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Featured Publications

Using Predicted Locations and an Ensemble Approach to Address Sparse Data Sets for Species Distribution Modelling: Long-horned Beetles (Cerambycidae) of the Fiji Islands

Several modelling tools were utilised to develop maps predicting the suitability of the Fiji Islands for longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) that include endemic and endangered species such as the Giant Fijian Beetle Xixuthrus heros. This was part of an effort to derive spatially relevant knowledge for characterising an important taxonomic group in an area with relatively […]

  • Author(s): G. Aguilar, H. Waqa-Sakiti, L.Winder
  • Date of Publication: 09/12/16
  • ISBN: 978-1-927214-21-3

Guide Me Without Touching My Hand: Reflections on the Dramaturgical Development of the Devised-theatre Show One by One

This essay is a reflection on some aspects of dramaturgy observed during the creation and development of One by One, a silent tragicomedy designed by the Auckland company, LAB Theatre, in 2011 and restaged in 2013. The emphasis of the essay is on pedagogical aspects at the core of the company’s work, as they inform […]

  • Author(s): P. Ilgenfritz
  • Date of Publication: 09.12.16
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development, Volume 2, Edition 2, 2016

Announcing the publication of Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development Volume 2 Edition 2 2016, a bi-annual digital journal for practitioners and academics who love community development. Read the journal articles individually on the website, or download the journal in full. Edited by Gavin Rennie and John Stansfield. Click here to go to the […]

  • Editor(s): Gavin Rennie and John Stansfield
  • Date of Publication: 16.11.16
  • ISSN: 2423-009X

Thesis Review: The Role of SANZ, a Migrant Radio Programme, in Making Sense of Place for South African Migrants in New Zealand

In this thesis, reviewed by Michael Meadows, the author details, ‘qualitative exploration of the role played by a South African migrant radio programme, SANZ Live, in supporting its audience to create a sense of place in Auckland, New Zealand, through a range of on- and off-air activities.’ Click here to read the review Click here […]

  • Author(s): Michael Meadows
  • Date of Publication: 15.11.16
  • ISSN: 2382-2228

Thesis Review: Gender, Migration and Communication Networks

In this thesis, reviewed by Irene Ayallo, ‘the author investigates the role of communication networks in the pre-and post-migration process of Latin American women resettled in New Zealand. This well researched and skillfully written thesis begins from the premise that while the process of migration and resettlement is complex and challenging for all migrants, it […]

  • Author(s): I. Ayallo
  • Date of Publication: 04.10.16
  • ISSN: 2382-2228

Young People and Leadership: Questions of Access in Secondary Schools

Authors Sue Emerson, Lesley Ferkins, Gaye Bryham, and Mieke Sieuw examine the value and nature of informal leadership practices, identifying questions of access to leadership for young people in secondary school settings. The aim of the paper is to advance current conceptualisations about youth leadership and to offer future research directions that establish a deeper […]

  • Author(s): S. Emerson, L. Ferkins, G. Bryham and M. Sieuw
  • Date of Publication: 14.09.16
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

Participatory Video and the Pacifica Mamas: A Pilot Project

Emerging literature highlights that in the Pacific, the use of participatory video (PV) is a new trend in research and community action. It can be employed as a tool to empower communities to have agency over their media outputs, meaning that they have full control of the content creation, production, and distribution processes. But to […]

  • Author(s): M. Saifoloi, E. Papoutsaki, U. Harris, M. Williams & M. Naqvi
  • Date of Publication: 17.08.16
  • ISSN: 2357-206X
  • Video Credits: The Pacific Mama's

A Whakapapa of Technical, Trade and Vocational Education in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Origins of a Hybrid VET System

In our first monograph for 2016, Unitec’s Head of Undergraduate in Te Miro Transdiciplinary Network, Lisa Maurice-Takerei, presents a whakapapa of technical, trade and vocational education. In doing so she explores the origins of a hybrid Vocational Education Training (VET) system in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Click here to view the monograph  

  • Author(s): L. Maurice-Takerei
  • Date of Publication: 15.08.16
  • ISSN: 2422-8796

Whanake: The Pacific Journal of Community Development, Volume 2, Edition 1, 2016

A bi-annual ejournal for practitioners and academics who love community development, Whanake presents the full first issue of 2016. The journal provides space for posing questions, documenting emerging trends in research and practice, and sharing case studies and biographies. Click here to read Whanake Volume 2 Edition 1 2016   Date of Publication: 30.06.16 ISSN: 2423-009X  

More Than A War: Remembering 1914-1918

More Than a War: Remembering 1914-1918 presents a creative juxtaposition of digital platforms—a combination of audio, video, archival images, soundscapes, and social media, among others—to tell the stories from 1914–1918 a century later. Led by Sara Donaghey, Sue Berman and Nina Seja, the transmedia project brings together staff and students from Unitec Institute of Technology’s Department of Communication Studies […]

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