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ePress Series

Collaborative housing as a response to the housing crisis in Auckland

According to future projections based on current demographic growth trends, Auckland’s population will reach two million in 2033. Since the city is already afflicted by a serious housing crisis, at the beginning of 2017 the newly elected Mayor Phil Goff set up a task force. Formed by representatives of various stakeholders, it was given the […]

  • Author(s): Paola Trapani
  • ISSN: 2324-3635
  • Date of Publication: 25.07.18

Thesis Review: Evaluating the Impact of Social Change Catalyst on Urban Community Development: A Case Study of LIN Centre for Community Development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Chau Doan-Bao

In this thesis, the author evaluates the impact of the Listen – Inspire – Nurture (LIN) Center’s model of participatory urban community development in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). It evidences how LIN has supported urban not-for-profit organisations (NPOs) to alter their self-perception from ‘charity organisations’ to being part of community development processes. Using a […]

  • Author(s): Irene Ayallo
  • Date of Publication: 20.06.2018
  • ISSN: 2382-2228

Thesis review: Tongan Women Talking About Their Lives by Sandra Kailahi

Sandra Kailahi’s thesis, Tongan Women Talking About Their Lives, explores Tongan women in Auckland fulfilling leadership roles. About 60,000 Tongans live in New Zealand, the third largest group coming from the Pacific islands but, in keeping with a general trend in New Zealand, very few Tongan women hold leadership roles; although there are some notable […]

  • Author(s): Philip Cass
  • Date of Publication: 18.04.2018
  • ISSN: 2382–2228

File to Factory: A case study of automated prefabrication house-building methods for small-to-medium enterprises

The Eco-Digital Fabrication (EDFAB) research project aimed to investigate how automated prefabrication technologies and off-the-shelf construction products can be employed to disrupt building industry norms. The aim of this research – conducted at the University of Auckland and Unitec Institute of Technology from 2014 onward – was to provide small-to-medium enterprises in the construction industry […]

  • Author(s): Yusef Patel
  • ISSN: 2324-3635
  • Date of Publication: 23.12.2017

The Sustainable Whānau Challenge 2016: A multi-factor assessment tool to rank lifestyle shifts towards sustainability based on predicted impact

The report presents the results of collaborative research involving the Kaipatiki Project and an interdisciplinary pool of Unitec Institute of Technology researchers. In 2016 the Kaipatiki Project launched the second edition of the Auckland-wide Sustainable Whānau Challenge, an online challenge to spread the adoption of everyday life actions oriented towards a more sustainable lifestyle. The […]

  • Author(s): Paola Trapani, Marie-Caroline Lefort, Ngaire Molyneux, Evangelia Papoutsaki and Gregor Steinhorn
  • ISSN: 2537-9828
  • Date of Publication: 16.12.2017

The Effect of Airtightness on Indoor Air Quality in Timber Houses in New Zealand

This two-part study considers the impact of airtightness based on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) only. Two identical buildings (test and control) were constructed in Auckland, New Zealand. The test building contained an Intello vapour check membrane to reduce airflow and subsequent heat loss. Air change rates (air changes per hour, or ACH) were calculated from […]

  • Author(s): Terri-Ann Berry, Jordan H. D. Chiswell, Shannon L. Wallis and Roger Birchmore
  • ISSN: 2324-3635
  • Date of Publication: 13.12.2017

Change and Development in Glen Eden, 2017

This report is stage one of a report on change and development issues in Glen Eden. The Waitakere Ranges Local Board commissioned staff of the Social Practice Department of Unitec to carry out a two-stage report. This first stage is a literature search looking at material specific to Glen Eden as well as more theoretical […]

  • Author(s): David Haigh, David Kenkel and Kate Doswell
  • Date of Publication: 13.11.2017
  • ISSN: 2537-9828

Counsellor Clients as Insider Experts in a School Community

This paper describes a practice developed at a large secondary school in Auckland whereby students’ experiences of overcoming problems are made available to others in the form of insider brochures. These students are thus able to share their insights and strategies in support of peers who may be experiencing similar problems. Drawing on narrative counselling […]

  • Author(s): Nigel Pizzini and Helen Gremillion
  • Date of Publication: 13/11/2017
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

Delirium assessment and management: A qualitative study on aged-care nurses’ experiences

Aged residential care (ARC) residents with morbid health conditions frequently experience delirium. This condition is associated with diminished quality of life, preventable morbidity, and untimely death. It is challenging and costly to manage delirium because of the complex interplay of physical and psychiatric symp­toms associated with this condition in both primary and secondary services. With […]

  • Author(s): Ray Jauny and John Parsons
  • Date of Publication: 13.11.2017
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

Disclosure standards of large New Zealand companies: A content analysis study of compliance with the FMA’s corporate governance guidelines

This qualitative study is an attempt to gain some insights into the level of corporate governance disclosure in New Zealand. A sample of ten large publicly-listed companies was analysed to determine to what extent they fulfil the requirements of the corporate governance principles and guidelines as recommended by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) of New […]

  • Author(s): Allan Chang
  • Date of Publication: 25.09.17
  • ISSN: 2324-3635
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