title: John Mansfield Thomson (1926-99) - Obituary

authors: Lodge, Martin

abstract: 'The motive of history is at bottom poetic'. Those significant words of Trevelyan were used by John Thomson to introduce a speech acknowledging his receipt of the CANZ Citation for Services to New Zealand Music in February 1988. And there is poetry in all John's writings; poetry in the finesse of their polished presentation as well as in their psychological origins. Until the end of his life, John declined to be called a musicologist, preferring instead the term music historian. He considered history writing to be a noble profession. As a historian of New Zealand music, his avowed aim was to create a 'sense of community, not only with the present but also with the past' and thereby 'satisfy a craving we all have for a valid, dynamic history' . In the end he achieved that goal, but it cost him many years of labour, not to mention incidents of thanklessness and hurtful controversy. It is too soon, yet, to gauge exactly the full measure of John Thomson's musical history-making contribution to this country, but I feel sure time will reveal it to be substantially greater than most musicians here are currently aware of. He succeeded in laying the foundation stones of our music history, uncovering artistic vitality and continuity where previously there had been vagueness or ignorance.

text: John Mansfield Thomson (1926-99) - Obituary 'The motive of history is at bottom poetic'. Those significant words of Trevelyan were used by John Thomson to introduce a speech acknowledging his receipt of the CANZ Citation for Services to New Zealand Music in February 1988. And there is poetry in all John's writings; poetry in the finesse of their polished presentation as well as in their psychological origins. Until the end of his life, John declined to be called a musicologist, preferring instead the term music historian. He considered history writing to be a noble profession. As a historian of New Zealand music, his avowed aim was to create a 'sense of community, not only with the present but also with the past' and thereby 'satisfy a craving we all have for a valid, dynamic history' . In the end he achieved that goal, but it cost him many years of labour, not to mention incidents of thanklessness and hurtful controversy. It is too soon, yet, to gauge exactly the full measure of John Thomson's musical history-making contribution to this country, but I feel sure time will reveal it to be substantially greater than most musicians here are currently aware of. He succeeded in laying the foundation stones of our music history, uncovering artistic vitality and continuity where previously there had been vagueness or ignorance.

year: 1999

title: Managing the Unwanted Organism Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791): investigating how desiccation, fragmentation and acetic acid can be used to manage this pest on aquaculture facilities.

authors: King, Staci Louise

subjects: Marine Biosecurity

abstract: Human activities have enabled non-indigenous marine species (NIMS) to cross geographic barriers outside their natural dispersal range. As a novel habitat, marine aquaculture facilities often grow NIMS, or are fouled by NIMS and facilities with poor quarantine practice during harvest and through domestic transfers of equipment and product may inadvertently act to vector NIMS. Furthermore, biofouling NIMS can cause significant economic loss to industry by reducing the quality of the farmed product and increasing production costs.
The objective of this study was to aid the aquaculture industry with how they manage the marine polychaete pest species Sabella spallanzanii. Specifically, in order to determine the possibility of S. spallanzanii being spread after harvesting, the survivorship of S. spallanzanii to typical mussel farming operations was examined in two experimental procedures: desiccation and fragmentation. An additional experimental procedure examined acetic acid as a potential treatment option that would effectively eliminate S. spallanzanii while having minimal effect on the cultured product.
Sabella spallanzanii is highly resilient to the typical re-seeding and harvest operations that occur in mussel aquaculture. Specimens survived upwards of 24 hours air exposure in desiccation treatments:  a longer time frame than what would occur during re-seeding or the harvest process and subsequent landing of stock and transport to processing facilities. Long term survival and regeneration of body parts within 28 days was evident following fragmentation: a simulation of the potential disturbance caused by the harvest process. Immersion in a 5% solution of acetic acid for 1 minute killed 75% of S. spallanzanii with no effect on mussel survivorship. This is a promising control method that could contain S. spallanzanii and have minimal impact on harvest production time. 
The results of these experiments will enable biosecurity and marine farm managers to make informed decisions about the management, containment and treatment of Sabella spallanzanii and prevent its secondary spread to new geographic areas. However, effective mitigation relies on a rapid response and a strong commitment between stakeholders to achieve a common goal.

text: Managing the Unwanted Organism Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791): investigating how desiccation, fragmentation and acetic acid can be used to manage this pest on aquaculture facilities. Human activities have enabled non-indigenous marine species (NIMS) to cross geographic barriers outside their natural dispersal range. As a novel habitat, marine aquaculture facilities often grow NIMS, or are fouled by NIMS and facilities with poor quarantine practice during harvest and through domestic transfers of equipment and product may inadvertently act to vector NIMS. Furthermore, biofouling NIMS can cause significant economic loss to industry by reducing the quality of the farmed product and increasing production costs.
The objective of this study was to aid the aquaculture industry with how they manage the marine polychaete pest species Sabella spallanzanii. Specifically, in order to determine the possibility of S. spallanzanii being spread after harvesting, the survivorship of S. spallanzanii to typical mussel farming operations was examined in two experimental procedures: desiccation and fragmentation. An additional experimental procedure examined acetic acid as a potential treatment option that would effectively eliminate S. spallanzanii while having minimal effect on the cultured product.
Sabella spallanzanii is highly resilient to the typical re-seeding and harvest operations that occur in mussel aquaculture. Specimens survived upwards of 24 hours air exposure in desiccation treatments:  a longer time frame than what would occur during re-seeding or the harvest process and subsequent landing of stock and transport to processing facilities. Long term survival and regeneration of body parts within 28 days was evident following fragmentation: a simulation of the potential disturbance caused by the harvest process. Immersion in a 5% solution of acetic acid for 1 minute killed 75% of S. spallanzanii with no effect on mussel survivorship. This is a promising control method that could contain S. spallanzanii and have minimal impact on harvest production time. 
The results of these experiments will enable biosecurity and marine farm managers to make informed decisions about the management, containment and treatment of Sabella spallanzanii and prevent its secondary spread to new geographic areas. However, effective mitigation relies on a rapid response and a strong commitment between stakeholders to achieve a common goal.

year: 2017

title: Ko au te whenua, te whenua ko au  – I am the land, the land is me: An autoethnographic investigation of a secondary school teacher’s experience seeking to enrich learning in outdoor  education for Māori students.

authors: Townsend, Jane Emma

subjects: place-responsive

abstract: This thesis is my story as an outdoor educator, as a researcher, and a co-participant reflecting on my own actions and experiences as well as those of my students. In this autoethnography I share my revelations and tensions in my role as an outdoor education teacher seeking to enrich the experiences of Māori students.  Māori culture and history have largely been ignored in the outdoor education classrooms and environments of Aotearoa New Zealand. After teaching the subject for ten years I didn’t perceive that I was perpetuating the same invisibility in my own outdoor education course. Over this time a number of questions that had fermented at the back of my mind came to the fore; ‘why are so few Māori students opting to take outdoor education as a senior secondary school subject?’ and ‘how can I make the subject of outdoor education more desirable and appealing to Māori?’ A place-responsive approach incorporates and values traditional ways of learning through the notion of place and the stories attached to them. The cultural context of learning about and through place has the potential to provide learning opportunities that are relevant and meaningful to all learners but particularly Māori. Place-responsive pedagogies allow outdoor educators to create an environment where language, knowledge, culture and values are normal, valid and legitimate – contexts where Māori students can be themselves. Through this research I have found that the implementation of a place responsive approach has had significant implications for Year twelve outdoor education at Mount Maunganui College. The improvement in Māori student achievement and numbers selecting the subject have  been affirming.

Ko au te whenua, te whenua ko au – I am the land, the land is me

text: Ko au te whenua, te whenua ko au  – I am the land, the land is me: An autoethnographic investigation of a secondary school teacher’s experience seeking to enrich learning in outdoor  education for Māori students. This thesis is my story as an outdoor educator, as a researcher, and a co-participant reflecting on my own actions and experiences as well as those of my students. In this autoethnography I share my revelations and tensions in my role as an outdoor education teacher seeking to enrich the experiences of Māori students.  Māori culture and history have largely been ignored in the outdoor education classrooms and environments of Aotearoa New Zealand. After teaching the subject for ten years I didn’t perceive that I was perpetuating the same invisibility in my own outdoor education course. Over this time a number of questions that had fermented at the back of my mind came to the fore; ‘why are so few Māori students opting to take outdoor education as a senior secondary school subject?’ and ‘how can I make the subject of outdoor education more desirable and appealing to Māori?’ A place-responsive approach incorporates and values traditional ways of learning through the notion of place and the stories attached to them. The cultural context of learning about and through place has the potential to provide learning opportunities that are relevant and meaningful to all learners but particularly Māori. Place-responsive pedagogies allow outdoor educators to create an environment where language, knowledge, culture and values are normal, valid and legitimate – contexts where Māori students can be themselves. Through this research I have found that the implementation of a place responsive approach has had significant implications for Year twelve outdoor education at Mount Maunganui College. The improvement in Māori student achievement and numbers selecting the subject have  been affirming.

Ko au te whenua, te whenua ko au – I am the land, the land is me

year: 2014