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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"harakeke"”.
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Te pā harakeke: Educational success and kōhanga reo
Exploring the meaning of educational success in an indigenous context is a challenging task. Success has come to be promoted as narrow forms of academic success. However, “academic success” does not adequately take into account the knowledge, values, and beliefs of Indigenous peoples that stem from …
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Harakeke (Phormium tenax) ecology and historical management by Maori: The changing landscape in New Zealand
Harakeke (Phormium tenax: Phormiaceae) is an important weaving resource for the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand. This research project investigates Maori knowledge of harakeke ecology and management practices prior to the early 20th century within the context of a study of relevant …
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Harakeke fibre as reinforcement in epoxy matrix composites and its hybridisation with hemp fibre
… glass fibre composites in certain applications. Harakeke fibre known as New Zealand flax or Phormium tenax used to be an important export material in New Zealand in the early twentieth century, but its production reduced due to the availability of synthetic fibres midcentury and competition from …
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Bio-composites materials from engineered natural fibres for structural applications
… and innovation in natural fibre composites. Harakeke and hemp fibres, amongst other natural fibres, possess respectable mechanical properties along with other advantages such as low cost, low production energy requirements and abundant availability. Polylactic acid (PLA), a sustainable …
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A study on the use of indigenous New Zealand plant fibres for producing biomorphic hydroxyapatite fibres and chars used in reinforcing biomedical hydroxyapatite sourced from cattle bone
… chars (0.1, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 wt%) derived from harakeke and cabbage tree leaf fibres. The work on hydroxyapatite (HAp)-char composites was conducted in three parts, where the initial two parts dealt with the development of precursors for the composite i.e., HAp and char while the third part …
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Taonga tuku iho: Intergenerational transfer of raranga and whatu
… I was told it was a very fragile kete made of harakeke which they considered was an un-usual shape and it was noted that it was a very old piece. and that the shape of it was unusual, and it was a very old. This made me more curious, as there was something particularly that I was alluring about …