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Picnic Parties, Photography and Primates: Heginbotham's Tea Gardens, Kilbirnie
Full text linkHeginbotham's Tea Gardens was the last of Wellington's five pleasure gardens to open and it was at its peak in the early 1900s. Opened in Kilbirnie in 1891, the gardens advertised its summerhouse, ocean views, and "endless amusement in the antics of … monkeys in a cage," as well refreshments in a curated outdoor recreational space. These were fairly typical attractions for New Zealand's pleasure gardens, but Heginbotham set his venue apart by having a photographic studio onsite. From 1842, when the country's first tea garden opened, pleasure gardens had a popular form of entertainment, and made "a major contribution to the social life of Wellington" in the nineteenth century. These were public places that women could visit unaccompanied by men and socialise outside the home. By the early twentieth century, however, interest was waning in this form of entertainment, and the expansion of Wellington's suburbs was encouraging subdivision. Alongside sweeping urban and social change was a growing appreciation for New Zealand's natural environment. By the mid-1920s, Wellington's pleasure gardens had largely disappeared. This paper explores the role of these gardens and considers their legacy
A case of mistaken identity: Charles Lillywhite, painter-decorating, and New Zealand's gaol regulations
Full text linkIn November 1900, American painter and decorator Charles Lillywhite was arrested at the corner of Willis and Manners Sts in Wellington after being identified as murderer Arthur Blatch while painting a postal pillar box. Blatch had murdered Alfred Welch in Colchester, England seven years earlier in December 1893. The arrest was sensational news. Multiple witnesses testified to Lillywhite being Blatch, including an Invercargill man who had known Blatch in England. In his defence Lillywhite produced a certificate of membership of the Painters' and Decorators' Brotherhood of North America to demonstrate he had been in America when the murder occurred, and the Chief of Police at Tacoma, Washington provided "statements from reputable citizens" identifying Lillywhite as being a resident painter and decorator in Tacoma from 1883 until 1894 when he moved to New Zealand. After four months remanded in The Terrace Gaol, Lillywhite was extradited to England, where 30 witnesses were unable to positively identify him as Blatch and he was released in late June 1901. Even before Lillywhite's name was cleared, the Justice Department decided to revise the gaol regulations "[i]n consequence of the agitation which has arisen through the treatment of Lillywhite" to "provide for different treatment of persons awaiting trial from those under sentence." This paper examines the life and career of painter-decorator Charles Lillywhite and the gaol regulations in place in the 1900s and their consequences and implications for the interiors of New Zealand gaols
Pathways to secondary school principalship: Enablers and challenges
Full text linkA recent Education Review Office (ERO) report on preparation and support for new principals in Aotearoa New Zealand revealed that they are not always well prepared for aspects of their role (ERO, 2023). Three key drivers for preparation were found to be previous leadership experience, participation in post-graduate study related to school leadership, and coaching and mentoring support. While this report focused on both primary and secondary principals in their first 5 years as principals, two other recent qualitative studies have looked specifically at pathways to principalship in secondary settings. The first study involving interviews with eight recently appointed principals, highlighted the importance of career choices, postgraduate study, targeted professional learning and development (PLD), exposure to elements of a principal’s role, and mentoring. The second study explored the enablers and challenges experienced by five female principals of co-educational schools. Aspects that were identified as both challenges and enablers in this study included the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of principals and others, the support and encouragement received, mentoring and PLD experiences, and work life balance. This article will draw on the findings of the two studies and the ERO report to highlight the challenges in current principal preparation in the secondary sector and make recommendations for aspiring leaders considering principalship, current principals and Boards of Trustees, and policy makers
"Corporate Purpose" as a False Friend: A Bibliometric Analysis
Full text linkThe term "corporate purpose" is frequently used, both in academic and non-academic writings today. However, it is also quite ambiguous, particularly in relation to the precise obligations that companies may be expected to fulfil. By presenting a bibliometric analysis of this term over recent decades, this article assesses its popularity and usage. It finds that the term "corporate purpose" was already quite popular in the 1960s and 1980s, yet with different meanings than today; that recent publications discuss this term in more detail than in the past; that it is today often associated with social and environmental topics; and that it has recently become a term frequently used in the management and business literature. Overall, the empirical findings of this article confirm that while the term has many ambiguities, and thus may not be a useful legal term, it may well be suitable as a conceptual framing device for the importance of social and environmental interests related to companies
Text, Context and Constitutions: Directors' Fundamental Duties in Aotearoa New Zealand
Full text linkThis article considers fundamental directors' duties under the Companies Act 1993. Drawing on fundamental principles of the rule of law, and Roland Barthes' distinction between lisible and scriptible texts, the article provides a close reading of the text regarding directors' duties. These duties are then considered in a broader context. An argument is also presented for greater use of bespoke constitutions to establish specific corporate purposes
Preventing Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review of Effective Interventions and Best Practices
Full text linkIntroduction: Noise is a common workplace hazard that can seriously affect worker health, including causing occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL). Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, workplaces in New Zealand must take all reasonably practicable steps to manage this risk. This systematic review aims to identify evidence-based interventions to prevent occupational-induced hearing loss, with a focus on guiding workplaces in adopting the most effective measures.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted to synthesise evidence from studies published between 2000 and 2024. Relevant literature was identified through a PubMed/MEDLINE database search using a combination of keywords and terms related to occupational noise, hearing loss, interventions, and best practices.
Results: The review identified several effective strategies to minimise the risk of occupational noise-induced hearing loss, including purchasing quieter machinery, insulating noisy equipment, and improving workplace practices such as regular hearing tests, employee training, and awareness programmes. Additionally, the use of hearing protection devices was recommended to address residual noise exposure.
Keywords: Occupational noise; Hearing loss; Best practices; Intervention; Systematic revie
Workplace Guidance for Earthquake Preparedness and Injury Prevention in Aotearoa-New Zealand: A Document Analysis
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Introduction: Strong earthquakes pose significant risks of fatal and non-fatal injury to populations in affected areas, including workers and workplace bystanders. Under New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA 2015), persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) must manage risks to health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable. To support PCBUs in meeting this obligation, guidance documents have been developed to outline the hazards arising from earthquakes and recommend strategies for controlling the injury risks. The extent to which these resources align with the HSWA 2015, however, remains unclear. This study aimed to analyse currently available workplace earthquake safety guidance documents in New Zealand to evaluate their content and assess their alignment with the HSWA 2015.
Methods: Seventeen guidance documents were identified through targeted searches of 25 organisational websites, Google.nz, and consultations with Occupational Health and Safety Associations. Thematic analysis was conducted to explore key themes within the documents. The findings were then analysed using the Hierarchy of Controls nd the Haddon Matrix framework to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improvement in current guidance.
Findings: Six key guidance areas were identified: (1) hazard identification, (2) risk reduction actions, (3) contingency planning, (4) technology integration, (5) training, and (6) communication and coordination. Guidance on administrative controls (e.g., emergency plans) were included in all documents. In contrast, guidance on higher-order controls were less common, with engineering controls (e.g., structural retrofits) in 82% (n=14) and isolation measures (e.g., restricting access to earthquake prone buildings) in only 12% (n=2). Further analysis using the Haddon Matrix showed that pre-earthquake actions were covered in all documents, but post-earthquake actions were less comprehensively addressed (59%, n=10).
Conclusions: Future guidance could be improved by prioritising higher-order controls; providing detailed recommendations for post-earthquake response and recovery; and developing tailored resources for a wider range of work settings. Together, these improvements could help better align workplace earthquake safety practices with the requirements of the HSWA 2015.
Keywords: Earthquake preparedness, workplace safety, Injury prevention, Hierarchy of Controls, Haddon Matri
A reflection and the future of health and safety in New Zealand
Full text linkAs we publish volume 2, edition 1 of the New Zealand Journal of Health and Safety Practice, it is an opportune moment to reflect on our journey and consider the future of our profession. The field of health and safety in New Zealand has seen significant advancements, driven by the most part through initiatives from the professions and the enthusiasm and passion of the health and safety community. It is important then that we celebrate our achievements, acknowledge the challenges, and envision the path ahead
Negated Implications in Connexive Relevant Logics
Full text linkConnexive expansions of relevant logics tend to prove every negated implication formula. In this paper I discuss why they tend to satisfy this unsavoury property, and discuss avenues by which it can be avoided, providing logics which stand as proofs of concept that these avenues can be made to work
On a Suggested Logic for Paraconsistent Mathematics
Full text linkThe logic subDL and its quantified extension subDLQ were proposed by Badia and Weber (Dialethism and its Applications, 2019: 155-176) as a basis for developing a version of mathematics in which paradoxes are harmless. In the present paper, subDL as defined in the literature is shown to be too strong to support the theories which motivate it. The crucial point is that contraction is derivable in subDL. It follows that the semantic structure used by Badia and Weber to invalidate contraction is not, in fact, a model of subDL. Here we identify the axioms responsible for contraction in subDL and prove that the logic, weakened by removal of these axioms, is contraction-free and paraconsistent
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