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Rural Community

Carlos Mancer

This report examines how online learning is performing within vocational agricultural training, and what this means for delivering quality, consistent, and industry-relevant qualifications in an increasingly digital and AI-driven education environment.

Kaylene Bennett

Addressing the invisible and cumulative mental load carried by rural women, this report identifies how it impacts wellbeing, decision-making and productivity and outlines practical, systemic solutions to better share responsibility and support sustainable rural lives and communities.

Brodie Davis

This report explores the challenge of developing future leaders, strengthening succession pathways, and ensuring local knowledge, relationships, and leadership endure across generations, showing that trust, connection to place, and stewardship matter more than structures alone.

Di Roadley

Without clear governance and skilled leadership, catchment groups in NZ struggle to turn community aspirations into lasting results. This report proposes a national framework, governor capability, and active member participation as groups take on greater public investment and complexity.

Hinehou Timutimu

This report examines how networks shape women’s participation in Aotearoa’s Agri sector, revealing that presence does not ensure influence and recognising the ongoing impact of historical loss, calling for pathways that ensure women’s voices are heard and able to shape the sector’s future.

Farrell Chrystal

I will be exploring the topic of Maori leadership that has come from a Maori boarding school since the 19th Century. Te Aute College holds a proud heritage of Maori leadership and this is viewed through stories and generation of students who have attended Te Aute a Maori boarding school for males in Hawkes Bay, … Read more

Regan Barkla

Worldwide, there is a scarcity of women in leadership (Sandberg, 2010). In many organizations, even at the lowest level women struggle to make up 50% of the workforce. This number decreases steadily as you get successively higher. Worldwide, only 3–4% of women reach CEO level (Herminia Ibarra, 2013). Despite key advancements in the workforce for … Read more

Payne, John

At 4.35am on 4th September 2010, Canterbury was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale. On 22nd February 2011 and 13th June 2011 a separate fault line approximately 35km from the first, ruptured to inflict two further earthquakes measuring 6.3 and 6.0 respectively. As a direct result of the February earthquake, 181 … Read more

Brocx, Terence

This report explores local government reform within Northland. A mayoral forum in 2009/2010 recognised issues of dysfunctionality and inefficiencies in the current system and began a process of targeting the formation of a single unitary authority within Northland. To date this process has failed to effect any significant structural or procedural change. In researching for … Read more

Powdrell Richard, J

This report aims to identify the roading issues of SH 2 that place barriers on the future development of Te Puke. By identifying the problem areas, created by high traffic volumes and high heavy vehicle percentages, it will stimulate discussion and debate resulting in a more unified approach to achieving solutions. It recommends a more … Read more

Smith Diane

Exercise is important for all women of all ages and it should be an integral part of your life. A number of women were surveyed or received a Fitness Challenge Programme for 2009 on their exercise regime. I wanted to find out what exercise women were involved in and what motivated them to exercise. This … Read more

Southgate Paula, A

The project has three related parts: 1. A global perspective: an overview, based on current global literature, of the importance of cities and the land around them in preserving and enhancing biodiversity worldwide. 2. The New Zealand situation: an investigation of some of the current thinking, research and practice to enhance biodiversity in urban areas … Read more

McIntosh Chris

The following report attempts to investigate Boards of Trustees’ perceptions and ability to facilitate effective school mergers. Specific focus will be placed on: • determining whether Boards are effective in facilitating school mergers and to identify barriers (if any) in achieving acceptable and sustainable educational outcomes in terms of student achievement; and • identifying various … Read more

Welch Linda, A

Rangitikei College provides free High School education with transport, for 11 contributing Primary Schools surrounding the township of Marton. Disappointingly, three 45 seater buses with limited standing room only, plus many private cars, pay to transport their children to larger neighbouring Secondary Schools in Wanganui, Feilding and Palmerston North. Many small rural towns may be … Read more

Healey Frank

For sports clubs in the Matamata-Piako District to survive it is important that they consider if the methods of the past are in fact the ways of the future. Clubs often have to bear the burden of spiralling maintenance costs for often under-utilised facilities and societal changes such as more punitive drink-driving laws have reduced … Read more

Taylor Grant, A

At the time of writing this introduction, the New Zealand Government and media are talking about the knowledge wave economy – if we were able to reduce any limitations that school Boards of Trustees (BOT’s) experience and encourage them to use their creativity, positively affecting every child in our education system, and the whole of … Read more

McHardy Stuart

On 2 March 1987 the Bay of Plenty region suffered an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale, centred at Edgecumbe. Severe damage to personal and industrial property and drainage systems occurred. In hindsight, although much of the damage was covered by insurance, loans, public and government contributions, the continuing reconstruction costs have had … Read more

Bredenbeck, Kim

For the purposes of developing a resource suitable for assisting non profit organisations / community groups to present outputs through their annual report process in a style that is accountable, measurable and will satisfy stakeholder needs. Bredenbeck, Kim

Bayly, John

In the Bay of Islands of Northland, New Zealand there is only one marina of 108 berths. This in an area that is recognised as being one of the boating mecca’s of New Zealand. There are around 1200 swing and pile moorings in the area which is about the maximun number provided for in the … Read more

Lampp Caroline, E

This research project provides an overview of the funding and rating review undertaken by the Rangitikei District Council during 1994 – 1995. The document provides an outline of the Rangitikei District itself. It gives an indication of the processes used throughout the review and discusses some of the relevant information the council took into consideration … Read more

Sandra Goudie

Is there a conflict? Ask around and nobody knows. In no other time of New Zealand's history is the paucity of information so highlighted as at the present. The need for such information is predominantly to satisfy the demands of the Resource Management Act (RMA), with one such example being a water right application for Swamp Restoration. This was a joint application by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Council.

Farnsworth Mark, C

This project reviews the government’s Education Development Initiative (EDI) as it may apply to Northern Wairoa area in Northland. It is noted that a move by Selywn Park School to change its status is the principle driver behind the proposed EDI. Four EDI viability criteria – Excess Pupil Capacity, Deferred Maintenance, School Transportation & Community … Read more

Henderson, Nicola

The aim of the report is to provide an introduction to the factors which go to make up the landscape of Waipukurau township. The physical, visual, social and cultural aspects are introduced. The report is the result of a visual survey, research into physical and cultural factors and a telephone survey of the elderly care … Read more

Forrest, Gavin

Fundamentally this report is a study of Hunterville’s Whare Ora Maternity Hospital and its battle for survival over 40 years. Over that period the Wanganui Hospital Board, and latterly the Wanganui Area Health Board, were unrelenting in their efforts to close the tiny hospital down and their fervour to do so was only matched by … Read more