Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Nurturing servant leaders in religious education
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)The purpose of this thesis is to explore conditions under which the human spirit flowers in modern organisations. The topic of the thesis was sparked by prolonged study at the Master’s level of the writings of Robert K. ... -
Nutrient dynamics at Matapouri Estuary, Northern New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Mangrove forests are an integral part of coastal wetlands in temperate and tropical regions of the world, including New Zealand. These coastal plants act as a shelter, feeding and breeding grounds for marine and terrestrial ... -
Nutrition and broodstock conditioning of the New Zealand Pipi, Paphies australis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The New Zealand pipi, Paphies australis, occurs widely around the coast of New Zealand and belonging to the family Mesodesmatidae. Pipi form a part of the recreational bivalve fishery, and there is also an annual restriction ... -
Nutrition knowledge of New Zealand premier club rugby coaches
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)In a club rugby union environment, sports nutrition information is frequently delivered to players by the central team figure, the coach. Rugby coaches in New Zealand undertake negligible formal nutrition training to become ... -
Nutritional and sensory properties of protein enriched bread
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Bread is one of the most consumed foods worldwide. It is high in carbohydrate and low in protein content. Nowadays, an increasing number of people prefer healthier food with balanced nutrients. Red meat is known to possess ... -
Nutritional and Volatile Characterisation of Milk Inoculated With Thermo-Tolerant Lactobacillus bulgaricus Developed From Adaptive Laboratory Evolution
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) has been studied excessively to create positive changes in nutritional and sensorial properties in yoghurt products. The aim of this approach is to meet market demand for novel dairy products and ... -
Nutritional Characterization of Different Cuts in Goat Kid Meat
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Compared to the other frequently-consumed red meat like beef and lamb, goat meat occupies a narrow market and is cheap in price due to the historical prejudice towards tough and stringy goat meat. However, nutritionally, ... -
NZ Customers’ Perceptions of Brand Trust and Trusted Brand Endorsements
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The purpose of this research is to understand NZ customers’ perceptions of brand trust and trusted brand endorsements. Reader’s Digest (RD) is a U.S. based magazine with one of the highest monthly circulation of any ... -
NZ Idol: performance, talent and authenticity in a song contest
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)NZ Idol was a highly rated Reality Television series with three seasons spanning over three years since 2004. The production of this show has caused much media controversy and debate over its musical and/ or artistic worth ... -
O a’u o le Tama Toa: Does the Faasamoa and Masculinity Influence Samoan Male Educational Achievement in New Zealand?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Pasifika students are a major group within the New Zealand school population. One student in every ten is of Pasifika descent and it is estimated this number will increase to one in five by 2051 (Parkhill, Fletcher & ... -
O feosofa'iga o le vā: Samoan Women Negotiating vā Relations in and Around an Art Centre in Rural Samoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This thesis explores the narratives of three Samoan women and their vā praxis in the context of a recently created arts centre in Poutasi, a nu’u (village) on the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa. Adopting Wendt’s (1996) ... -
The object of labour: unuseless acts of an itinerant nature
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This project explores the embodiment of physical forms engaged in futile acts of labour. It investigates the territories that operate between our conscious bodies and the mute and unfeeling realm of the object, opening up ... -
Objects That Make Us Feel: Exploration of Affective Designs Across Digital and Physical Platforms
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This research addresses the issue that we as a species are facing where one of our vital senses are being left behind as the rate of development of digital technologies increase. Visual and auditory dominance in multimedia ... -
Observing mothers lifting their children in their own home to identify factors which might give rise to musculoskeletal disorders
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The lifting associated with childcare has been linked to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in mothers (Griffin & Price, 2000; Sanders & Morse, 2005). The purpose of the current study was to investigate, for the first time ... -
Obtaining business benefits from IT: factors that influence the adoption of benefit realisation methodologies in New Zealand organisations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)Almost without exception organisations have become reliant on Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) applications. Although competitive advantage, task efficiency and effective information management are ... -
An Occupational Perspective on New Zealand Working Mothers’ Stress, Anxiety and Depression: an Interpretive Description Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Globally depression affects nearly a quarter of the world’s population and is one of the leading causes of disability and morbidity (World Health Organisation [WHO], 2017a). Worldwide women are twice more likely than men ... -
The Ocean is Calling Me Home: Settler-Indigenous Relationships of Te Moananui a Kiwa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)'The ocean is calling me home: settler-indigenous relationships of Te Moananui a Kiwa' seeks to understand whose waters I come from, what my waka look like, and how I might come to know my stories. Through looking to ... -
An Ocean of Tears: Decentreing Institutional Marginalisation of Pacific Arts Agency
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This exegesis explores three key projects that form part of my recent performative practice: An Anthem of Hope, Screenshot and the upcoming Magdalena of Mangere in which group dynamics—which bring people together in spaces ... -
The odds in our favour: understanding the motivation to visit New Zealand thoroughbred horse racetrack events during the low-season among 20-30 year-olds
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The New Zealand thoroughbred horse racing industry faces a number of event attendance issues. On the one hand, thousands of visitors reportedly favour thoroughbred horse racing events that feature throughout the November ... -
Of other states: dislocating space for affect
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)There is an everyday (sometimes public) ‘first’ existence that requires and demands our attention but beside this primary experience there is also a secondary existence that we access. We open this secondary experience to ...