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Kōtuku Kai Whakaata
No full textHe iwi a Ngāti Hauā nō roto o Tainui waka, ā, ko tōna rohenga kei te rāwhiti o te rohe o Waikato. Mai anō ka mau tonu a Ngāti Hauā ki tōna arikitanga, nō runga i te whakapapa kia kawea te iwi kia puritia e Ngāti Hauā tōna arikitanga me tōna mana motuhake. Ko tā tēnei tuhikura, ko te whakatōmene i te kukuwhatanga o te rangatiratanga o Ngāti Hauā mā ngā pūrākau o ngā ariki tekau, nāna anō i pīkau i te arikitanga o Ngāti Hauā. Ka puritia e rātou te moemoeā o tō rātou tupuna a Tarapīpipi, te Pou whakawahi Kīngi tuatahi. Nā te moemoeā o ngā ariki, o ngā iwi o taua wā ka tū mai a Tarapīpipi ki te whakapou i te Kīngi tuatahi i te tau 1858. Hei whakapūaho i te whakatairitenga o te ao kōhatu o te Māori me te nohonga o te Pākehā ki Aotearoa nei, ka tīmata tēnei rangahau ki te pāpā o Tarapīpipi, ki a Te Waharoa. Ka whakatakina ai i ngā ariki o Ngāti Hauā, ngā uri tākerekere o Te Waharoa. Ko ia pūrākau o tēnā Tumuaki, o tēnā Tumuaki he tirohanga ki ngā piki me ngā heke o ia reanga mai i te tāmitanga o te Māori, ā, he manatu ki te mana o te tino rangatiratanga me kotahitanga. Ko te pakirehua matua o te rangahau e whakautua ai e tēnei tuhikura, koia tēnei: He aha te Tumuakitanga? Ko tāna urupounamu hāpai, he aha ngā pūrākau o tēnā ariki, o tēnā Tumuaki o Ngāti Hauā?
Ngāti Hauā is an iwi (tribe) of the Waikato-Tainui confederation based in the eastern Waikato area. For over 200 years, Ngāti Hauā has maintained the role of ariki, based on whakapapa, to lead the iwi into prosperity. This thesis seeks to explore the evolution of the leadership of Ngāti Hauā through the pūrākau of eleven of its ariki who have carried the chieftainship of Ngāti Hauā since the 19th century. They have all maintained the vision of their ancestor Tarapīpipi, the inaugural Kingmaker. A collective vision of unity, prosperity, and peace by ariki and iwi of that time, culminated in Tarapīpipi crowning the first Māori monarch in 1858. To elucidate the juxtaposition of an ancient Māori world and the settlement of Pākehā in Aotearoa, this research starts with the father of Tarapīpipi, Te Waharoa. It then traces each consecutive ariki of Ngāti Hauā who all are direct descendants of Te Waharoa, through the medium of pūrākau (story). Each story is an insight into the struggles and triumphs of each generation since the colonisation of Aotearoa and is a powerful reminder of self-determination and unity. The principal question this thesis aims to answer is: What is the Tumuakitanga? It’s subsidiary question is, what are the stories of each paramount chief of Ngāti Hauā
Setting the priorities for LGBT+ research and intervention effort in Malaysia through community voices: A brief report
No full textInternationally, there is a growing acceptance of gender and sexuality diversity and acknowledgment of LGBT + identities as health determinants. However, caution is warranted when applying research and intervention priorities from Global North countries to regions where LGBT + identities remain criminalized. In 2024, Malaysia maintains legal stances persecuting LGBT + individuals and shows no intent to address this human rights issue. This study offers an overview of pivotal issues identified by LGBT + communities in Malaysia that urgently require attention and resolution. Data were employed from a large-scale community-based survey: the KAMI Survey that recruited LGBT + participants in Malaysia in late 2023 and descriptive analyses were conducted on the responses of 637 participants (mean age = 27.75). Results revealed key issues deemed ‘very important’ to address by participants comprised HIV/AIDS, training for healthcare providers, police mistreatment, and discrimination, with more than 80% reporting each of these. When prompted to select a single issue for urgent resolution, three-fifths (61.0%) prioritized ‘criminalizing laws affecting LGBT + individuals’. Echoing prolonged advocacy by local LGBT + community organizations, the author emphasizes the need for collective allyship across stakeholders to develop evidence-based practices and policies to address the concerns articulated in this paper
Social Class: Te Mātaiaho | the New Zealand Curriculum Refresh’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’?
No full textIn this paper, we connect with Martin Thrupp’s calls for class-based analysis in education policy by problematising the absence of social class in the refreshed New Zealand curriculum, Te Mātaiaho (2023). To contextualise this absence, we locate this curriculum policy in a historical perspective and interpret its ‘identity turn’ as an expression of what philosopher Nancy Fraser calls ‘progressive neoliberalism’. We conclude our contribution with a reflection on the reactionary neoliberal response of the current National-led government and a call for educational researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand to more seriously consider social class in their analyses
Buckling behaviour of cold-formed steel lipped channel sections with edge-stiffened web holes under eccentric compression loading
No full textCold-formed steel (CFS) channel sections with web holes are being increasingly popular as vertical load-carrying members. Traditional unstiffened web holes can significantly reduce the
compression capacity, which limits their size and spacing. Recently, edge-stiffened web holes have gained popularity, particularly in New Zealand. These channels often experience eccentric compression loading due to combined lateral and gravity loads when used as vertical members. However, there's a lack of studies on how CFS channel sections with these web holes perform under such conditions.
This research focuses on numerically studying the structural behavior of CFS channel sections with plain webs, unstiffened web holes, and edge-stiffened web holes under eccentric
compression loading along both major and minor axes. Finite element (FE) models were developed to simulate these sections, considering material nonlinearity and initial imperfections. The FE analysis results closely matched experimental results in terms of compressive strength and failure modes.
The study also investigates how factors like section lengths, thickness, hole size, spacing, and load eccentricities influence the compressive capacity of these perforated channel sections.
To account for the effects of the aforementioned design variables on the capacity of these CFS channel members, a combined approach leverages the parametrization of Ansys and the
superior solver of Abaqus to conduct a comprehensive parametric study, including a total of 3078 FE models. Based on the FEA results from the parametric study, it appears that the direction of eccentricity (i.e., < 0) emerges as the critical factor affecting the capacity of CFS channel sections with unstiffened or edge-stiffened web holes. Specifically, for < 0, the
compression capacity of the channel section with unstiffened web holes reduced by up to 20.55%, compared to a plain channel section; conversely, the channel section having edge-stiffened web holes had a maximum increase of 20.10%, compared to the same channel with unstiffened web holes. However, when > 0, the influence of different web openings became less significantly.
Finally, based on the FE results of the parametric study, an assessment of current design rules, including American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI-S100) and Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZS-4600), was conducted. The assessment shows the design capacities under eccentric loading predicted by the interaction equation are conservative by 16%-33% on average for plain channels and unstiffened web hole channels. Consequently, new reduction factor interaction equations were proposed for predicting the eccentric compressive capacity of CFS channel sections with different web openings, and a reliability analysis was conducted to ensure the proposed equations could be reliable
Racism and Employment: A Narrative Review of Aotearoa New Zealand and International Qualitative Studies
Get PDFIn Aotearoa New Zealand, employment inequities exist for minoritised ethnic groups (Māori, Pasifika, Asian, racialised migrants and refugees) in the forms of barriers to employment, occupation inequities, differences in promotion to leadership roles, ethnic pay gaps and discriminatory experiences at workplaces. In this review, we compiled Aotearoa qualitative studies to depict the dynamics of racism alongside other intersectional forms of prejudices that disadvantage the employment processes and career progression of minoritised ethnicities. Literature gaps in Aotearoa research were identified through reviewing international literature published between 2016 and 2021. Reviewed Aotearoa studies were categorised into three themes: unemployment and underemployment, workplace discrimination, and strategies for navigating racism. Drawing upon a framework that recognises racialised processes as spanning across micro- (individual), meso- (organisational) and macro- (institutional) levels, we found most Aotearoa studies analysing racism in the workplace focus on micro-level experiences. Compared with international literature, research in Aotearoa has yet to consider the roles of organisations and technologies as racialised structures that engender employment inequities, and the interaction of individuals in response to meso- and macro-structures that build on settler colonialism and racism. Our review echoes the call of Aotearoa scholars to name racism as the overarching oppressive mechanism embedded within organisations and to use anti-racism praxes such as te Tiriti o Waitangi as a way forward to promote employment equity
I want my IoT – end-user developers and the Internet of Things
No full textThe rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled seamless data capturing, processing, and analysis from the physical world and remote control of interconnected devices. However, due to complex development processes, its potential remains largely untapped by non-expert users. This thesis investigates technical, conceptual, and practical barriers that limit non-expert end-user developers from creating bespoke IoT projects.
Based on the premise that simplifying IoT development and providing targeted support can democratise access, this research explores strategies to help end users create and manage IoT projects integrated into their daily lives. To address this, the thesis explores four research areas: the barriers end-user developers encounter when creating custom IoT solutions, the effectiveness of ideation tools in supporting their development process, the challenges involved in assembling and programming IoT systems, and the strategies that enhance effective troubleshooting.
A review of the literature reveals that, while substantial research has focused on the technical dimensions of IoT, relatively little attention has been given to making these technologies accessible to non-experts. To bridge this gap, the thesis employs a mixed-methods approach, including surveys, a longitudinal case study, and three user studies to explore the experiences of non-expert users with IoT technologies. The findings highlight that the lack of intuitive tools and resources is a significant barrier to user engagement and project completion.
The results underscore the importance of user-centred design in developing IoT support tools and demonstrate that non-experts can effectively create and manage IoT projects with appropriate guidance and resources. However, challenges remain, such as enhancing troubleshooting support and developing intuitive interfaces.
This thesis argues that the future of IoT lies in designing accessible tools and systems for a broader audience, with significant implications for inclusivity and ease of use. Future research should focus on refining these tools, understanding the cognitive processes of end-user development, and exploring new methods for integrating IoT into everyday life. This work contributes to developing a more inclusive IoT ecosystem accessible to all users, regardless of their technical expertise
Archaeological evidence of an ethnographically documented Australian Aboriginal ritual dated to the last ice age
No full textIn societies without writing, ethnographically known rituals have rarely been tracked back archaeologically more than a few hundred years. At the invitation of GunaiKurnai Aboriginal Elders, we undertook archaeological excavations at Cloggs Cave in the foothills of the Australian Alps. In GunaiKurnai Country, caves were not used as residential places during the early colonial period (mid-nineteenth century CE), but as secluded retreats for the performance of rituals by Aboriginal medicine men and women known as ‘mulla-mullung’, as documented by ethnographers. Here we report the discovery of buried 11,000- and 12,000-year-old miniature fireplaces with protruding trimmed wooden artefacts made of Casuarina wood smeared with animal or human fat, matching the configuration and contents of GunaiKurnai ritual installations described in nineteenth-century ethnography. These findings represent 500 generations of cultural transmission of an ethnographically documented ritual practice that dates back to the end of the last ice age and that contains Australia’s oldest known wooden artefacts
The effect of therapeutic and deterrent messages on Internet users attempting to access ‘barely legal’ pornography
No full textOnline child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a growing problem. Prevention charities, such as Stop It Now! UK, use online messaging to dissuade users from viewing CSAM and to encourage them to consider anonymous therapeutic interventions. This experiment used a honeypot website that purported to contain barely legal pornography, which we treated as a proxy for CSAM. We examined whether warnings would dissuade males (18–30 years) from visiting the website. Participants (n = 474) who attempted to access the site were randomly allocated to one of four conditions. The control group went straight to the landing page (control; n = 100). The experimental groups encountered different warning messages: deterrence-themed with an image (D3; n = 117); therapeutic-themed (T1; n = 120); and therapeutic-themed with an image (T3; n = 137). We measured the click through to the site. Three quarters of the control group attempted to enter the pornography site, compared with 35 % to 47 % of the experimental groups. All messages were effective: D3 (odds ratio [OR] = 5.02), T1 (OR = 4.06) and T2 (OR = 3.05). Images did not enhance warning effectiveness. We argue that therapeutic and deterrent warnings are useful for CSAM-prevention
Commonsense, coercions of logic, and the death drive: Responding to reviews of 'In Search of Responsibility as Education'
No full textThis panel takes up the 2024 AAACS call for alternative session formats for its annual conference: the book review panel. Taking a slightly different approach to the book review format, the presenters generate new lines of thought related to a book review symposium in press at Studies in Philosophy and Education on presenter 1’s 2023 book publication with Routledge’s Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
Experiences of people with refugee background who started their business in the food sector
No full textThe emotional and relational aspects of hospitality for inclusion have been rarely explicitly acknowledged in the food business sector and academic scholarship. Embedded within these aspects is the concept of voice and how it can be used to empower and care for others. Voice is viewed as a fundamental human right and is crucial for communities, such as those with refugee background to express their experiences and gain agency for change. How stories are told using food and within hospitality businesses, illuminates care, as well as communicating the causes of displacement and refugee experiences during their journeys, arrival, collective perceptions and the reception and inclusion of refugees in the countries in which they resettle. A key approach for gaining inclusion and economic resources for refugee background communities has been to start a business. This provides opportunities for employment and, the hospitality and food sector, has been viewed as an accessible sector for refugee-background individuals to start their venture in and offer a transformative avenue for inclusion in their new communities. Through their hospitality and food businesses, refugees can offer positive narratives, challenge perceptions that others in the host community may have of them and construct realistic caring representations of themselves. The hospitality sector emerges as a unique platform for refugees to connect with host communities, fostering mutual understanding and promoting inclusion.
Previous academic studies that have investigated hospitality businesses started by people with refugee background have mainly focused on examining the various economic and functional aspects that influence their businesses. In these studies, a humanitarian approach that examined the sociological and cultural role of food and food businesses for diverse communities such as refugee background individuals was rarely acknowledged. To deepen our understanding of the role of food and hospitality for people with refugee background who started hospitality businesses, this thesis highlights the critical sociocultural and symbolic aspects of food. To focus on participants’ perspectives of food, their meanings of their food business experiences and values, an interpretative approach was deemed appropriate for the thesis. Critical hospitality theory was included in the analysis to examine how food provides a conduit to create meaningful relationships with ‘Others’ that goes beyond economics or biological needs.
Memory-work methodology was seen as an appropriate method and offered opportunities for participants to consider the narrative that they wanted to share in a meaningful manner in the research. Located within the interpretive paradigm, memory-work is grounded in understanding the world as being interpreted by individuals in their lived practices of everyday life. 12 participants volunteered to write a memory and reflect on their experience with me in individual discussion meetings. Institutional ethics for the research was approved by the Waikato Management School Research Ethics Committee.
Thematic analysis of the data indicated three significant themes that represented the participants’ experiences: ‘People with refugee background as caregivers’; ‘Strangers encounter, strangers become familiar’; and ‘Fostering emotional solidarity with people with refugee background’. People with refugee background are usually portrayed as perpetually vulnerable and reliant individuals who need or want support and care from national and international organisations to assist them in navigating their way into the new society. However, rather than conforming to this stereotypical portrayal of refugees as passive care receivers, people with refugee background who participated in this research were actively engaged in providing care for others. The findings of this research also illustrated that hospitality in this type of commercial setting was a catalyst for dialogue and exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge between different ‘others’ that allowed strangers to be welcomed as familiars. In the context of hospitality, refugee-background participants stated that their customers developed some emotional solidarity with the experiences of people from refugee-background communities. This thesis contributes to a richer understanding of how the commercial context of hospitality can create opportunities for crossing thresholds, activism for change, and inclusion. Notably, this thesis uncovers how food and hospitality businesses could sustain well-being, care for the ‘other’ and act as a channel to advocate for change around refugee-background issues