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Christianity and the Maori
No full textRestricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or may be available through Interlibrary Loan.The subject discussed in this thesis is the influence of Christianity upon the Maori. Owing to the complexity which would otherwise seem unavoidable, it has been deemed advisable to separate the work into two parts. The first part (deals with the social, political and religious state
of the Maori on the arrival of the missionaries and continues with an account of missionary and Church enterprise in New
Zealand until the close of the Maori Wars. The second part deals solely with the influence of Christianity upon the Maoris, and consists of a discussion of the rise and fall of its power over their minds and actions. Owing, in part, to considerations of space, but chiefly to lack of sufficient
reliable information - to form an adequate basis of discussion, the question has only been treated in detail to the close of the
Maori Wars, or, roughly, to the end of the nineteenth century. The final chapter has, however, been devoted to a suggested
solution of the problem, while in two other chapters an attempt has been made to bring the subject up to date without sacrificing anything to accuracy
History of the Hauraki goldfields
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The King country
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The timber industry of New Zealand 1930
No full textRestricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or may be available through Interlibrary Loan.The production of timber may be divided into three more or less clearly-defined aspect (a) the production of logs, including transport to the sawmill; (b) the milling process, including planing or 'dressing' of part of the sawn product; and (c) the use of timber in the building and wood-working trades. An attempt to cover the whole field in an investigation of this kind would necessitate making the whole treatment superficial. It has been decided therefore, to confine this enquiry to the the first two aspects, the third being included only in so far as the demand for timber has affected production of marketable timber and condition relating thereto
Maori music, a historical survey.
No full textThe function of Music is to afford a means of expression for those emotional states which are to a great extent suppressed in the
daily routine of their existence. It is an outgrowth of, and a progression on human speech, which is no longer adequate to
express the feelings that require an outlet. The impulse to music seems to belong to mankind as a whole. By observing the music of primitive races -- its association
with daily activities, and its development, the student is able to gain an insight into the origin and essence of the classical
impulse. In these comparatively uncivilized states, music is primarily a social diversion. It affords an outlet for energies,
muscular and nervous, gratifies the play instinct, and stimulates emotional excitement
The preparation of New Zealand for settlement with special reference to the work and influence of the missionaries from 1814 to 1840
No full textRestricted Item. Print thesis available in the University of Auckland Library or may be available through Interlibrary Loan.Records of the work of the Missionaries to New Zealand are given in detail in such works as "The English Ohurch in N.Z."
(Purchas), "History of Methodism in New Zealand" (Morley), "The Chirch in New Zealand" - Roman Catholic - (Wilson). These
histories, written from the point of view of the churchman and sympathiser with the missionaries present their work in the most
favourable light. Mistakes and faults if mentioned at all are touched upon but lightly, and it is seldom we find any attempt
to meet the charges of failure, harm to the natives, opposition to colonization, land speculation etc., brought against the
missionaries by other writers
Conducting polymer nanowire brain-machine interface systems and methods
No full textThe present invention relates to conducting polymer nanowires and their use in a brain-machine interface which is secure, robust and minimally invasive. In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, a vascular-based brain-machine interface comprising conducting polymer nanowires is disclosed
Dielectric elastomer self-sensing using plane approximation
No full textThe present invention provides a method for obtaining feedback parameters related to the state of a dielectric elastomer (DE). The method comprises introducing a small-scale oscillation to the voltage difference between electrodes of the DE, monitoring or repeatedly measuring several measurable electrical characteristics of the DE, deriving other relevant data from the measurements, deriving an equation for a plane of best fit through the relevant data when defined as orthogonal axes, and deriving the feedback parameters from coefficients of the plane equation. The method thus provides important feedback regarding the capacitance, leakage current and/or electrode resistance of the DE. Also disclosed are a computer program and a system adapted to perform the method