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Koea te urutapu, te ao turoa
No full textKoea te urutapu, te ao turoa
(Untouched beauty, the world of light)
an audio-visual installation in two parts
Jeremy Mayall, Horomona Horo and Ben Woollen.
This work explores ideas of a welcome loneliness that can occur when spending time in largely untouched natural environments. There is an interesting contrast that occurs where the space feels both expansive and intimate at the same time. The two parts are separate but interconnected - both exploring similar ideas in different ways. Looking at the sense of space (both in terms of physical space and time-space) that we as humans take on, and how we should be aware of what we do with our time here.
Sit and immerse yourself in the visual and sound as they work together to explore the landscape
Spacetime (continuum)
No full textA collaboration with Owen Mayall
Spacetime
(continuum)
a personal infinity space for contemplation
Chamber, mirrors, light and sound
This space lets you leave your body in the physical world, and transport your head somewhere else. Through the creation of an infinity space, one can look forward and backwards into an endless space - perhaps a vision for the future and the past simultaneously.
When paired with lights and sound the effect of synchresis is explored - a situation where one makes connections between the things we see and the things we hear - even if those things aren’t specifically linked.
This space utilises rhythms and gestures as both ways of structuring sound and light, so that one can become lost or possibly overwhelmed by the experience in the space
We began as wanderers
No full textA collaboration with Aaron Chesham and Stephen Gallagher
We began as wanderers a light and sound walk fabric, light, projection, multi-channel sound “Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars.”
- Carl Sagan
This meditative space presents an opportunity for you to become immersed in a sound and light environment that might allow everyone who is stuck on earth to be able to imagine an opportunity to explore amongst the universe.
Walk through the space, explore the sound and the interaction with the light.
Make yourself comfortable and spend time exploring the relationships between the many layers of sound and light. Engage in a mindful process and participate in Deep Listening.
Deep Listening is an aesthetic based upon principles of improvisation, electronic music, ritual, and meditation. It is a process where one decides to practice the art of listening and responding to environmental conditions - exploring the situation in a more focussed but experimental way in order to hear relationships and make connections.
Also, at the core of this work is a link between art and the universe.
In the not-so-distant past, space and art intermingled happily. From the Renaissance onwards, art and science became inextricably bound together. You can see it in Leonardo Da Vinci’s sketchbooks that he used as laboratories for his thinking. Artists were crucial to NASA’s development, and the work they created at times was outpacing the science of space travel itself. At the time, the space artist was to reveal science’s discoveries to the world but also to build enthusiasm for it. They wanted to inspire people to want to go and see what is ‘out there’ in our universe. Science can often get lost in minutiae at the expense of the big picture - we want to address the bigger picture through two of the fundamental forms of movement in space - sound and light
The particulate injection moulding fabrication process: Are micro-scale products viable.
Get PDFAdvances in consumer technologies are enabling a variety of products to be developed using novel approaches to historical manufacturing processes. The sophisticated fabrication process of particulate injection moulding is one such process, ideally suitable for the production of components 1 to 100g. Derived from the merging of technologies from the powder consolidation sector to the polymer injection moulding industry it is one of the fastest growing areas of the mid volume manufacturing sector.
This paper presents a review and analysis of a range of NZ products produced from titanium metals. A focus on the drive to size reductions and the requirements that arise from such miniaturisation is seen through comparisons between current products, products under development and targeted future products
Strategic Plan for the Lakeland Queen and its entry into the China FIT market (2017-2020)
Get PDFAbstract:
With a maximum capacity of 240 customers on both decks, Lakeland Queen is the largest vessel on Lake Rotorua. Nowadays, it provides one-hour cruises including breakfast, lunch, and dinner cruise every day. Also, well equipped with buffet and bar on both decks, it is also capable of catering for many special events and parties.
The past few years has seen a rapid growth in the number of Chinese visitors, who became the most important market for Lakeland Queen. However, behind the growing numbers of Chinese visitors every year, there is an undergoing trend from tour groups to Free Independent Travellers (FIT).
The aim of the research is to develop a strategic plan for Lakeland Queen and its entry into the Chinese FIT market.
A combination of quantitative research and qualitative research has been used. The target market for Lakeland Queen among the FIT visitors has been identified. And the customer awareness among the Chinse FIT visitors for Lakeland Queen are very low. Most importantly, the travel planning preferences of the Chinese FIT visitors have been found out.
It would be recommended that the Lakeland Queen should clarify its target market first, based on which they can develop new products and cruise options for the FIT customers. Also, family discounts and combo activities would be effective ways to attract more independent travellers. Also, a digital development plan would be recommended primarily for Lakeland Queen
CacophonyViz : Visualisation of birdsong derived ecological health indicators
Get PDFThe purpose of this work was to create an easy to interpret visualisation of a simple index that represents the quantity and quality of bird life in New Zealand. The index
was calculated from an algorithm that assigned various weights to each species of
bird.
This work is important as it forms a part of the ongoing work by the Cacophony Project which aims to eradicate pests that currently destroy New Zealand native birds and their habitat. The map will be used to promote the Cacophony project to a wide public audience and encourage their participation by giving relevant feedback on the
effects of intervention such as planting and trapping in their communities.
The Design Science methodology guided this work through the creation of a series of prototypes that through their evaluation built on lessons learnt at each stage resulting
in a final artifact that successfully displayed the index at various locations across a map of New Zealand.
It is concluded that the artifact is ready and suitable for deployment once the availability of real data from the automatic analysis of audio recordings from multiple
locations becomes available
Effective use of Information Technology in Epilepsy New Zealand (ENZ)
Get PDFThe organization under consideration for the presentation is Epilepsy New Zealand (ENZ), a non-profit organization which aims at providing a better standard of living for people living with epilepsy in New Zealand.
This presentation will summarize the findings made and the work done in the organization as an intern. Initially the various elements of IT that is present in the organization and its influence on ENZ operations will discussed. Further, the policies and procedures that help in managing the IT functions of the organization are discussed.
Since the organization does not have existing IT policies and procedures in place, recommendations have been made for the same. The existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool used does not meet the requirements of the organization and the support from the vendor is inefficient. Hence an open source solution, CiviCRM has been suggested and implemented to manage the client data. An overview of the CRM tool, its functionalities, and how it influences the organization will also be discussed in the presentation
Liver-based infant complementary food
Get PDFAbstract- Weaning of infants involves the gradual introduction of solid foods and fluids along with the usual milk fed in their diet. After around six month of age, it becomes difficult to meet the nutritional requirements from the breast milk alone. This study developed beef liver based infant food as a complementary food for infants and determined its nutrient composition and sensory quality. Addition of liver to the vegetable base-formulation significantly improved the nutrient composition (P < 0.05) and consumer acceptance (P < 0.05) ofthe infant food compared to the treatments formulated with vegetables alone. The results of this study supports the importance of incorporating beef liver in to infant complementary food
To identify strategies for differentiating Kebabs Salateen within its market
Get PDFThe aim of this research is to identify strategies for differentiating Kebabs Salateen within its market. The head office of Kebabs Salateen is in Auckland. The company, Auckland Kebabs Limited, was formed in 2014 in Auckland. The original Salateen in Hamilton was in a building on Ward Street, but unfortunately, it was shut down due to safety concern. After 16 months Auckland Kebabs Limited talked to the old Salateen owner, and with his consent, Auckland Kebabs Limited opened the business in Ward Street and kept their old name to attract customers.
This study investigates Kebabs Salateen’s internal and external factors. In this research, SWOT, PESTLE, and a competitor analysis of Kebabs Salateen have been completed to identify strategies used in the business.
As part of this study, qualitative methods and a convenient sampling method were used. Interviews were taken from customers and employees of Kebabs Salateen to identify customer and employee satisfaction. Primary data was gathered, and secondary sources of data were used to analyse the current situation at Kebabs Salateen.
Different strategies were identified and applied in different areas of the business, such as organisational structure, competitive advantage and customer analysis in Kebabs Salateen. The study also identified some direct and indirect competitors of Kebabs Salateen. The analysis of the result included different strategies in business and how these strategies can fit in other areas of the research. According to the findings, customers and employees were 80% and 90% respectively satisfied with the service and quality of Kebabs Salateen. To achieve 100% customer satisfaction, Kebabs Salateen needs to overcome their weaknesses according to feedback and suggestions from customers. The manager, therefore, needs to implement these suggestions immediately
Measuring level of satisfaction
Get PDFCustomers are the ones to judge their level of satisfaction. Now times have changed and organisations have realized the value of retaining customers. This project is about knowing the level of customer satisfaction in a dairy shop, Melville Price Cutter, situated at 17 Bader Street, Hamilton.
The information was gained by doing a survey of 50 customers who came to the dairy. Results obtained from this survey showed that most of the customers visited the dairy twice a week. 35% of the surveyed people were visiting the shop twice a week. When asked why they visit the dairy for shopping, the majority answer was time and location. 40% of the customers thought going to the dairy was time saving or should be very quick. 30% used the dairy for shopping because of its location. Customers preferred the nearest location to shop at a dairy.
The results showed that customers who came to the dairy were always in hurry. They did not have time to go to supermarkets, so they expected to get quick service from the dairy. Customer felt happy when they were served quickly and they did not have to be in a queue. They liked deals where they could take advantage of cheap prices