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Enhancing Client Honeypots with Grid Services and Workflows
Authors:   , Stirling David 
Published: November 2021

<p>Client honeypots are devices for detecting malicious servers on a network. They interact with potentially malicious servers and analyse the Web pages returned to assess whether these pages contain an attack. This type of attack is termed a 'drive-by-download'. Low-interaction client honeypots operate a signature-based approach to detecting known malicious code. High- interaction client honeypots run client applications in full operating systems that are usually hosted by a virtual machine. The operating systems are either internally or externally monitored for anomalous behaviour. In recent years there have been a growing number of client honeypot systems being developed, but there is little interoperability between systems because each has its own custom operational scripts and data formats. By creating interoperability through standard interfaces we could more easily share usage of client honeypots and the data collected. Another problem is providing a simple means of managing an installation of client honeypots. Work ows are a popular technology for allowing end-users to co-ordinate e-science experiments, so these work ow systems can potentially be utilised for client honeypot management. To formulate requirements for management we ran moderate-scale scans of the .nz domain over several months using a manual script-based approach. The main requirements were a system that is user-oriented, loosely-coupled, and integrated with Grid computing|allowing for resource sharing across organisations. Our system design uses Grid services (extensions to Web services) to wrap client honeypots, a manager component acts as a broker for user access, and workflows orchestrate the Grid services. Our prototype wraps our case study - Capture-HPC -with these services, using the Taverna workflow system, and a Web portal for user access. When evaluating our experiences we found that while our system design met our requirements, currently a Java-based application operating on our Web services provides some advantages over our Taverna approach - particularly for modifying workflows, maintainability, and dealing with failure. The Taverna workflows, however, are better suited for the data analysis phase and have some usability advantages. Workflow languages such as Taverna are still relatively immature, so improvements are likely to be made. Both of these approaches are significantly easier to manage and deploy than the previous manual script-based method.</p>
A Grammar of Nahavaq (Malakula, Vanuatu)
Authors:   , Dimock Laura Gail 
Published: November 2021

<p>This thesis is a descriptive grammar of Nahavaq, an Oceanic language spoken by about 700 people in the Sinesip cultural area of Malakula, Vanuatu. Nahavaq was previously undescribed, and this grammar is based on data collected by the researcher over a total of nine months in the Sinesip area. The thesis includes a sociolinguistic overview of the Nahavaq-speaking community and descriptions of phonetics, phonology, mophology, syntax, semantics, and discourse. Noteworthy features of Nahavaq include: (i) two classes of bilabial consonants, which are distinguished by palatalisation and velarisation; (ii) two reduplicative verbal prefixes, which partially overlap in function; (iii) a base-20 numeral system with subbases of five and ten; (iv) nouns which include an accreted article; (v) serial verb constructions; and (vi) nine different surface forms for expressing possession relationships. The attached DVD contains a Nahavaq-English glossary, along with recordings and transcriptions of Nahavaq texts for reference purposes.</p>
Consensus Gained, Consensus Maintained? Changing New Zealand's Electoral Law 1927-2007
Authors:   , Christmas James 
Published: November 2021

<p>In the eighty years between the passage of New Zealand's first unified Electoral Act in 1927, and the passage of the Electoral Finance Act 2007, the New Zealand Parliament passed 66 acts that altered or amended New Zealand's electoral law. One central assumption of theories of electoral change is that those in power only change electoral rules strategically, in order to protect their self-interest.1 This thesis is an investigation into the way New Zealand governments effect and have effected their desired changes to the electoral law through the legislative process, and the roles self-interest and the active search for consensus between political parties have played in that process. It argues that, while self-interest serves as a compelling explanation for a great deal of electoral law change in New Zealand, altruistic motivations and the development of parliamentary processes influenced behaviour to an equal, and perhaps even greater, extent.</p>
Haka and Hula Representations in Tourism
Authors:   , O'Carroll Acushla Deanne 
Published: November 2021

<p>Haka and hula performances tell stories that represent histories, traditions, protocols and customs of the Maori and Hawai'ian people and give insight into their lives and the way that they see the world. The way that haka and hula performances are represented is being tested, as the dynamics of the tourism industry impact upon and influence the art forms. If allowed, these impacts and influences can affect the performances and thus manipulate or change the way that haka and hula are represented. Through an understanding of the impacts and influences of tourism on haka and hula performances, as well as an exploration of the cultures' values, cultural representations effective existence within the tourism industry can be investigated. This thesis will incorporate the perspectives of haka and hula practitioners and discuss the impacts and influences on haka and hula performances in tourism. The research will also explore and discuss the ways in which cultural values and representations can effectively co-exist within tourism.</p>
CISG Through the Willem C Vis Moot casebook: Seventeen Years of the CISG Evolution Explored Through Annual Global Discussion
Authors:   , Baide Ana Barbara 
Published: November 2021

<p>This paper explores the evolution of the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods (referred to throughout the text as the "CISG" or the "Convention") jurisprudence through the Willem C Vis Moot ("Vis Moot") casebook. It analyses the CISG issues raised and explored in the seventeen years of the Willem C Vis Moot and draws out notable trends and key themes. Upon the analysis of the trends and themes which have arisen over the past seventeen years, the dissertation discusses how the Vis Moot problems, as well as the winning memoranda, reflect and encapsulate the evolution and developments in the worldwide application and interpretation of the CISG in those areas. The analysis of the Vis Moot problems is thus used as a tool to consider the worldwide jurisprudential developments on the CISG over the past two decades, and identify both those aspects of the Convention that have benefited from considerable analysis, and where comprehensive jurisprudence has already developed, as well as the "gap" areas where further work is required in order to ensure the CISG evolves alongside technological, social, political and legal developments affecting international sale of goods contracts. The dissertation concludes by drawing out the notable trends illustrated by, and set against the backdrop of, the Vis Moot casebook, and the consequent implications of such trends on the current state ofCISG jurisprudence. In particular, these trends and outcomes are assessed as against the overall spirit of the Convention and its goal of achieving, or seeking to achieve, uniform application of rules on international sale of goods contracts. This assessment seeks to capture how this goal of uniformity has been achieved to-date, and where the upcoming challenges may lie in the coming years. Finally, the paper considers the overall importance and impact of the Vis Moot, as an annual global event with manifold benefits, on the interpretation, promotion and development of the CISG.</p>
Investigations of Ring-Opening Reactions of Cyclopropanated Carbohydrates: Towards the Synthesis of the Natural Product (--)-TAN-2483B
Authors:   , Hewitt Russell James 
Published: November 2021

<p>Cyclopropanes and carbohydrates are materials of great interest to chemists. Ring opening reactions of cyclopropanated carbohydrates have excellent potential for synthesis, due to the many diverse structures that may be obtained. The work described in this thesis explores the scope of such ring opening reactions, and extends to the synthesis and reactions of several novel cyclopropanated carbohydrates, in which synthesis of a natural product was also investigated. Several bicyclic gem-dihalocyclopropanes, including 97, were synthesised. Base-mediated cyclopropane ring opening of 97 in the presence of nucleophiles afforded a series of 2-C-branched glycosides 389 and 390 (Chapter 2), whereas silver-promoted ring expansion provided access to seven-membered rings (255 and 256) (Chapter 3). Studies on the mechanisms of the ring opening processes were also carried out. Ring-opening reactions of carbohydrate-derived gem-dihalocyclopropanes were also applied to the exploration of possible routes to the natural product (--)-TAN-2483B (154). Attempts to convert d-galactose and d-xylose into the dihydropyran 193 are the subject of Chapter 4, while the transformation of d-mannose into 193 and subsequent efforts to prepare the natural product 154 are discussed in Chapter 5.</p>
An Alternative to Existing Library Websites : Evaluation of Nine Start Pages using Criteria Extracted from Library Literature
Authors:   , Piggott Christopher 
Published: November 2021

<p>This research evaluates nine internet start pages to determine whether they would be suitable for use in a library context. The methodology involved extracting ninety-six evaluation criteria from library literature and measuring each start page against those criteria. A quantitative measurement method was used, with a single researcher awarding marks of 1.0, 0.5 or 0.0 for each of the tested criteria. Results are displayed in statistical and chart form, and then discussed in narrative form. It is found that there is scope for using some of the tested start pages in a library setting. Sites that provided public pages, consistent speed, rich display and a wide range of library applicable content tested most effectively. However, no single start page met all the criteria. Some, such as iGoogle, lacked a public page, while others had problems loading consistently or provided limited content. Netvibes was the highest testing site. User testing should be conducted as an extension of this research.</p>
How Good Is Survey Design in Medical Libraries? A Systematic Review of User Surveys
Authors:   , Esson Rachel Margaret 
Published: November 2021

<p>Introduction: Medical libraries very often base the decisions they make about library services on information gathered from user surveys. Is the quality of information obtained in this way sufficient to enable evidence-based practice? Aim: To determine what aspects of user survey design and presentation obtain the best response rates and therefore high external validity. Also to provide guidance for medical librarians who may wish to carry out user surveys. Methods: Library and information studies databases and Medline were searched to identify studies that reported the results of library user surveys that measured user perceptions of an existing library service or potential service. Studies that evaluated information skills training or clinical librarianship interventions were excluded as they have been looked in separate systematic reviews. Also studies that reported the results of LibQUAL or SERVQUAL were excluded. Results: 54 studies were included. The quality of the majority of the surveys was not clear as the reporting of the methodology of the user surveys was poor. However, it was determined that, as demonstrated in previous research, paper format surveys reported higher response rates than online-only surveys. It was not possible to extract any relevant data from the identified studies to draw any conclusions relating to presentation of the survey instrument. Conclusions: Unless survey methodology is reported in detail it is not possible to judge the quality of the evidence surveys contain. Good survey design is key to obtaining a good response rate and a good response rate means the results can be used for evidence-based practice. A Reporting Survey results Guideline (Resurge) is recommended to help improve the reporting quality of medical library survey research.</p>
The State of Competitive Intelligence within New Zealand Private and Public Sector Organisations: a Comparison Study of Competitive Intelligence within New Zealand in 2009
Authors:   , Skerrett Tony 
Published: November 2021

<p>Globalisation and rapid technology advancements are having a profound change on the competitiveness of local and global markets, and shaping the New Zealand marketplace. New Zealand companies are not just competing against other New Zealand companies, but are also competing against global companies. Competitive intelligence is critical for informing vital business decisions and potentially for the viability of a company. The purpose of this study was to research the state of competitive intelligence within the New Zealand private and public sectors and benchmark them against a similar study by Trengrove and Vryenhoek (1997). This research report further explores the relationship between knowledge management and competitive intelligence by examining the culture of competitive intelligence in an information (knowledge) economy through the analysis of competitive intelligence attitudes (Rouach and Santi 2001), 'Strategic Protection Factors' (Rothberg and Erickson, 2005), value and mindset of managing knowledge, and competitive intelligence within New Zealand companies.</p>
Online Discussion Forum Influence on Professional Sport Fan Support: an Exploratory Study
Authors:   , Natelli Alexander 
Published: November 2021

<p>With professional sports continually attracting new supporters and these supporters increasingly using Internet technologies, questions arise about the relationship between sport fan online activities and actual fan support for a professional sport team. This paper explores the behaviours and perceptions exhibited by Yellow Fever (online fan site) members as they interact within their online discussion forum. It also studies how these interactions may influence support for the A-League franchise, the Wellington Phoenix football club. To explore and describe member interactions and opinions, the paper uses a qualitative research approach and data collected from both the forum archives as well as an online questionnaire. The research appears to show that Yellow Fever members do affect fan support for the Wellington Phoenix. It also suggests several ways in which the members can influence fan support. Despite some limitations, there are implications for sporting clubs and technology research. The study also provides a basis for further research both with sport support groups as well as other types of membership dependent organisations such as community projects, local schools and political organisations.</p>
Students' Learning Experiences with the Web 2.0 Tool MyPortfolio: a Case Study of One High School Classroom
Authors:   , Duke Rochelle Alison 
Published: November 2021

<p>Portfolio learning has been utilised in education for many years and a natural development in today's digital environment has been the move from paper to electronic portfolios (e-portfolios). The development of e-portfolios in New Zealand has also been driven by two forces- the emerging view that e-portfolios can be an effective way to support constructivist approaches to learning and help develop students into 'lifelong learners' ; and the beliefs about today's digital environment and the way in which students should and do operate within this. In many ways, e-portfolio research is a relatively young field of study and much of the research that has been conducted has occurred in the tertiary environment and related to the perceptions of the instructor or technologist. In an attempt to add depth to current e-portfolio research, this study made use of a mixed-methods, descriptive case study approach in order to focus on the perceptions of a group of high school students and the way in which they experienced using the e-portfolio application MyPortfolio for the first time. Key findings of this study focus on the way in which students experienced using MyPortfolio and the fact that although it is often claimed that e-portfolio tools can be effective in helping developing reflective thinking in students, overall, the students in this study predominately saw MyPortfolio as a tool to organise and process knowledge rather than something that could help them to engage in 'deep learning'. The experiences and perceptions of the students in this study also challenged ideas about how much students want to use ICT within the school environment and this study suggests that increased use of ICT can lead to students missing the social interaction that usually occurs within the classroom. In a similar vein, the students in this study also challenged the idea of the 'digital native' and their experiences suggest that, as with any area of learning, students' skills with using ICT varied greatly. The way that the students in this study made use of MyPortfolio also demonstrates the fact that although e-portfolio tools such as MyPortfolio offer students the opportunity to engage in reflective learning, they do not necessarily undertake this naturally. Finally, the findings of this study highlight the role of the teacher in supporting effective use of ICT for learning.</p>
Classical Myth and Margaret Mahy's Young Adult Fiction
Authors:   , Pohl Michael 
Published: November 2021

<p>This thesis investigates the importance of classical myth in the young adult fiction of Margaret Mahy. Mahy's novels are full of references to classical myths, both direct and indirect, in names of characters like Dido, Ovid, Ariadne or Hero; in storylines such as Flora's journey to the Underworld-like Viridian to rescue her cousin Anthea, strongly reminiscent of Demeter's rescue of Persephone from Hades, which take their inspiration from classical myth; in seemingly incidental references like the persistent comparisons of Sorry to Charon, the classical ferryman of the dead, in The Changeover. These references point to a deep engagement with the heritage of classical myth. It is an engagement that has not gone unnoticed by scholars of Mahy's work, but it is one that has not enjoyed the dedicated critical attention it deserves. This thesis explores the full importance of classical myth to Mahy's young adult fiction, and shows how an understanding of the classical background of a large selection of Mahy's major novels can both enhance our appreciation of what is already there, as well as open up new avenues for critical engagement with her work.</p>
An Investigation on the Constraints to Telework Implementation in New Zealand Businesses
Authors:   , Pham Minh Huu 
Published: November 2021

<p>Telework has many potential benefits for both employers and employees, and has been explored extensively in past and present research. However, the adoption rates of telework is much lower than expected. Organizations in general as well as in New Zealand are reluctant to implement it on a grand scale. The purpose of this study is to find the answer for this phenomenon. This study takes an approach based on the Theory of Constraints to discover one of the main constraints to telework implementation. Constraints were explored across seven factors: perceived benefit, top management support, economic constraint, workplace constraint, technological constraint, risks and workforce constraint. Data were collected from members of four professional associations in New Zealand that specialized in the ICT and commerce fields. The results of this study indicated that lack of top management support is the main constraint to telework implementation in New Zealand businesses. The author suggests that managers should pay more attention to top management support, workforce issues and culture change for a successful telework program. Future research should seek the opinions of non-adopters; explore workforce constraints; and use a data collection method that can identify participants' demographics.</p>
The impact of Inward FDI on Host country: Firm Performance in New Zealand
Authors:   , Zou Yi 
Published: November 2021

<p>Foreign direct investment (FDI) and its multinationals' activities are well accepted as an engine of growth by which a host country can benefit from the injection of capital investment, technology and managerial knowhow to build up indigenous competitiveness through spillovers effects and productivity gap between foreign affiliates and local firms New Zealand is a small but developed economy. FDI plays an important role in the development and growth of local industry in New Zealand. In the extant literature, there was very few studies research on the performance gap in New Zealand context. This paper investigates the effect of inward FDI on host country theoretically, focusing on the spillover effects and firm performance. Statistical analysis tests the possibility of performance gap's existence in New Zealand firms. In addition, separated attention is provided to service industry to differ from manufacturing industries that always be testified in many empirical studies. The findings provide evidence that foreign owned firms have superior performance advantages over local firms. But more research needs to be conducted for more conclusive results.</p>