) are highly unique. …
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Studies on late Quaternary tephras in the Waikato and other regions in northern North Island, New Zealand, based on distal deposits in lake sediments and peats
… of the Waikato and other regions in northern North Island, New Zealand, are investigated using distal tephras contained in lake sediments and peats. Such environments are advantageous for tephra studies, particularly in distal localities where tephra identifications have previously …
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The Impact of an Integrated Study Skills Program on University of La Verne Adult Undergraduates at Vandenberg Air Force Base and Naval Air Station North Island
… Air Force Base (VAFB) and Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI). The study attempted to discover whether three methodologies of an integrated study skills program differed on affective behavioral outcomes of intact groups. Data from a preliminary survey, Learning and Study Strategies …
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Intensive care nurses’ perceptions of ‘good’ end-of-life care for the adult patient who has had treatment withdrawn or withheld: A North Island non-metropolitan ICU nursing study.
Intensive care is a place for the critically ill. It is a place of advanced technology where alarms, lights and noise are plentiful and where privacy and dignity are not always able to be given the highest priority. ICUs are places catering for the most acutely unwell patients, a number of these …
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Population structure and genetic variation in Hector’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
… four genetically isolated regional populations, North Island (n = 29), East Coast South Island (n = 110), West Coast South Island (n = 122) and South Coast South Island (n = 19). Significant levels of genetic differentiation were not detected within local sub-populations of the East Coast and …
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Towards a model of the Cenozoic tectonic development of New Zealand
… the Paleogene. (3) The nature and location, north of the Alpine Fault proper, of the relative plate motion which is evident as dextral fault displacement on the Alpine Fault. (4) The total amount of Cenozoic horizontal displacement through New Zealand. (5) The Neogene and Quaternary extent …
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