RestrictedArchive–Te Puna Rangahau: Recent submissions

  • Footprinting New Zealand urban forms and lifestyles 
    Lawton, Ella Susanne (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    More than 90% of New Zealand’s ecological footprint results from the lifestyle choices of individuals, although the size and impact of their lifestyle footprint depends on the type of urban form in which they live.    The ...
  • The incidence of non-O157 Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli in the Canterbury region - a pilot study 
    Strydom, Hugo (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) are increasingly recognized as agents of sporadic and outbreak associated gastroenteritis. Although E. coli O157 has traditionally been the most commonly identified STEC serotype, ...
  • Interpretation of section one of the Sherman Act: evolution of approaches 
    Gild, Yana (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    Nowadays, the problem of illegal collaboration activities is a significant issue facing not only the United States of America, but the whole world. It is important to save free market economy to allow businesses to thrive ...
  • Abuse of a dominant position 
    Gild, Yana (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    The aim of competition policy is to prevent companies with a dominant position in their economic sector from abusing this position and from distorting competition in intra-Community trade. This aim requires difficult ...
  • The development of human rights protection within the European Union - from Stauder to Solange II: a challenge for supremacy between the EJC and the German Federal Constitutional Court 
    Heimbrodt, Ann (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    “All politics must bend its knee before the (human) right.”1 With this phrase Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher, stressed the primacy of human rights in a society. Within the European Union the development of protection ...
  • Standard Business Terms: The Life Belt for the Drowning Consumer 
    Hertwig, Daniela (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    Standard business terms are playing an important part in everyone’s life. Almost every contract includes them. These contract are provided by the trader and the consumer most of the time has only the option to accept or ...
  • Kaitiakitanga Consciousness of Place 
    Gemmell, Sharon E.B. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This research examines the question, how Tōtaranui Māori practices of kaitiakitanga contribute to education. Two key variables are explored. The first considers the way in which local Māori think about their connection to ...
  • Citizen Science and Its Contribution to the Conservation of Sacramento Valley Red Foxes in California 
    Brasch, Amy (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    Red foxes found in the Sacramento Valley of California, referred to as SV red foxes throughout this thesis, were assumed to be of non-native ancestry until recent genetic testing confirmed their historical link to the area. ...
  • Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Gold-Palladium Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Catalysis, and their Phase Properties 
    Henning, Anna Maria (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    Bimetallic nanoparticles have been actively researched in recent years due to their potential use as heterogeneous and electrochemical catalysts. This is primarily due to their enhancement of activity and/or selectivity ...
  • "The only problem is finding a job": Multimodal analysis of job interviews in New Zealand 
    Kuśmierczyk, Ewa (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    The job interview is a crucial stage in the decision-making process for employment. Research has shown that establishing trust with the interviewer (Kerekes, 2006) and constructing a believable identity (Campbell & Roberts, ...
  • The Cultural Defence: How Tolerant Should the Criminal Justice System Be? 
    Eiffler, Max (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    In the first part of this paper, the author gives an outline of the difficult concept of ‘culture’ and examines the interrelation of culture and law. He then looks at the collision of different cultural traditions and ...
  • Sustainable Household Consumption and the Law 
    Liebelt, Franziska (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    Consumption makes up the main part of our economies. Accounting for 60% of the GDP worldwide it builds the basis for economic growth in most countries. At the same time it is a major cause of environmental destruction, ...
  • Disputes over interment and cremation: the mediation option 
    Oldfield, Yvonne (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This paper discusses the difficult nature of burial and cremation disputes and evaluates mediation as an option for their resolution. Mediation is now generally understood to offer disputants benefits in terms of cost, ...
  • Earth jurisprudence and civil disobedience 
    Parnell, John (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This paper looks at theories of civil disobedience in the context of the emerging field of earth jurisprudence. Do the principles of earth jurisprudence provide a framework for assessing whether environmental injustice ...
  • Mediation in Individual Employment Relationships – What Can Germany Learn from New Zealand? 
    Eiffler, Max (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This paper deals with mediation in individual employment relationships. The author looks at the strengths of mediation and concludes that mediation has considerable advantages over a costly and lengthy litigation. Mediation ...
  • Supreme Court Rulings, Discretionary Power and Statutory Obligations: On the Meaning of the Word ‘Must’ in Telecommunications Regulation 
    Deuchars, Robert (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    The purpose of this essay is to explore the meaning of the word ‘must’ in a regulatory setting. The regulator in question is the Commerce Commission of New Zealand and the matters at stake are its obligations under the ...
  • WTO Dispute Settlement in Trade Remedies in Developing Country Members 
    Pham, Thi Van Thanh (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    In order to achieve a positive settlement of the disputes arising from WTO agreements, the WTO provides a disputes settlement mechanism to its all Members. It is argued that developed country Members benefit from the ...
  • Copyright Exceptions: Expanding Fair Dealing 
    Stuart, Laura (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This paper examines the two Canadian fair dealing cases, SOCAN v Bell and Access Copyright as a basis for considering whether more flexible exceptions are needed in the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994 in order to support a ...
  • Criminalisation of Cartels in New Zealand 
    Seyring, Corina (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This paper discusses the plans for the criminalisation of cartels in New Zealand. Up until now New Zealand only has civil sanctions for prohibited cartel conduct. The experiences of four comparison countries with criminal ...
  • Drawn to the Rhythm 
    Reid, Matthew (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    Rowing is one of New Zealand’s premier international sports, and our New Zealand rowers have won significant acclaim in Olympic and World Championship competitions. Most recently at the 2012 London Olympics, three of the ...

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