title: A window to a magical world of adventure, secrets and spectacle: Peter Pan [Review]

authors: Crawford, Terri Ripeka

subjects: Royal New Zealand Ballet

abstract: Choreography: Russell Kerr 
Music: Philip Norman 
Design: Kristian Fredrikson
Lighting: Jon Buswell 
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET

at Founders Theatre, Hamilton
From 9 Dec 2009 to 10 Dec 2009 

Reviewed by Terri Ripeka Crawford, 11 Dec 2009

text: A window to a magical world of adventure, secrets and spectacle: Peter Pan [Review] Choreography: Russell Kerr 
Music: Philip Norman 
Design: Kristian Fredrikson
Lighting: Jon Buswell 
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET

at Founders Theatre, Hamilton
From 9 Dec 2009 to 10 Dec 2009 

Reviewed by Terri Ripeka Crawford, 11 Dec 2009

year: 2009

title: Celebrating the co-construction of knowledge

authors: Bateman, Amanda

abstract: I have a rich appreciation for the co-construction of learning which is inspired by Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum, where the importance of responsive, reciprocal relationships are acknowledged as being essential and the co-construction of teaching and learning is recognized as a thoroughly social process. The curriculum is designed to include the weaving together of the various values and perspectives of all people involved in teaching and learning for young children so as to provide a mat, or Whāriki, for all to stand and build on the strengths of each person. This practice brings people together in an inclusive approach and values each person’s prior knowledge and contribution towards a collaborative learning environment. This respect and value for each person’s strengths is recognized in the Te Whāriki holistic approach to education which acknowledges the importance of social, cultural and emotional development, as well as cognitive growth, in educational settings. Through this perspective it is important to support all aspects of the person in a holistic way in order for them to develop to their full potential. I hold the same vision for my students as Te Whāriki has for young children, aspirations for becoming teachers are equivalent to the Te Whāriki intention for children to grow, ‘as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body, and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society.’ (Ministry of Education [MoE], 1996, p. 9)

text: Celebrating the co-construction of knowledge I have a rich appreciation for the co-construction of learning which is inspired by Te Whāriki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum, where the importance of responsive, reciprocal relationships are acknowledged as being essential and the co-construction of teaching and learning is recognized as a thoroughly social process. The curriculum is designed to include the weaving together of the various values and perspectives of all people involved in teaching and learning for young children so as to provide a mat, or Whāriki, for all to stand and build on the strengths of each person. This practice brings people together in an inclusive approach and values each person’s prior knowledge and contribution towards a collaborative learning environment. This respect and value for each person’s strengths is recognized in the Te Whāriki holistic approach to education which acknowledges the importance of social, cultural and emotional development, as well as cognitive growth, in educational settings. Through this perspective it is important to support all aspects of the person in a holistic way in order for them to develop to their full potential. I hold the same vision for my students as Te Whāriki has for young children, aspirations for becoming teachers are equivalent to the Te Whāriki intention for children to grow, ‘as competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body, and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society.’ (Ministry of Education [MoE], 1996, p. 9)

year: 2012

title: A discontinuous ca. 80 ka record of Late Quaternary environmental change from Lake Omapere, Northland, New Zealand

authors: Newnham, Rewi M.

subjects: Last Glacial

abstract: We present an integrated record of environmental change from Lake Omapere, Northland, New Zealand, based on palaeolimnological analysis of a 7-m-long core and eight adjunct cores spanning part of the last 80 calendar (cal.) ka. The chronology was developed using tephrochronology, palaeomagnetism and radiocarbon dating together with climato- and palyno-stratigraphy. Two of 14 tephra layers in the cores provide markers for correlating the record with other New Zealand climato-stratigraphic sequences, deep-sea cores and the global marine isotope record. Pollen, diatom, palaeomagnetic, sedimentologic and pigment analyses show that Lake Omapere, currently 2 m deep, has had a discontinuous history. Occupying a shallow basin perched partly within old basalt lavas, the initial (alkaline) lake formed towards the end of MIS 5a at ca. 80 cal. ka, presumably because of blockage of local drainage of a swampy alluvial floodplain, inundating peat deposits and forest trees, including kauri (Agathis australis). The lake filled rapidly to a level 1–2 m above that at present. Such filling was probably unrelated to climate but a subsequent phase of variable but generally falling lake levels and increasing dystrophy may have been climatically controlled, commencing during MIS 4 and culminating in periods early in MIS 3 when the lake became swampy or dry. Conditions of non-deposition (or non-preservation) obtained for most of the period after ca. 55 cal. ka (Rotoehu Ash) until formation of the modern lake approximately 600–700 cal. years ago or soon after, as indicated by the presence of Tephra-1, identified in part as Kaharoa Tephra (AD 1314), near the top of the core. The modern lake originated possibly through damming of the western outlet as a consequence of accelerated erosion accompanying earliest Polynesian deforestation, an interpretation supported by Maori oral tradition.
The pollen record indicates that beech Nothofagus (presumably N. truncata) was much more common in Northland during the Last Glacial, and that for this region the relative abundance of Nothofagus vs. Agathis pollen serves as a better indicator of cooler versus warmer intervals during the Quaternary than the ratio of tree to non-tree pollen. However, it seems likely that moisture balance was a more critical factor than temperature in vegetation composition and distribution, particularly during the LGM, and the long periods of hiatus may also be linked to a drier climate than present. Correlation coefficients between the pollen curves confirm that several tree species (Halocarpus bidwillii, H. biformis and Phyllocladus alpinus), previously palynologically concealed within generic taxonomic groups, occurred about two degrees latitude further north and at a much lower altitude than their current limits during cooler or drier phases of the Last Glacial. A temperature depression in Northland of 4 °C at various times during the Last Glacial is inferred from these range expansions. Nevertheless, the persistence of widespread forest cover suggests that the late Pleistocene climate of Northland was less severe than for most of the rest of New Zealand and strengthens the argument for a heightened temperature gradient across northern New Zealand during the Last Glacial.

text: A discontinuous ca. 80 ka record of Late Quaternary environmental change from Lake Omapere, Northland, New Zealand We present an integrated record of environmental change from Lake Omapere, Northland, New Zealand, based on palaeolimnological analysis of a 7-m-long core and eight adjunct cores spanning part of the last 80 calendar (cal.) ka. The chronology was developed using tephrochronology, palaeomagnetism and radiocarbon dating together with climato- and palyno-stratigraphy. Two of 14 tephra layers in the cores provide markers for correlating the record with other New Zealand climato-stratigraphic sequences, deep-sea cores and the global marine isotope record. Pollen, diatom, palaeomagnetic, sedimentologic and pigment analyses show that Lake Omapere, currently 2 m deep, has had a discontinuous history. Occupying a shallow basin perched partly within old basalt lavas, the initial (alkaline) lake formed towards the end of MIS 5a at ca. 80 cal. ka, presumably because of blockage of local drainage of a swampy alluvial floodplain, inundating peat deposits and forest trees, including kauri (Agathis australis). The lake filled rapidly to a level 1–2 m above that at present. Such filling was probably unrelated to climate but a subsequent phase of variable but generally falling lake levels and increasing dystrophy may have been climatically controlled, commencing during MIS 4 and culminating in periods early in MIS 3 when the lake became swampy or dry. Conditions of non-deposition (or non-preservation) obtained for most of the period after ca. 55 cal. ka (Rotoehu Ash) until formation of the modern lake approximately 600–700 cal. years ago or soon after, as indicated by the presence of Tephra-1, identified in part as Kaharoa Tephra (AD 1314), near the top of the core. The modern lake originated possibly through damming of the western outlet as a consequence of accelerated erosion accompanying earliest Polynesian deforestation, an interpretation supported by Maori oral tradition.
The pollen record indicates that beech Nothofagus (presumably N. truncata) was much more common in Northland during the Last Glacial, and that for this region the relative abundance of Nothofagus vs. Agathis pollen serves as a better indicator of cooler versus warmer intervals during the Quaternary than the ratio of tree to non-tree pollen. However, it seems likely that moisture balance was a more critical factor than temperature in vegetation composition and distribution, particularly during the LGM, and the long periods of hiatus may also be linked to a drier climate than present. Correlation coefficients between the pollen curves confirm that several tree species (Halocarpus bidwillii, H. biformis and Phyllocladus alpinus), previously palynologically concealed within generic taxonomic groups, occurred about two degrees latitude further north and at a much lower altitude than their current limits during cooler or drier phases of the Last Glacial. A temperature depression in Northland of 4 °C at various times during the Last Glacial is inferred from these range expansions. Nevertheless, the persistence of widespread forest cover suggests that the late Pleistocene climate of Northland was less severe than for most of the rest of New Zealand and strengthens the argument for a heightened temperature gradient across northern New Zealand during the Last Glacial.

year: 2004