title: Living at the cutting edge: Women's experiences of protection orders. Volume 1: The women's stories

authors: Robertson, Neville

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: This report examines the experiences of 43 Māori, Pakeha, Pasifika and other ethnic minority women who were victims of male partner violence, the impact of the violence on them and their children, and their experiences of the justice system when they reached out for protection. The objectives of the project were to:
a.identify and describe the experiences of a sample of women in obtaining protection orders, the impact of protection orders and the response to breaches of protection orders;
b.identify those aspects that are working well (that is, positive experiences of protection orders); and
c.identify areas for improvement including barriers that prevent women from applying for and obtaining protection orders.

text: Living at the cutting edge: Women's experiences of protection orders. Volume 1: The women's stories This report examines the experiences of 43 Māori, Pakeha, Pasifika and other ethnic minority women who were victims of male partner violence, the impact of the violence on them and their children, and their experiences of the justice system when they reached out for protection. The objectives of the project were to:
a.identify and describe the experiences of a sample of women in obtaining protection orders, the impact of protection orders and the response to breaches of protection orders;
b.identify those aspects that are working well (that is, positive experiences of protection orders); and
c.identify areas for improvement including barriers that prevent women from applying for and obtaining protection orders.

year: 2007-08-01

title: Optimization of thermo-mechanical densification of bamboo

authors: Kadivar, Marzieh

abstract: Due to its reliability, strength, and ease of access, bamboo has become an attractive material for engineering applications. However, heterogeneous properties and durability issues still hinder the widespread use of bamboo as a building material. Thermo-mechanical treatment is a method to decrease the heterogeneity of bamboo culms and enhance mechanical properties and durability, but it may negatively impact dimensional stability. The objective of this study was to achieve the minimum spring back, water absorption, and thickness swelling for densified bamboo. Accordingly, the behavior of bamboo samples subjected to different thermo-mechanical (TM) treatments using a two-step analysis was investigated. In the first step, the optimum TM treatment for achieving the highest critical densification degree (DD) without shear failure was determined. In the second step, the three key elements of dimensional stability were studied for this optimum case. According to the first step results, the maximum achievable DD in which no shear failure happens and the texture is not disturbed is about 43.6%, and it can be obtained at 200 °C with a compression rate of 2 mm/min. X-ray densitometry analysis confirmed that DD of around 50% achieved the highest value of density, 1.30 g.cm−3. The results of step 2 revealed that the lowest values of spring back, water absorption, and thickness swelling, 4.72%, 23.80%, and 17.70% respectively, for densified bamboo occur when the densification process is conducted at 200 °C and adopting a compression rate of 6.7 mm/min. In conclusion, by manipulating and optimizing process parameters, the dimensional stability and final quality of densified bamboo can be improved, opening new opportunities for this class of material.

text: Optimization of thermo-mechanical densification of bamboo Due to its reliability, strength, and ease of access, bamboo has become an attractive material for engineering applications. However, heterogeneous properties and durability issues still hinder the widespread use of bamboo as a building material. Thermo-mechanical treatment is a method to decrease the heterogeneity of bamboo culms and enhance mechanical properties and durability, but it may negatively impact dimensional stability. The objective of this study was to achieve the minimum spring back, water absorption, and thickness swelling for densified bamboo. Accordingly, the behavior of bamboo samples subjected to different thermo-mechanical (TM) treatments using a two-step analysis was investigated. In the first step, the optimum TM treatment for achieving the highest critical densification degree (DD) without shear failure was determined. In the second step, the three key elements of dimensional stability were studied for this optimum case. According to the first step results, the maximum achievable DD in which no shear failure happens and the texture is not disturbed is about 43.6%, and it can be obtained at 200 °C with a compression rate of 2 mm/min. X-ray densitometry analysis confirmed that DD of around 50% achieved the highest value of density, 1.30 g.cm−3. The results of step 2 revealed that the lowest values of spring back, water absorption, and thickness swelling, 4.72%, 23.80%, and 17.70% respectively, for densified bamboo occur when the densification process is conducted at 200 °C and adopting a compression rate of 6.7 mm/min. In conclusion, by manipulating and optimizing process parameters, the dimensional stability and final quality of densified bamboo can be improved, opening new opportunities for this class of material.

year: 2021

title: Hai aha te hoko

authors: Maxwell, Te Kahautu

abstract: This new composition was performed by Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti Kapa Haka at the Mātaatua Regional Kapa Haka Competition. This composition placed first in the Whakawātea category.

text: Hai aha te hoko This new composition was performed by Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti Kapa Haka at the Mātaatua Regional Kapa Haka Competition. This composition placed first in the Whakawātea category.

year: 2012