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Item Open Access Nga Taonga tapu Maori o te ao kohatua| Prized treasures from the traditional world of the Maori(Lincoln College. Centre for Resource Management., 1990)This paper outlines the traditional world view of the Maori.Item Restricted A global review of the trends and themes in polar tourism scholarship(CAB International, 2025)In recent years, we have witnessed a proliferation in the scholarly output related to the study of polar tourism. Having made a first appearance as an area of research in its own right almost five decades ago, scholarship on polar tourism has undergone a significant transformation and is now more likely to be underpinned by empirical, multi-disciplinary, multi-authored and theoretically situated research than in the past. Updating previous reviews, this chapter systematically reviews 626 journal articles published on polar tourism (1974–2022) and identifies key research trends and themes. Following Stewart et al. (2005; 2017), a database of journal articles was updated through a keyword search of two online scholarly databases (Scopus and Google Scholar) and other regionally relevant search engines and compiled into a spreadsheet for analysis. The chapter extends the previous reviews by including articles published in languages other than English (22 languages). By doing so, this review presents, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of scholarly output on polar tourism, benefitting from the international research efforts that have been undertaken. While the chapter reports a dominance of Anglophone articles (almost 75% of all papers), there is an upswing scholarly work outside of the anglophone literature. This linguistic diversity stands us in good stead to advance our understanding of polar tourism in its many guises.Item Restricted Embedding cultural aspects in engineering and construction education(AAEE, 2024)CONTEXT One of the common graduate attributes of tertiary students involve appreciation of the societal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities. In New Zealand and some other commonwealth countries, cultural considerations would include two dimensions of bi-culturalisms and multiculturalism concepts. PURPOSE OR GOAL In recent years, university class compositions usually consist of students who come from significantly diverse cultural groups. Review of literature shows that even though there are some studies on integration of cultural concepts in teaching, but there are still limited works on practical methods for incorporating cultural concepts in the context of engineering and construction. In this paper, a case study of integrating the cultural aspects in a particular engineering course is discussed. APPROACH OR METHODOLOGY/METHODS The integration of cultural aspects in teaching can be approached through several methods. In this case study, the focus is to incorporate discussions and examples from diverse cultural contexts relevant to engineering and construction practices. The cultural concepts were incorporated in the teaching contents, class activities and within a course assignment/project. ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES The outcomes and lessons learned from this experience are discussed through the authors’ autoethnographic reflection. The students generally engaged well in the class and in the project. They investigated various traditional buildings or historical engineering/construction techniques from different cultures and communities including Māori case studies. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS/SUMMARY The practical examples of cultural/traditional engineering and construction cases discussed here can be used by educators and can be potentially integrated in teaching relevant engineering or construction courses. The students' projects and their findings and reflections highlighted the fact that engineering and construction, like many other fields, have always been a collective human endeavour shaped by diverse cultural contributions. This realization would not only enhance the students’ cultural awareness, motivation and sense of connection with engineering but also highlights how sustainability and cultural significance can inspire innovative practices in engineering and construction.Item Restricted Polar tourism(Springer, 2025-01-09)Polar tourism refers to visits, excluding those for scientific research or support, to the Arctic (typically comprised of the states, water bodies, and islands north of the tree-line) or the Antarctic (often described as the continent itself, ice shelves, water, and islands south of the Antarctic Convergence). The geographic remoteness associated with unique biota, landscapes, and climate forms the appeal of the polar regions.Item Restricted Early vigour weed-competitive wheat as an integrated weed management tool(Agronomy Society of New Zealand, 2023-11)Weeds are a major biotic stressor impacting successful crop production. Improving competitiveness of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) could provide a valuable tool for an integrated weed management strategy. While wheat typically exhibits conservative early growth, selection for early shoot vigour may improve crop competitiveness. A recurrent selection for early shoot vigour resulted in wheat germplasm with significantly higher early biomass and leaf area. However, the impact of integrating such vigour into breeding lines on physiological traits associated with competitive ability of seedling wheat remains relatively unknown. Here, a range of early vigour germplasm, commercial wheat cultivars and crosses between the two, as well as additional wheat cultivars, were grown in controlled environments and field conditions to assess the impact of early shoot vigour on plant growth and development. Total leaf area, root length, biomass accumulation, relative growth rate and specific leaf area were compared across genotypes. In addition, the competitive ability of these genotypes was assessed in the field and controlled environment. High vigour lines demonstrated increased leaf area, root and shoot biomass and root length from the first leaf stage onwards. Interestingly, differences in weed suppression in the field and controlled environment occurred earlier than previously documented. We conclude that improved wheat competitive ability could be a valuable, easy-to-apply tool in the integrated weed management toolbox.
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