Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā, ka tangi hoki ahau: The creative potential of contemporary Māori music in promoting te reo Māori
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Ever since the advent of European colonization of New Zealand, Māori musicians and performers have adopted and interpreted many of the imported Western musical styles, often informed by and in combination with traditional ... -
Keep Sunday free: social engineering through shop trading hours in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The purpose of this thesis is to explore Social Engineering and how marketing communications may be able to affect it. This research takes a step back from other research in the area and considers the decision makers behind ... -
Ki-Ngā-Kōpuku: a Decentralised, Distributed Security Model for Cloud Computing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The research proposes a decentralised and distributed security model for Cloud Computing in the form of a development framework. The distributed nature of Cloud infrastructure makes it a very complex one. This research ... -
Kinematics, kinetics, and electromyography of vertical and horizontal hip extension exercises and their transference to acceleration and power
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The squat is a very popular exercise in resistance training, utilized by populations ranging from clinical to elite athletes. A myriad of literature has shown that squats are effective for improving strength, performance, ... -
Kinetics and kinematics of strength and power development
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The use of the squat exercise (and its derivatives) in gym-based settings is widespread owing to perceived functional performance enhancing effects. In particular, there has been preponderance amongst practitioners with ... -
Kitesurfing: action, (inter)action and mediation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This thesis examines the actions, (inter)action and practices exemplified in the lifestyle sport of kitesurfing. The phenomenon of ‘lifestyle sport’ (Wheaton 2004b) has received increasing empirical attention over the past ... -
Ko au ko Te Umutaoroa, ko Te Umutaoroa ko au: Toward a Patuheuheu Hapū Development Model
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this thesis is to construct a hapū (sub-tribal) development model that is based on the critical analysis and interpretation of a prophecy articulated by Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki in 1886. This prophecy, ... -
Ko te awa tōku piringa ka puta, ka ora - he tangata, he whenua, he tangata whenua
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The Waikato river is regarded as the ancestor of the Waikato people and an instrinsic element of the people's identity, who's name is derived from the river. The people and their river are inextricably connected. This ... -
Land Rights and Empowerment of Urban Women, Fa’afafine and Fakaleitī in Samoa and Tonga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The thesis addresses significant gaps in the existing knowledge on land rights in the Pacific, which are the voices of urban women, fa’afafine, and fakaleitī1. The lands concerned are customary land in Samoa, and Crown ... -
Leadership Interaction in Global Virtual Teams: Roles Models and Challenges
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Despite the value of virtual teams in delivering global public relations programmes across geographical boundaries, accessing participants from diverse cultures and providing 24-hour work cycles, global virtual teams are ... -
Leading Health Workforce Change: Insights from Experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)New Zealand has unique legislation that allows for the government to plan for, and to provide for, the health and wellbeing of its population. The pressures to continue to do so are enormous. This thesis describes the work ... -
Learning to Program: The Development of Knowledge in Novice Programmers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This thesis presents a longitudinal study of novice programmers during their first year learning to program at university. The purpose of this research was to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which novice programmers ... -
“Leftover? No! I Am a Victorious Woman” Exploring the Identity of Sheng Nv in Contemporary China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)There has been a significant rise in the number of well-educated, highly paid, and independent unmarried women who have been officially defined as ‘leftover women’ in China. The contextualization of ‘leftover women’ in ... -
Leiopelma hochstetteri Fitzinger 1861 (Anura: Leiopelmatidae) habitat ecology in the Waitakere Ranges, New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Declines and extinctions of amphibian populations are a global dilemma with complex local causes, which should be viewed in the context of a much larger biodiversity crisis. As other animal groups, amphibians with restricted ... -
Linkages between tourism and agriculture in South Pacific SIDS: the case of Niue
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Tourism is playing a growing role in many Pacific Island economies. Even in the smallest MIRAB (Migration, Remittances, Aid and Bureaucracy) economies, tourism is seen as an area of policy significance by governments and ... -
The Lived Experience of Being Born into Grief
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This study explores the meaning of the lived experience of being born into grief. Using a phenomenological hermeneutic methodology, informed by the writings of Martin Heidegger [1889-1976] and Hans-George Gadamer [1900-2002], ... -
The lived experience of liver transplant recipients in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This thesis reports on phenomenological research into the lived experience of liver transplant recipients in New Zealand in 17 qualitative interviews, and a qualitative survey of 49 liver transplant recipients across New ... -
The Lived Experience of Social and Cultural Capital for Immigrant Women’s Entrepreneurship in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of immigrant women entrepreneurs in New Zealand. Hermeneutic phenomenology is used to interpret how the lived experience of being a female immigrant might have influenced ... -
Living theology: the discovery, understanding, and critical revision of James Wm McClendon Jr.’s biographical method
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)James McClendon is a theologian with a small loyal following. His Biography as Theology contained the suggestion that the practice of theology could be improved by attending to narratives of current faithful lives. This ... -
Living with dementia in New Zealand: an action research study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)The aim of this study was to undertake a systematic inquiry into the question of how people who live with dementia in the community can be supported to engage in daily activities. It is well known that dementia affects ...