title: Muddy Doctors and Mustard Poultices: Medical knowledge and practices in colonial New Zealand

authors: Bishop, Joanna Lisa

subjects: Colonial health

abstract: This thesis examines health care in colonial New Zealand and sets about identifying and recognising the care which was given by women in their homes and communities. Based around four dominant etiological theories of the nineteenth century it explores the introduction, application and adaptation of medical knowledge in New Zealand. An overview of public health care in New Zealand from the late 1700s through to the 1930s is included. This covers the introduction of disease to the colony, the role of missionaries as healers, the contribution made by private medical practitioners as well as the professionlisation of medicine in New Zealand and the development of public health practices. This research is placed in the broader context of European colonisation and uncovers settler’s ideas, beliefs and perceptions surrounding health and disease. The use of medical rhetoric to control the population and promote progressive ideals is discussed. The importance and prevalence of domestic health practice becomes clear when we examine colonial diaries and correspondence and take into account the haphazard nature of the public health systems and the popularity of home medical books. The division of labour generated through gender stereotyping meant that women in particular worked tirelessly as health care providers with little remuneration or recognition. Domestic health care has been overlooked in our country’s official medical history. This thesis seeks to address that omission.

text: Muddy Doctors and Mustard Poultices: Medical knowledge and practices in colonial New Zealand This thesis examines health care in colonial New Zealand and sets about identifying and recognising the care which was given by women in their homes and communities. Based around four dominant etiological theories of the nineteenth century it explores the introduction, application and adaptation of medical knowledge in New Zealand. An overview of public health care in New Zealand from the late 1700s through to the 1930s is included. This covers the introduction of disease to the colony, the role of missionaries as healers, the contribution made by private medical practitioners as well as the professionlisation of medicine in New Zealand and the development of public health practices. This research is placed in the broader context of European colonisation and uncovers settler’s ideas, beliefs and perceptions surrounding health and disease. The use of medical rhetoric to control the population and promote progressive ideals is discussed. The importance and prevalence of domestic health practice becomes clear when we examine colonial diaries and correspondence and take into account the haphazard nature of the public health systems and the popularity of home medical books. The division of labour generated through gender stereotyping meant that women in particular worked tirelessly as health care providers with little remuneration or recognition. Domestic health care has been overlooked in our country’s official medical history. This thesis seeks to address that omission.

year: 2010

title: Comparison of strength and Young modulus of aligned discontinuous fibre PLA composites obtained experimentally and from theoretical prediction models

authors: Efendy, M.G. Aruan

subjects: Science & Technology

abstract: The present paper describes work carried out to compare the strength performance of PLA reinforced aligned discontinuous harakeke and hemp fibre mat composites evaluated experimentally and using various simple elastic mathematical prediction models. Fibre mats were produced by means of Dynamic Sheet Former (DSF), and stacked alternately with PLA sheets to produce composites with up to 40 wt% fibre content. The fibre content was increased from 5 wt% to 40 wt% using 5 wt% interval. In this work, both harakeke and hemp composites were manufactured using hot-press. It was found that, better agreement to the experiment was obtained for Young’s modulus compared to those composite strengths. The Modified Rule of Mixtures is found to give accuracy within 41% for strength, while the Cox model showing the best agreement (<10%) for Young’s modulus for fibre contents up to 25 wt%. Better agreement obtained for Young’s modulus is believed to due to less mechanism involved at where Young’s modulus is measured.

text: Comparison of strength and Young modulus of aligned discontinuous fibre PLA composites obtained experimentally and from theoretical prediction models The present paper describes work carried out to compare the strength performance of PLA reinforced aligned discontinuous harakeke and hemp fibre mat composites evaluated experimentally and using various simple elastic mathematical prediction models. Fibre mats were produced by means of Dynamic Sheet Former (DSF), and stacked alternately with PLA sheets to produce composites with up to 40 wt% fibre content. The fibre content was increased from 5 wt% to 40 wt% using 5 wt% interval. In this work, both harakeke and hemp composites were manufactured using hot-press. It was found that, better agreement to the experiment was obtained for Young’s modulus compared to those composite strengths. The Modified Rule of Mixtures is found to give accuracy within 41% for strength, while the Cox model showing the best agreement (<10%) for Young’s modulus for fibre contents up to 25 wt%. Better agreement obtained for Young’s modulus is believed to due to less mechanism involved at where Young’s modulus is measured.

year: 2019

title: Early intervention services: Effectively supporting Maori children and their families

authors: Berryman, Mere

subjects: Early Childhood

abstract: This paper examines Early Intervention (EI) service provision from within one Ministry of Education region in New Zealand. It does this in order to better understand what works well and what needs to change if children from Maori families, of Early Childhood age, are to be provided with the most effective EI services. By engaging with Maori families in group-focused interviews-asconversation, and then with their service providers, about their experiences of working together, researchers learned about what could provide effective services for other Maori families in similar situations.

text: Early intervention services: Effectively supporting Maori children and their families This paper examines Early Intervention (EI) service provision from within one Ministry of Education region in New Zealand. It does this in order to better understand what works well and what needs to change if children from Maori families, of Early Childhood age, are to be provided with the most effective EI services. By engaging with Maori families in group-focused interviews-asconversation, and then with their service providers, about their experiences of working together, researchers learned about what could provide effective services for other Maori families in similar situations.

year: 2011