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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

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

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 […]

Perceptions and Impacts: An Observational Pilot Study of the Effects of Argentine Ants on Honey Bees in New Zealand

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) is an invasive species first identified in New Zealand in 1990. It is an aggressive tramp species that can form very large ‘super colonies’ extending over vast areas and has been reported to rob honey and predate honey bees in hives. This pilot study sought to establish, from a circulated […]

Grounding Practice in Theory: The Development of a Literature-based Performance Framework in New Zealand Local Government

Author Zhivan Alach uses a narrative case study to examine the design and development of a performance measurement framework within a local government department. Read the paper https://doi.org/10.34074/ocds.058 Author(s): Zhivan Alach, PhD Date of Publication: 10.05.16 ISSN: 2324-3635

Disclosure of Internal Control Information by Chinese Cross Listed Companies

Authors Xiangrong Hao and Elizabeth Rainsbury examine the internal control disclosures mandated for Chinese cross-listed companies in 2011. These were the first Chinese companies required to comply with the Basic Standards of Enterprise Internal Control. Click here to read the report Click here to read more work by Xiangrong Hao and Elizabeth Rainsbury https://doi.org/10.34074/rsrp.051

  • Author(s): X. Hao & E. Rainsbury
  • Date of Publication: 17.02.16
  • ISSN: 2357-206X

Development of Engineering Qualifications in New Zealand: A Brief History

Author John Blakeley provides a brief history of engineering qualifications in New Zealand, starting in 1840 through to the present day. Read the paper https://doi.org/10.34074/ocds.027

  • Author(s): J. P. Blakeley
  • Date of Publication: 15.02.16
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

OPINION: Focus and Performance in Managing Post-border Security in New Zealand

The New Zealand public, its industries and the conservation sector, are greatly concerned about the state of national biosecurity protection, awareness, and system performance – and rightly so. Scarcely a day goes by without a new story in the media about a biosecurity breach, a pest, a threat, or a related impact on the economy, […]

  • Author(s): J. Craw
  • Date of Publication: 16.12.15
  • ISSN: 2422-8494
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