scholarly journals "Pleasing homogeneity," "Dull times," and "animated cocktails": New Zealand Architecture in the 1930s

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Christine McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
The Past ◽  
Complete Cessation ◽  
Regular Employment ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Unemployed

New Zealand in the 1930s began in mid-depression. Substantial rises in unemployment were recorded early in the decade, and an unemployment tax was introduced in 1930 to pay for unemployment relief. 1930 was also the same year that the beginnings of commerical aviation in New Zealand occurred. The first trans-Tasman airmail service dates from 1934, with TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Ltd - now known as Air New Zealand) being established in 1939. This increasing significance of aviation in New Zealand during the decade was reflected in Hean's 1935 article "Airports" in the Journal of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. In 1931 relief camps were set up for the unemployed, and unemployed riots occurred in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. In June 1932 the NZIAJ noted that "[t]he almost complete cessation of building has had its inevitable result on employment of those connected with building - most of them are out of work, some are casually employed, and only a very few have any regular employment," while the following issue remarked that "[i]n the troublous times which have come upon us during the past fourteen years since the Armistice, not least among economic difficulties has been the high cost of building." This context lead to building subsidies and the Allied Building Industries Movement. By 1936 the normal working week was reduced from 44 hours to 40 hours.

Marine conservation in New Zealand

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Creese ◽  
Russell G. Cole
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Marine Reserves ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Marine Biota ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Large Fish ◽  
The Past ◽  
Set Up

Marine conservation in New Zealand lags behind the achievements on land. This is largely because conservation issues in the sea have not been as readily apparent until more recent times. Although the marine environment has not suffered from the same scale of degradation as the terrestrial one, there are many present and potential threats that need to be addressed. Impacts from fishing, aquaculture, species introductions, coastal developments and pollution are briefly reviewed. With one notable exception, remedial measures for these impacts are not well developed. The exception is the establishment of marine reserves in which all marine biota is totally protected. Since the mid 1970s, New Zealand has set up 10 of these marine reserves, eight of them in the past five years. Preliminary research has demonstrated that dramatic changes in the densities, population size structures and behaviours of some large fish and invertebrates can occur, presumably as a result of this protection. This has prompted a realization that marine conservation measures are achievable and desirable. Further initiatives in marine reserves, and in other forms of conservation such as active habitat restoration and species enhancement, can be expected in the years ahead. More basic research needs to be done, however, with the fishing industry in particular devoting more money and effort to evaluating the environmental effects of its fishing activities.

The Tertiary Education Advisory Commission (TEAC) reforms

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill English
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
To Come ◽  
Set Up

In this article Bill English, New Zealand's Shadow Minister for Education, tells the story of New Zealand's tertiary education policy development over the past several years. His perspective comes from time in government and from time in opposition. He concludes with the lessons to be learnt, and his prognosis of the main issues to be confronted by that tertiary sector, in the years to come. The lessons to be learnt are just as valuable for the Australian sector as they are for New Zealand academicians.In this article, Polytechnics are the equivalent of the old Colleges of Advanced Education in Australia, or roughly between the TAFE and university sectors. MMP (mixed member proportional) is the proportional system of electing the New Zealand Parliament. This system is similar to the method by which Australians elect their federal Senate. A Wananga is a tertiary institution set up by statute to focus on the educational needs of Maori.

scholarly journals Media: Tauiwi and Māori news: The indigenous view

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-112
Author(s):  
Ian Stuart
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
News Media ◽  
News Values ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Growth Area ◽  
Media Systems ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Radio News

Aotearoa/New Zealand is divided between the mainstream news media and the fast-gowing Māori media with different perspectives. New Zealand journalism graduates need to be taught different media systems and news values. In the New Zealand news media now and beyond 2000 the biggest growth area is in the Māori media. For many years Māori have been saying the news media ignores their perspective on news and is not reporting Māori events properly. The news media failed to take notice of these claims and in frustration Maori set up their own media. In the last 19 years—but more so in the past five years there has been a huge growth in the Māori news media. There are now nine Iwi newspapers, 26 Iwi radio stations, a Māori radio news network and several Māori magazines, the most prominent being Mana.

The Tertiary Education Advisory Commission (TEAC) reforms

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
Bill English
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Advisory Commission ◽  
To Come ◽  
Set Up

In this article Bill English, New Zealand's Shadow Minister for Education, tells the story of New Zealand's tertiary education policy development over the past several years. His perspective comes from time in government and from time in opposition. He concludes with the lessons to be learnt, and his prognosis of the main issues to be confronted by that tertiary sector, in the years to come. The lessons to be learnt are just as valuable for the Australian sector as they are for New Zealand academicians.In this article, Polytechnics are the equivalent of the old Colleges of Advanced Education in Australia, or roughly between the TAFE and university sectors. MMP (mixed member proportional) is the proportional system of electing the New Zealand Parliament. This system is similar to the method by which Australians elect their federal Senate. A Wananga is a tertiary institution set up by statute to focus on the educational needs of Maori.

scholarly journals SEED AGENCIES FOR GRASSLANDS' CULTIVARS

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 37-39
Author(s):  
J.A. Lancashire
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Growth Phase ◽  
Certified Seed ◽  
Grass Seed ◽  
The Past ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Pasture Area

The seed agency system was set up in New Zealand to inject some netl; life into the industry. Over the past 30 years the New Zealand Herbage Seeds Industry has been in a no-growth phase: it has not expanded; the amount of certified seed has been static, if not declining; exports have stayed at the same level in terms of percentage of total exports; the-amount of pasture renewal has stayed at 2-3% of the total pasture area. During this time there was little promotion of the different cultivars of grass seed, presumably because individual companies were reluctant to spend money on advertising which would not benefit them specifically. By bringing in a system whereby individual companies within New Zealand have the responsibility for individual cultivars, expenditure on promotion is directly recoupable by the company doing the promoting. Furthermore, planned marketing with amounts of seed grown being linked into projected markets which have been created or developed both here and overseas, is possible.

Charles Francis Adams: diary of a young American taxidermist visiting New Zealand, 1884–1887

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Gill
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
East Indies ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Set Up ◽  
White Island

In December 1884 Charles Francis Adams (1857–1893) left Illinois, USA, by train for San Francisco and crossed the Pacific by ship to work as taxidermist at Auckland Museum, New Zealand, until February 1887. He then went to Borneo via several New Zealand ports, Melbourne and Batavia (Jakarta). This paper concerns a diary by Adams that gives a daily account of his trip to Auckland and the first six months of his employment (from January to July 1885). In this period Adams set up a workshop and diligently prepared specimens (at least 124 birds, fish, reptiles and marine invertebrates). The diary continues with three reports of trips Adams made from Auckland to Cuvier Island (November 1886), Karewa Island (December 1886) and White Island (date not stated), which are important early descriptive accounts of these small offshore islands. Events after leaving Auckland are covered discontinuously and the diary ends with part of the ship's passage through the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), apparently in April 1887. Adams's diary is important in giving a detailed account of a taxidermist's working life, and in helping to document the early years of Auckland Museum's occupation of the Princes Street building.

scholarly journals Knowledge and perceptions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation amongst New Zealand podiatrists: a web-based survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Brenton-Rule ◽  
Daniel Harvey ◽  
Kevin Moran ◽  
Daniel O’Brien ◽  
Jonathon Webber
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Trial Registration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Past

Abstract Background Podiatrists in New Zealand have a duty of care to assist patients in an emergency, and current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification is a requirement for registration. However, it is unknown how competent and confident podiatrists are in administering CPR and how they would respond in an emergency. Having a health professional who has a competent knowledge of CPR and skills in basic life support, can improve survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest. Therefore, the aim of this study was to survey New Zealand podiatrists to determine their CPR knowledge and qualifications; beliefs about the application of CPR; and perceptions of their competency in CPR. Methods This cross-sectional study used a web-based survey. Participants were New Zealand registered podiatrists with a current annual practising certificate. The 31-item survey included questions to elicit demographic information, CPR practice and attitudes, and CPR knowledge. Responses were collected between March and August 2020. Results 171 podiatrists responded to the survey. 16 % of the podiatrists (n = 28) had performed CPR in an emergency, with a 50 % success rate. Participants were predominantly female (n = 127, 74 %) and working in private practice (n = 140,82 %). Nearly half of respondents were younger than 40 years (n = 75,44 %) and had less than 10 years of clinical experience (n = 73, 43 %). Nearly all (n = 169,97 %) participants had received formal CPR training in the past two years, with 60 % (n = 105) receiving training in the past 12 months. Most respondents (n = 167,98 %) self-estimated their CPR ability as being effective, very effective, or extremely effective. Participants’ knowledge of CPR was variable, with the percentage of correct answers for CPR protocol statements ranging between 20 and 90 %. Conclusions This study provides the first insight into New Zealand podiatrists’ CPR knowledge and perceptions. Podiatrists were found to have high levels of CPR confidence but demonstrated gaps in CPR knowledge. Currently, New Zealand registered podiatrists require biennial CPR re-certification. However, resuscitation authorities in New Zealand and overseas recommend an annual update of CPR skills. Based on this study’s findings, and in line with Australia and the United Kingdom, the authors recommend a change from biennial to annual CPR re-certification for podiatrists in New Zealand. Trial registration The study was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12620001144909).

scholarly journals Asexuals negotiate the ‘onslaught of the heteronormative’

Sexualities ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136346072199338
Author(s):  
Tiina Vares
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Past ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Research Gap

Although theorizing and research about asexuality have increased in the past decade, there has been minimal attention given to the emotional impact that living in a hetero- and amato-normative cultural context has on those who identify as asexual. In this paper, I address this research gap through an exploration of the ‘work that emotions do’ (Sara Ahmed) in the everyday lives of asexuals. The study is based on 15 individual interviews with self-identified asexuals living in Aotearoa New Zealand. One participant in the study used the phrase, ‘the onslaught of the heteronormative’ to describe how he experienced living as an aromantic identified asexual in a hetero- and amato-normative society. In this paper I consider what it means and feels like to experience aspects of everyday life as an ‘onslaught’. In particular, I look at some participants’ talk about experiencing sadness, loss, anger and/or shame as responses to/effects of hetero- and amato-normativity. However, I suggest that these are not only ‘negative’ emotional responses but that they might also be productive in terms of rethinking and disrupting hetero- and amato-normativity.

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