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Leptospermum tairawhitiense (Myrtaceae), a new species from Aotearoa / New Zealand, segregated from Leptospermum scoparium s. l.
No full textLeptospermum tairawhitiense G.J. Atkins, de Lange & M.A.M. Renner sp. nov. (Myrtaceae) is segregated from L. scoparium J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. (sensu lato). The new species is endemic to Tairāwhiti / East Cape, Te Ika a Māui / North Island of Aotearoa / New Zealand. The new species is genetically distinct from L. scoparium sensu lato, L. hoipolloi L.M.H. Schmid & de Lange, and L. repo de Lange & L.M.H. Schmid, and chemically it is distinguished by having unusually high levels of triketones. Morphologically, Leptospermum tairawhitiense differs from these species in vegetative characters by the shortly and densely branching growth habit; the often suckering growth habit; the patent leaves, arising at 70−90° from the stem; the lamina is narrow-lanceolate, elliptic lanceolate, or rarely narrowly ovate and (3.0−)4.8−6.2(−9.0) mm long by (1.0−)1.3(−2.1) mm wide and coloured dull green to dark green, red-tinged, ± glaucescent (new growth yellow-green, red-tinged, glaucescent); and in reproductive characters, the flowers are cupped and small in comparison to other species, being 8−14 mm in diameter, with 5(−8) white petals, 5.0−7.0 × 4.6−6.4 mm and 20−32 stamens with white or pink filaments. The capsules of Leptospermum tairawhitiense are up to 6.8 mm wide and 5.5 mm tall when unopened, with exserted valves that comprise half the capsule height in profile, and when opened the valves exceed the capsule rim. A conservation assessment using the New Zealand Threat Classification System is proposed and a revised key to Leptospermum of Aotearoa / New Zealand provided
Reducing construction plastic waste to landfill: Making gold from straw
No full textConstruction waste breakdown
Challenges & constraints
True cost
Waste disposal cost
Waste research
A circular economy
The 6 Rs
The issue
Plastic waste
Waste auditing
Plastic type
Plastic uses
Novel solutions
Difficult wastes
Hazardous wastes
On-site separation
Plastics audit catalogues
Holistic management: decision tree
Preliminary results
Future wor
Going West: An ecological Journey
No full textRESEARCH QUESTION
How can architecture elevate the experience for inhabitants and influence the preservation of the native NZ bush?
ABSTRACT
The Waitakere Ranges, a fairly dense area of native bush on the Western border of the Auckland isthmus, are a landscape of national significance. They remain home to a flourishing array of flora and fauna, most of which are sacred or protected for their significance and history. Many people see this landscape as a popular destination for its unique coastal beaches and extensive bush walks. It is important to acknowledge the threat the Ranges face from suburbia and how damaging this will be to a region that cannot withstand finite change.
The Ranges have a reputation for being a desirable bach location for New Zealanders looking to escape the busy city life. Within the area, there are very limited accommodation options, most of which are seasonal. While they remain a significant region for day-time exploration, there is currently little opportunity to stay within the forest and experience it in an enclosed, comfortable setting.
Juhani Pallasmaa argues that architecture has an extreme dominance of the visual sense and little regard for the other senses. However, there is potential to experience life not through one but all senses. Architecture could assist with this and invite people to rediscover an environment in a completely unique or perhaps unexpected way..
This project creates a space where guests can stay in the bush and feel enveloped by the surrounding environment. There is great potential to experience the bush with its system of streams closing in around oneself, while being enclosed and feeling a sense of safety. The ability to showcase this wonderful environment without disrupting the land is the difficult aim of this project. By bringing awareness to the contrast between the natural and built environment, guests may be enabled to experience a direct connection to nature, which is so crucial in Auckland’s urban setting. The aim of this research project is to elevate the experience of the bush while aiding its preservatio
Stocktake of clinical placements and preparation for clinical experience: A national perspective of practice employed in the polytechnic sector
No full textFunding: MBIE Science Whitinga Fellowship/Te Apārangi Royal Society
A collaborative research project between 13 New Zealand polytechnic institutes offering nursing programmes
INTRODUCTION
Nursing curricula need to keep pace with the anticipated demographic change in New Zealand so that the future workforce is prepared to meet the population’s evolving healthcare requirements. Placements need to support curriculum organisation, addressing the breadth and type of services being utilised. Theoretical content needs to address the particular health needs of older people.
AIM
To review placement preparation and clinical experience for New Zealand student nurses in aged care settings
METHOD
Programme managers were invited to participate in an online quantitative survey (n = 13). The survey included closed and open-ended questions exploring clinical placement arrangements, preparation of clinical staff and students, and faculty support provided.
RESULTS
There appears to be little consensus about undergraduate nursing curriculum content or placements necessary to develop understanding about the health needs of older people. A range of curriculum models existed with differing philosophies and objectives.
CONCLUSION
Placement provision should more broadly recognise delivery of nursing services for older adults, reflecting the range of services likely to be accessed. The unification of the nursing curricula across the polytechnic sector provides an opportunity to ensure a well-educated and prepared workforce to address the health needs of older people.
NewZealand's population
Future nursing workforce?
The Academy
Stocktake of aged care curriculum
Method
Defining aged care placements
Where are clinical placements?
When are clinical placements undertaken?
What is the available educational experience?
How are supervisors prepared?
How are students prepared?
Conclusions
Where to from here?
Reference
From urban development to the pluriverse: Ontological design for natural and cultural heritage
Get PDFUrbanization has been a regular feature of demographic and environmental change in New Zealand for over 70 years. Urban design and development are fundamental processes in this trend, accounting for population densification as well as erosion of mature ecosystrems. In Auckland, urban development has resulted in a 30% loss of green space, and continues to present significant challenges for preserving natural and cultural heritage. This pictorial uses Te Pātaka Art Trail as a case study in pluriversal design research. Following Escobar (2018), this project provided the opportunity to rethink community in relation to urban development pressures in the city. Public art and place activations over 3-months engaged communities in varied ways with experiencing the natural and cultural heritage of the site, facilitating (ontological) communal transitions "from development to the pluriverse" by realised the role of history, creativity and the land in the (re)shaping of our worlds.
[Tanya White now known as Hinewaimarama Reihana-White
Drone survey of Kahakaharoa
No full textThe changes in the landscape that impact features of the area underpins the need to build a geographic information system (GIS) that provides information including:
• Highly detailed imagery of the existing land cover and geological features.
• Areas of erosion
• Vegetation characteristics including areas of invasive species
Through the use of a drone, collected images resulted in maps of the area that allow one to closely visualize details of the ground cover or vegetation and 3D models that allow interaction with the imagery.
This report covers the results of a drone survey conducted on the 19-21st of September and a follow-up flight on 6th of November 2019 of the North head of Hokianga Harbour, with work being done to provide information for the needs of the Te Tāpairu Hirahira o Kahakaharoa and Te Puna Topu o Hokianga Trusts.
The mahi is aimed at acquiring detailed imagery for the description and characterisation of land cover thereby contributing to a Geographic Information System (GIS) relevant to the needs major stakeholders. Results of the survey and highlights of the findings are included in the summary that refers to the maps developed. A detailed technical report at the end of the figures is also included
Hypothesis driven designing for carpooling applications
No full textUniwaka
Admin panel + Cloud database + Mobile app
Design iteration
User research
The incremental expansion and complexity of the Design Hypothesis mirrors a developing understanding of people’s mental models
Social norms v. Market norm
The rural way: Rural nurses’ contribution to new models of health care, reducing health disparities - stories from practice
No full textThis chapter reports on a research project that set out to capture the unique stories from rural nurses from Aotearoa, New Zealand. During the past three decades changing socio-political and economic contexts have affected the delivery of health care while rural nurses have responded with new models of practice which has resulted in an emerging rural nurse discourse related and specific to rural New Zealand. Rural nurses have maintained and, in some cases, improved the health care of these rural communities. A total of 26 rural nurse participants shared their stories providing data to explore the structured phenomenon of rural nursing in New Zealand. Personal and human dimensions are illuminated, as the in-depth meaning of the experience is described by each individual storyteller. Interviews were conducted to collect retrospective stories uncovering the participants’ rural nurse journey. Revealed are a sense of place and people, involving what nurses’ express, as the rural way. A nursing discourse is developed which complements and extends international theories. The rural nurse of New Zealand is imbued with pioneering spirit; entrepreneurial practice shaped by their rural communities highlighting what we suggest is the rural way. Further expansion of the rural way was uncovered with follow up interviews exploring their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
Does institutional quality matter to Korean outward FDI? A gravity model analysis
No full textInstitutional quality is found to be a major determinant in FDI literature in general. It suggests that political risk (lack of/poor institutional quality) not only deters FDI inflows to host countries but also can lead FDI to countries with higher risks and to ‘pollution heaven’ which might have an adverse impact on long term growth and development in both host and home countries. There are strong empirical evidences in literature that lack of institutional quality or good governance is associated with lower FDI inflows. An extensive literature (Alfaro et al. 2008; Ali et al. 2010; Akhtaruzzaman et al. 2017; Bénassy‐Quéré et al. 2007) investigated FDI response to various types of institutional quality in FDI host countries. Over the last 20 years data evidenced that Korea’s OFDI flowed to developing countries with a sustained large gap existing in institutional quality between host countries and Korea (See, Fig 2 top panel); however; those countries had been offering a higher degree of capital account openness. A sharp increase in capital account openness since the early 2000s coincides with sharp increase in Korea’s OFDI to those host countries. For example, Peru was the least open economy and started to initiate measures to open capital account since the mid-90s and early 2000s. The degree of openness in Peru is now similar to that of developed countries. On the other hand, Peru is one of the least progressed countries in terms of institutional quality over the same period of time. This slow or no progress in institutional quality is a common pattern of institutional improvement for a large sample of host countries of Korea’s OFDI (see, Figure 2). However, those developing countries including Peru are regular destinations of a substantial amount of Korea’s OFDI. Does this suggest that institutional quality of host country does not matter to Korean investors, or is there a 3rd factor mitigating the impact of institutional quality on Korea’s OFDI? Few studies on Korea’s OFDI considered institutional quality of host country as a control variable instead of main determinant of FDI (Park and Jung 2020). However, existing studies do not explain why Korea’s OFDI flowed to countries with a large gap in institutional quality between Korea and host countries. This research fills the gap in the literature of Korea’s OFDI. The findings of this research suggest that high degree of capital account openness (a factor that ensures profit repatriation of investors) weakened the negative impact of poor institutional quality in host countries on Korea’s OFDI
Developing a staff capability digital credential course with a Pacific focus
No full textPurpose: reflections & learnings
Why a Pacific Digital credential (the demand)
Development process
Content development challenges
Reflectiohs
Learnings
Takeawa