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Exhibition review: Star Gossage, "Marae"
No full textReview of Star Gossage, "Marae", Tim Melville Gallery, 19 November-20 December 2013, published in "Art New Zealand", No. 149, Autumn 2014, p. 32.
http://www.art-newzealand.com/Noarticles/issue149.htm
Research report and presentation to Waiwhakareke Action Group
Get PDFThis report was commissioned by WAG as a voucher project. Initial research was conducted by Debbie Page, tutor, School of Media Arts, and followed up as a class project by PR students.
The research was to review and suggest an improvement to WAG website. This website is accessed through the HCC website, and had been identified as a problem, both for its ability to attract visitors, and to provide relevant and timely information to visitors
Kiwi Hit Disc 168 - "Tommorrow Never Knows"
No full textPromotional CD released by NZ on Air featuring a track by One Man Bannister (Me) off my Evolver CD. It is of course a cover version
Exhibition review: "Selfies"
No full textReview of "Selfies", group exhibition, Orexart, Auckland, 1-17 April 2014, published in "Art New Zealand", No. 150, Winter 2014, p. 39.
http://www.art-newzealand.com/Noarticles/issue150.htm
Personalisation of learning and reflective frameworks: Example from an industry-focused, post-graduate transdisciplinary degree
Get PDFThe New Zealand government has determined strategies to encourage research-driven innovation which include close collaboration between industry and the academic communities. In response to such direction, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) has developed a set of research-based, transdisciplinary qualifications grounded in real-world industry contexts. To assist learners in undertaking successful research inquiry, the transdisciplinary curriculum development team has developed an online training needs analysis instrument that enables learners to identify their readiness to undertake transdisciplinary research. The training needs analysis tool is supported by a reflective framework which assists the learner to self-reflect upon their levels of skills and knowledge against internationally-accepted standards. The intention of such tools is to enable the learner to commence the process of self-empowerment within the learning environment
Could Business Planning Help Small business Enterprises (SBEs)and Micro Firms in a Rapidly Changing Digital Environment?
Get PDFSEAANZ Conference 2014
Title: Could Business Planning Help Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) and Micro Firms in a Rapidly Globalising Digital Environment? (Working paper)
Abstract
There is shift in attention on the performance of SBEs and micro firms in recent times. Governmental attention towards the performance of small firms is gradually increasing and becoming more positive. Policy makers recognise the value of the contribution small firms make towards economic growth and development. In this context a study relating to the strategies that SBEs and micro firms could use to enhance performance is useful.
This study looks at business planning as a strategy that SBEs and micro firms could use to improve performance in a rapidly globalising digital environment. A globalising and rapidly changing technological environment is giving rise to new challenges, opportunities and risks for firms generally and the smaller firms in particular. Small business owner/operators need to become more innovative and entrepreneurial in their strategies for survival and growth in a rapidly changing environment. This study also has a brief look at the impact of globalisation on SBEs and micro firms.
A set of key questions are addressed in this study. A qualitative approach based on an extensive literature search and a case study approach is used to inform this study. Theoretical frameworks and current discussions on the subject are examined. There is an intensive debate in entrepreneurship literature on the value of business planning and performance of small firms. The debate is far from being settled. This study attempts to put some light on the debate. A sample of case studies of SBEs and micro firms is used to throw some light on the debate
The findings so far have indicated that, besides having knowledge gaps, majority of the SBEs had managerial, technology and resource constraints which precluded them from exploring and using new opportunities and approaches needed to enhance their chances of success in a rapidly globalising digital environment.
Generally small business entrepreneurs depended on their personal experiences and beliefs to make strategic decisions on obtaining and using the resources required to operate the businesses on a daily, short term or long-time basis. Majority of the SBEs in the sample of case studies did not use a written business plan or a business model as a strategy to enhance performance.
The impact of business planning on the performance of SMEs and SBEs has been debated for decades. This debate is far from being resolved. Although there is some agreement that business planning had positive impact on the performance of SBEs and micro firms, the practice of developing careful business plans as a guide is not a popular strategy amongst the SBEs and micro firms ,especially those that start new. More research is needed to settle the debate
Oh yes we are
No full textInteractive documentary that uses 360 degree video and specialised software to explore creative practices in Hamilton, New Zealand, 201
PhD Presentation Transforming Māori experiences of Historical Intergenerational Trauma @ Waikato Tainui Taarere aa Taawhaki seminar June 26th 2014
No full textThis thesis examines links between Māori deficit statistics, Māori experiences of historical intergenerational trauma or HIT, and colonisation. The thesis draws upon Western critical theory combined with Indigenous methodologies that employ Māori epistemologies or ways of knowing to make sense of historical discourses that have traditionally impeded Māori wellbeing and development. Indigenous methodologies such as Pūrākau theory are employed in this thesis to peel back layers of narratives that are sometimes intergenerational, to expose contributing factors to Māori deficit statistics. These theories interpret underlying themes and key factors in HIT. In essence the study examines Māori experiences; Māori concepts and oral traditions relevant to HIT. Essentially four research questions are posed. "What are Māori experiences of historical intergenerational trauma?" "What were the political, socio- economic implications for Māori both pre and post signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi?" "What significance does locating self in this research have in terms of contextualising Māori experiences of historical intergenerational trauma?" And finally "What are Māori strategies that respond to this phenomenon?
Conversations on risky play
No full textThis chapter explores risk taking play in early childhood education. It utilises practitioners voices to illustrate current research