title: John A. Westgate - Global tephrochronologist, stratigrapher, mentor

authors: Froese, Duane G.

subjects: tephra

abstract: The growth of tephra studies and tephrochronology as a field of research in the last four decades owes an enormous debt to the contributions of John Westgate. John has been one of the clear leaders of this field over this time. Through a career spanning some 40 years, he has been instrumental in the development of research techniques that have led to the global expansion of tephra studies. In particular, he has stressed a multi-proxy approach to tephrochronology, requiring the careful application of glass composition, petrology, and the understanding of field settings and stratigraphy in the development of robust tephrostratigraphic frameworks (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2). In turn, these techniques and records have helped to solve some of the most complex and longstanding problems in the geosciences, geoarchaeology, and other disciplines. John has had a major impact in all countries where he has worked, where he has been a committed researcher, leading and encouraging in his usual fashion and always publishing high-quality and groundbreaking papers that will be used for generations to come. Here we provide a brief summary of John's exceptional career, documenting his very substantial influence on tephra studies worldwide.

text: John A. Westgate - Global tephrochronologist, stratigrapher, mentor The growth of tephra studies and tephrochronology as a field of research in the last four decades owes an enormous debt to the contributions of John Westgate. John has been one of the clear leaders of this field over this time. Through a career spanning some 40 years, he has been instrumental in the development of research techniques that have led to the global expansion of tephra studies. In particular, he has stressed a multi-proxy approach to tephrochronology, requiring the careful application of glass composition, petrology, and the understanding of field settings and stratigraphy in the development of robust tephrostratigraphic frameworks (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2). In turn, these techniques and records have helped to solve some of the most complex and longstanding problems in the geosciences, geoarchaeology, and other disciplines. John has had a major impact in all countries where he has worked, where he has been a committed researcher, leading and encouraging in his usual fashion and always publishing high-quality and groundbreaking papers that will be used for generations to come. Here we provide a brief summary of John's exceptional career, documenting his very substantial influence on tephra studies worldwide.

year: 2008

title: The legend of the RMA: A trilogy

authors: Ericksen, Neil

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: In this presentation the author paints the conflict of people versus nature in light of the RMA, and go on to
look at the repercussions of this through not only the plans that were prepared under this
controversial legislation, but also their implementation and resulting environmental
outcomes. The author highlights some strategies for lifting the
expectations of environmental outcomes achieved under the RMA through improving the
quality of planning and governance under this legislation.

text: The legend of the RMA: A trilogy In this presentation the author paints the conflict of people versus nature in light of the RMA, and go on to
look at the repercussions of this through not only the plans that were prepared under this
controversial legislation, but also their implementation and resulting environmental
outcomes. The author highlights some strategies for lifting the
expectations of environmental outcomes achieved under the RMA through improving the
quality of planning and governance under this legislation.

year: 2003-09

title: Māori language resources and Māori initiatives for teaching and learning te reo Māori

authors: Greensill, Hineitimoana

abstract: As the most southerly member of the Polynesian languages, a sub-group of the widespread Austronesian language family (Harlow, 2007), te reo Māori has been the subject of substantial analysis, documentation, and analyses of its structure since first contact with Captain Cook in 1769 (Whaanga & Greensill, 2014). The history, trials and tribulations of te reo Māori in Aotearoa have been well documented (see, for example, Reedy, 2000; Spolsky, 2005; Waitangi Tribunal, 1986, 2011). The various reasons for the language’s decline has been an area of ongoing debate and critique by academics, researchers, linguists, language activists, parliamentarians and Māori in recent times (see, for example, Bauer, 2008; Benton, 2015; Higgins, Rewi, & Olsen-Reeder, 2014; Rata, 2007; Winitana, 2011).

text: Māori language resources and Māori initiatives for teaching and learning te reo Māori As the most southerly member of the Polynesian languages, a sub-group of the widespread Austronesian language family (Harlow, 2007), te reo Māori has been the subject of substantial analysis, documentation, and analyses of its structure since first contact with Captain Cook in 1769 (Whaanga & Greensill, 2014). The history, trials and tribulations of te reo Māori in Aotearoa have been well documented (see, for example, Reedy, 2000; Spolsky, 2005; Waitangi Tribunal, 1986, 2011). The various reasons for the language’s decline has been an area of ongoing debate and critique by academics, researchers, linguists, language activists, parliamentarians and Māori in recent times (see, for example, Bauer, 2008; Benton, 2015; Higgins, Rewi, & Olsen-Reeder, 2014; Rata, 2007; Winitana, 2011).

year: 2017