The construction and demolition (C&D) industry is one of the largest waste producing industries in New Zealand. C&D waste may represent up to 50% of all waste generated, 20% of all waste going to landfill and the remaining 80% going to cleanfill. In an attempt to highlight these issues and encourage a culture of waste […]
In this opinion piece, the first in the Perspectives in Biosecurity Research Series, author Jack Craw discusses biosecurity systems in New Zealand, invisible to the majority of the public precisely because they are pest management programmes developed and implemented by regional and unitary councils. This is a non-peer reviewed opinion piece in the series Click […]
A bi-annual ejournal for practitioners and academics who love community development, Whanake presents the second issue of 2015. The journal provides space for posing questions, documenting emerging trends in research and practice, and sharing case studies and biographies. Click here to visit the journal website and read Volume 1, Issue 2 Click here to read […]
Authors Arnja Dale, Jessica Walker and John Perrott, write on the use of animal cadavers to teach euthanasia techniques to students studying towards the Certificate in Animal Welfare Investigations at Unitec. The programme attracts a multi-cultural student body. Working with animal cadavers can be emotionally challenging and requires cultural sensitivity. This article reports on a […]
In the second of the Theses Review series Dr Donna Henson reviews the work of Elizabeth Revell. ‘This thesis presents an interesting and thoughtful autoethnographic inquiry into the manifestation of race in everyday communication interactions in New Zealand. An uncommon choice of both topic and method in the local communication disciplinary context, Revell presents a […]
In Show me the Money: Perspectives on Applying for Government Research and Development Co-funding, authors Nick Kearns and William Beale discuss widespread applicant frustration with the application criteria and process when applying for New Zealand Government Research & Development co-funding administered by the Ministry of Science & Innovation. Consideration of the user experience, captured in […]
The Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is consistently described as the most damaging pest to Australia’s horticulture industries with an annual economic cost averaging around $25.7 million from 2003 to 2008. In this paper, and corresponding online map, the authors discuss the significant risk to New Zealand of invasion by this species; […]
Author Jay Hays argues that a transformation in higher education teaching and learning is crucial and possible. Evidence indicates that conventional university education inadequately equips graduates for the complexity they will confront upon entry into their careers and their needs, both locally and globally for initiative and self-direction, creativity, and collaboration. Click here to read […]
How can first year, tertiary-level EAL academic writing programmes for adult learners use both portfolio assessment and emerging understandings about the importance of discourse community and imagined communities to target participant needs? Authors Zina Romova and Martin Andrew explore the value of portfolios as vehicles for rehearsing membership of imagined communities. Click here to read […]
In this introductory paper of the Perspectives in Biosecurity Research Series authors Mel Galbraith and Dan Blanchon discuss the interdisciplinary nature of biosecurity, exploring how disciplines other than biology may contribute to the understanding of biosecurity risks, their management and mitigation. This paper outlines the interdisciplinary-transdisciplinary nature of biosecurity, with an emphasis on the social […]