About this research
Otago has very low numbers of Māori language speakers – French is the most widely spoken second language in the region. Given this context, it is important that any interventions aimed at revitalising and maintaining the Māori language are evidence-based. There is ample research on second language acquisition but little that shows the actual as opposed to self-reported experience of the second language learner as transmitter of this language within the home. The aim of this research is to support local tribal and community language initiatives by developing a language intervention “tool-box” informed by in-home observations and national and international research.
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Sky Caitlyn Halford (Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitane o Wairarapa), University of Canterbury Antidepressant medications are .frequently prescribed medications, with over 600,000 New Zealanders taking an antidepressant in 2019. Antidepressant compounds remain biologically active after passing through the body and are not removed in wastewater…
View projectTracking indicators of mental health: The case of antidepressants in streams
Sky Caitlyn Halford (Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitane o Wairarapa), University of Canterbury
Antidepressant medications are .frequently prescribed medications, with over 600,000 New Zealanders taking an antidepressant in 2019. Antidepressant compounds remain biologically active after passing through the body and are not removed in wastewater treatment. Exposure to antidepressant compounds has negative impacts on other species, including reduced fertility and escape responses, altered mating behaviours, and reduced camouflage. There is little information regarding the extent of antidepressant compounds entering the New Zealand environment through wastewater ejjl.uent and sludge, and the potential negative impacts on New Zealand native species.
Riki Neihana Gooch (Patuharakeke, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Mahanga Hourua), University of Otago The intention is to create a lexicon of musical conducting gestures that embody the physical movements, symbolism, and form that exist within a Te Ao Maori context, with the Afro/Eurological improvised music methodology of Conduction. This project is a development of the…
View projectImagining an Indigenous Embodiment oflmprovisation and Spontaneous Composition.
Riki Neihana Gooch (Patuharakeke, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Mahanga Hourua), University of Otago
The intention is to create a lexicon of musical conducting gestures that embody the physical movements, symbolism, and form that exist within a Te Ao Maori context, with the Afro/Eurological improvised music methodology of Conduction.
This project is a development of the Conduction method that I have been recording, performing, and practising over the past 10 years. The research will focus on what makes the combination of Te Ao Maori and Conduction a unique contribution ft, the improvised music canon. It will also look at how this is unique to both the indigenous and western musical worldview.
The aim for this project is to establish a thorough resource to build upon -for experienced musical practitioners, non-experienced, and rangatahi. I intend for this work to be a contribution to Te Ao Maori/Te Ao Marama, with the hope that it becomes useful resource for any musician or performer.
Jefferson Dew (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa), University of Otago Peaks in electricity demand cause substantial issues for electricity systems’ infrastructure requirements. Demand-side management provides opportunities to reduce these peaks and create a more sustainable and affordable electricity supply. Dairy farming, being the third largest electricity…
View projectDemand Response in the Agricultural Sector – A Socio-technical Study
Jefferson Dew (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa), University of Otago
Peaks in electricity demand cause substantial issues for electricity systems’ infrastructure requirements. Demand-side management provides opportunities to reduce these peaks and create a more sustainable and affordable electricity supply. Dairy farming, being the third largest electricity use sector in Aotearoa has a role to play in enabling this transition, but is so far not meaningfully represented in the efforts of electricity sector organisations to alter electricity demand.
By working with highly industrialised dairy farms owned and operated by iwi organisations I aim to demonstrate not only the technical potential that these (and other) farms have to reduce electricity demand peaks, but also overcome barriers to change that the farmers face in adopting new technology and practices.