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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"local and central government"”.
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Fraud prevention and detection practices across local and central government in New Zealand
… project is a deep dive into current fraud trends and the underlying challenges in modern fraud prevention practices. My analysis shows that while fraud continues to pose major financial and reputational threats, most vulnerabilities stem from outdated systems that simply can't keep up with today's …
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A woman’s place is in the House…of Representatives: How Labour women can use Direct Voter Contact to support their election campaigns
This thesis discusses barriers to and pathways to election for women at local and central government level. The thesis also discusses the use of Direct Voter Contact in a New Zealand environment.
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The Dynamics of Conflict of the Kuria Tribe Around North Mara Mine
… of this study were met through enquiries and discussions with the local communities, village leaders, traditional leaders, district government officials and the mining company to air their opinions and experience with regard to conflicts in North Mara Mine. General findings show that, …
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Evacuation to Pembrokeshire during the Second World War
The following study examines the experience and affect of the evacuation of civilians to Pembrokeshire during the Second World War from Britain's urban centres. The study is based upon the examination of existing local and central government documents relating to the evacuation, local and national …
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Decision-making in residential renewal.
Housing is a key element in welfare policy and in environmental planning in modern Britain and as a finite commodity it has only a limited life. To maximise this life potential the improvement and renewal of dwelling units is necessary, and is an important aspect of both national and local housing …
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The Effect of Laboratories in Secondary Schools on Students’ Performance in Science Subjects
… was employed in connection with survey design and a sample comprised of ninety five (95) respondents. The data was collected using questionnaire, interview and observation. A SPSS programme was used for processing and analysis of data. The findings of the study revealed that, performance of …
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Public health and society in Cape Town, 1880-1910
… a contribution to the social history of medicine and to urban history. It attempts to examine the impact of public health reform on Cape Town society between 1880 and 1910. Accepting the argument that the control of disease is one of the means by which a dominant establishment may assert its …
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Quality systems and and service delivery in the UK leisure industry
… instrument, devised by Zeithami, Parasuraman and Berry (1990), could be applied to a diverse range of leisure facilities; art gallery, museum, amusement park, leisure centre, golf course and theatre. Diversity was also achieved by the operational environments of the facility providers; public …
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Responding to climate change to sustain community-managed water services in Vanuatu
… this research was to provide holistic, detailed, and integrated knowledge and guidance on the ways in which community-managed water services are affected by and sustained against climate change disturbances. Climate change poses one of the most significant challenges to the world with potential …
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Complex uncertainty: Long-term risk management decision making in New Zealand local government
New Zealand’s natural hazardscape has long posed risks for government owned water infrastructure and its stakeholder communities. In the context of climate change, there are predictions that the frequency and intensity of natural hazard events are set to increase, but there are uncertainties about …
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Metaphors of Command and Control in the United Kingdom and the United States America : Developing a Communicative Framework to Enhance Interoperability for Emergency Management Organisations
This study explores Command and Control in the context of emergency management in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (US). Command and Control is regarded as both the dominant and traditional model of emergency management though debate continues as to its appropriateness in …
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An examination of the use of a human behaviour model for natural resource policy design and implementation by government (central and regional) agencies
… pieces of environmental legislation in New Zealand has been the Resource Management Act (New Zealand Government 1991) that has empowered local government agencies to manage the use of natural resources in their regions. Three Government Departments have been responsible for developing policies …
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Metropolitan reform and decision making: Dove-Myer Robinson’s challenge to local body morphological fundamentalism
The capacity of New Zealand local bodies to perceive their geographical identities and political autonomy as enduringly useful and to jealously protect these against proposals for structural change is studied in this thesis. This self protective guardianship is termed morphological fundamentalism. …