title: Boat electrofishing survey of Lake Rotokaeo, Hamiton

authors: Hicks, Brendan J.

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: Lake Rotokaeo (Forest Lake) is a small (3.7 ha) lake set in suburban surroundings in the north-west of Hamilton city located at 37° 46.387’S and 175° 15.059’E. The lake is very shallow, with ~80% of its area <1.8 m water depth, depending on season. The bed is composed of soft sediments, and margins vary from grassed parkland to restored native wetlands and forest vegetation.
On 12 December 2008, we conducted eleven 10-min fishing shots comprising nine shoreline shots and two mid-lake shots. The shallowness of the lake precluded fishing along the western shored of the lake. All introduced fish species were removed and humanely killed, whilst all native fish species were counted, measured for length and returned to the lake. Water temperature recorded at the start of fishing was 21.3°C, and electrical conductivity was 110 µS cm⁻¹ ambient and 118 µS cm⁻¹ specific. The water had a distinct brownish hue, indicating tannin staining, but there was no obvious suspended sediment. The black disc measurement (horizontal water clarity) was 0.55 m. Aquatic plants present in the lake included filamentous algae, water lily (Nymphaea sp.), and parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum). Carex species and raupo (Typha orientalis) comprised the riparian and marginal vegetation.

text: Boat electrofishing survey of Lake Rotokaeo, Hamiton Lake Rotokaeo (Forest Lake) is a small (3.7 ha) lake set in suburban surroundings in the north-west of Hamilton city located at 37° 46.387’S and 175° 15.059’E. The lake is very shallow, with ~80% of its area <1.8 m water depth, depending on season. The bed is composed of soft sediments, and margins vary from grassed parkland to restored native wetlands and forest vegetation.
On 12 December 2008, we conducted eleven 10-min fishing shots comprising nine shoreline shots and two mid-lake shots. The shallowness of the lake precluded fishing along the western shored of the lake. All introduced fish species were removed and humanely killed, whilst all native fish species were counted, measured for length and returned to the lake. Water temperature recorded at the start of fishing was 21.3°C, and electrical conductivity was 110 µS cm⁻¹ ambient and 118 µS cm⁻¹ specific. The water had a distinct brownish hue, indicating tannin staining, but there was no obvious suspended sediment. The black disc measurement (horizontal water clarity) was 0.55 m. Aquatic plants present in the lake included filamentous algae, water lily (Nymphaea sp.), and parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum). Carex species and raupo (Typha orientalis) comprised the riparian and marginal vegetation.

year: 2009

title: The need for speed: impacts of internet connectivity on firm productivity

authors: Grimes, Arthur

subjects: broadband

abstract: Broadband access is widely considered to be a productivity-enhancing factor, but there are few firm-level estimates of its benefits. We use a large micro-survey of firms linked to longitudinal firm financial data to determine the impact that broadband access has on firm productivity. Propensity score matching is used to control for factors, including the firm’s own lagged productivity, that determine a firm’s internet access choice. Instrumental variables estimates are employed as a robustness check. Results indicate that broadband adoption boosts firm productivity by 7–10%; effects are consistent across urban versus rural locations and across high versus low knowledge intensive sectors.

text: The need for speed: impacts of internet connectivity on firm productivity Broadband access is widely considered to be a productivity-enhancing factor, but there are few firm-level estimates of its benefits. We use a large micro-survey of firms linked to longitudinal firm financial data to determine the impact that broadband access has on firm productivity. Propensity score matching is used to control for factors, including the firm’s own lagged productivity, that determine a firm’s internet access choice. Instrumental variables estimates are employed as a robustness check. Results indicate that broadband adoption boosts firm productivity by 7–10%; effects are consistent across urban versus rural locations and across high versus low knowledge intensive sectors.

year: 2011

title: Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki Revitalising 'Traditional' Māori Language of Hauraki

authors: Ngāpō, Korohere Crossley Bishop Lloyd

subjects: Hauraki Reo

abstract: He nui ngā tūmomo reo o te Māori. Ko te reo tuauriuri whāioio tērā, ko te reo ōkawa tērā, ko te reo ōpaki tērā, ko ngā mita, ko ngā kīwaha, ko ngā whakataukī me ngā whakatauākī a ngā iwi puta noa i te motu. I roto i ngā tau maha kua taha ake, kua tāharahara te reo Māori, kua mimiti haere. Hei ātete i tēnei āhua, kua kāpunipuni ngā tohunga me ngā kaupapa ki te whakahaumanu i te reo, kia tangata whenua anō ai te reo Māori ki te ngākau o te iwi. Ka whai take te mihi ki te hunga i upoko pakaru, i toka tū moana ki te whakarangatira i te reo Māori.
Otirā, i hāngai ngā kaupapa whakamāui reo ki te reo ōpaki, ki te reo kōrero, ki te reo kāuta. Ko tāku e whakapae nei, ko te reo e ngaro nei i roto i ngā mahi whakaora reo, ko te reo kāmehameha o ngā toi huarewa, ko te reo tapu o ngā manumea, ko te reo tau ukiuki o te marae. Koinei te pūtake o tēnei tuhinga roa. He kohikohinga kōrero, he whakamoana whakaaro ki te whakatakoto i te rautaki whakaora i te reo ōkawa o Hauraki.

Me hoki ake au ki te mauri o ōku waka o Hauraki, o ōku maunga o Moehau, o Te Aroha, o te tupuna Marutūāhu, o Te Tara o Te-Ika-a-Māui. Me hoki ahau ki te oneone tapu o ōku mātua tūpuna ki te whakatū i Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki hei whare pupuru i te mana o ngā taonga kairangi a ngā tūpuna, kia ora ake ai ēnei tikanga mō ake tonu atu. Ko tā tēnei tuhinga roa, he whakatakoto i te mahere whakatū i ngā pakitara, i ngā poupou, i te tāhū, i te tuanui, i ngā wāhanga katoa o tōku whare wānanga. Ko te tūmanako, ka tū tōku whare, ka huaki te kūaha, ka rere te reo pōwhiri ki tōku iwi.

“Hauraki, nau mai ki ngā taonga a koro mā, a kui mā. Nau mai ki te reo ōkawa, ki te reo tapu. Haere mai ki Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki.”

text: Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki Revitalising 'Traditional' Māori Language of Hauraki He nui ngā tūmomo reo o te Māori. Ko te reo tuauriuri whāioio tērā, ko te reo ōkawa tērā, ko te reo ōpaki tērā, ko ngā mita, ko ngā kīwaha, ko ngā whakataukī me ngā whakatauākī a ngā iwi puta noa i te motu. I roto i ngā tau maha kua taha ake, kua tāharahara te reo Māori, kua mimiti haere. Hei ātete i tēnei āhua, kua kāpunipuni ngā tohunga me ngā kaupapa ki te whakahaumanu i te reo, kia tangata whenua anō ai te reo Māori ki te ngākau o te iwi. Ka whai take te mihi ki te hunga i upoko pakaru, i toka tū moana ki te whakarangatira i te reo Māori.
Otirā, i hāngai ngā kaupapa whakamāui reo ki te reo ōpaki, ki te reo kōrero, ki te reo kāuta. Ko tāku e whakapae nei, ko te reo e ngaro nei i roto i ngā mahi whakaora reo, ko te reo kāmehameha o ngā toi huarewa, ko te reo tapu o ngā manumea, ko te reo tau ukiuki o te marae. Koinei te pūtake o tēnei tuhinga roa. He kohikohinga kōrero, he whakamoana whakaaro ki te whakatakoto i te rautaki whakaora i te reo ōkawa o Hauraki.

Me hoki ake au ki te mauri o ōku waka o Hauraki, o ōku maunga o Moehau, o Te Aroha, o te tupuna Marutūāhu, o Te Tara o Te-Ika-a-Māui. Me hoki ahau ki te oneone tapu o ōku mātua tūpuna ki te whakatū i Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki hei whare pupuru i te mana o ngā taonga kairangi a ngā tūpuna, kia ora ake ai ēnei tikanga mō ake tonu atu. Ko tā tēnei tuhinga roa, he whakatakoto i te mahere whakatū i ngā pakitara, i ngā poupou, i te tāhū, i te tuanui, i ngā wāhanga katoa o tōku whare wānanga. Ko te tūmanako, ka tū tōku whare, ka huaki te kūaha, ka rere te reo pōwhiri ki tōku iwi.

“Hauraki, nau mai ki ngā taonga a koro mā, a kui mā. Nau mai ki te reo ōkawa, ki te reo tapu. Haere mai ki Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki.”

year: 2012