title: The development and validation of the Successful Psychopathy Scale [Protocol]

authors: Louise, Wallace

abstract: The personality construct known as ‘Successful Psychopathy’ has attracted the interests of researchers and clinicians alike. The concept suggests an individual who demonstrates the core traits associated with psychopathy but is able to adapt and function within society to prototypical or superior standards. There has yet to be a sound theoretical model of this construct by which to base a psychometric measure. This protocol presents the ethical procedure that will endeavour to create such a measure and validate it within general population samples.

text: The development and validation of the Successful Psychopathy Scale [Protocol] The personality construct known as ‘Successful Psychopathy’ has attracted the interests of researchers and clinicians alike. The concept suggests an individual who demonstrates the core traits associated with psychopathy but is able to adapt and function within society to prototypical or superior standards. There has yet to be a sound theoretical model of this construct by which to base a psychometric measure. This protocol presents the ethical procedure that will endeavour to create such a measure and validate it within general population samples.

year: 2021

title: The plastic problem: Stormwater's role in polluting Lake Rotorua

authors: Kerebs, Aria

subjects: macroplastic

abstract: With the ever-increasing rate of plastic production, pollution of the aquatic environment is worsening. While microplastics (<5 mm), and marine plastic pollution are well studied, less is known about large plastic and its fate in freshwater systems. Large plastics include mesoplastics (5 mm – 2.5 cm) and macroplastics (>2.5 cm). This study aims to provide a baseline quantification of large plastics entering Lake Rotorua, focusing on the Rotorua city urban stormwater streams which are a known source of plastic entering the lake. A five-month sampling campaign collected large plastics from seven 50 m stream reaches across Rotorua city, including four sites along the longitudinal gradient of the Utuhina Stream (Headwater, Devon, Blomfield, and Depot Street sites) and three stream mouth sites (Waingaehe, Owhata Point, and Waiowhiro Stream). Sampled plastics were visually classified by polymer type to determine what plastics have been entering the lake, this was done using the New Zealand recycling and polymer guidelines. Results of the field campaign and plastic polymer classification were coupled with a systematic literature review of in situ plastic capturing devices and community initiatives to inform potential plastic reduction management options for Rotorua city. Devices were assessed against tailored suitability criteria (including Rotorua stormwater stream specific variables like channel depth and narrowness). The monthly sampling captured a total of nearly 6 kg of plastic, 30.2% (51 of 169 collected samples) of which was recyclable plastics (polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP)). From the literature review, booms and boom-receptacles were the best suited devices for Rotorua streams; however, they are best paired with stormwater traps to increase effectiveness. Additionally, education on recycling procedures and the plastic lifecycle, increasing awareness, and implementation of community-led initiatives are management strategies that are best coupled with in-situ devices. The findings from this study provide a foundational understanding of large plastic in the Rotorua urban stormwater system.

text: The plastic problem: Stormwater's role in polluting Lake Rotorua With the ever-increasing rate of plastic production, pollution of the aquatic environment is worsening. While microplastics (<5 mm), and marine plastic pollution are well studied, less is known about large plastic and its fate in freshwater systems. Large plastics include mesoplastics (5 mm – 2.5 cm) and macroplastics (>2.5 cm). This study aims to provide a baseline quantification of large plastics entering Lake Rotorua, focusing on the Rotorua city urban stormwater streams which are a known source of plastic entering the lake. A five-month sampling campaign collected large plastics from seven 50 m stream reaches across Rotorua city, including four sites along the longitudinal gradient of the Utuhina Stream (Headwater, Devon, Blomfield, and Depot Street sites) and three stream mouth sites (Waingaehe, Owhata Point, and Waiowhiro Stream). Sampled plastics were visually classified by polymer type to determine what plastics have been entering the lake, this was done using the New Zealand recycling and polymer guidelines. Results of the field campaign and plastic polymer classification were coupled with a systematic literature review of in situ plastic capturing devices and community initiatives to inform potential plastic reduction management options for Rotorua city. Devices were assessed against tailored suitability criteria (including Rotorua stormwater stream specific variables like channel depth and narrowness). The monthly sampling captured a total of nearly 6 kg of plastic, 30.2% (51 of 169 collected samples) of which was recyclable plastics (polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP)). From the literature review, booms and boom-receptacles were the best suited devices for Rotorua streams; however, they are best paired with stormwater traps to increase effectiveness. Additionally, education on recycling procedures and the plastic lifecycle, increasing awareness, and implementation of community-led initiatives are management strategies that are best coupled with in-situ devices. The findings from this study provide a foundational understanding of large plastic in the Rotorua urban stormwater system.

year: 2025

title: Kōauau auē, e auau tō au e! The Kōauau in Te Ao Māori.

authors: Komene, Jo'el

subjects: Kōauau

abstract: In recent years there has been a revival of interest in traditional Māori musical instruments, including the kōauau. This thesis studies kōauau informed by a Māori framework, giving weight to traditional Māori knowledge and practices, emphasizing the spiritual dimensions of the instrument in its origins and its functions. The thesis defines the kōauau and how it is distinct from other taonga pūoro in its physical characteristics. It then presents the traditions associated with the kōauau which link its origins to the atua and their natural world, especially Raukatauri, together with other traditions from many rohe throughout Aotearoa.  The thesis describes the traditional tools and methods of construction, the role of atua in the construction process, materials used for kōauau, how they were embellished, and their use as adornments. The techniques for playing kōauau are analyzed, and there is a discussion of the occasions on which kōauau were played, and the purposes of performing on kōauau. The thesis also presents the texts of several traditional waiata kōauau. A number of traditional kōauau in storage at the Auckland Museum were able to be examined to confirm and extend documentary evidence about materials, construction methods, and embellishment. The discussion also comments on the quot;voicesquot; for those kōauau in the museum collection that could be sounded. The decline in kōauau performance during the twentieth century is outlined, and there is a summary of successful efforts in the later twentieth century to revive taonga pūoro, including kōauau. The thesis brings together in concise form much scattered information so that current and future performers with kōauau are able to give full consideration to its place in te ao Māori.

text: Kōauau auē, e auau tō au e! The Kōauau in Te Ao Māori. In recent years there has been a revival of interest in traditional Māori musical instruments, including the kōauau. This thesis studies kōauau informed by a Māori framework, giving weight to traditional Māori knowledge and practices, emphasizing the spiritual dimensions of the instrument in its origins and its functions. The thesis defines the kōauau and how it is distinct from other taonga pūoro in its physical characteristics. It then presents the traditions associated with the kōauau which link its origins to the atua and their natural world, especially Raukatauri, together with other traditions from many rohe throughout Aotearoa.  The thesis describes the traditional tools and methods of construction, the role of atua in the construction process, materials used for kōauau, how they were embellished, and their use as adornments. The techniques for playing kōauau are analyzed, and there is a discussion of the occasions on which kōauau were played, and the purposes of performing on kōauau. The thesis also presents the texts of several traditional waiata kōauau. A number of traditional kōauau in storage at the Auckland Museum were able to be examined to confirm and extend documentary evidence about materials, construction methods, and embellishment. The discussion also comments on the quot;voicesquot; for those kōauau in the museum collection that could be sounded. The decline in kōauau performance during the twentieth century is outlined, and there is a summary of successful efforts in the later twentieth century to revive taonga pūoro, including kōauau. The thesis brings together in concise form much scattered information so that current and future performers with kōauau are able to give full consideration to its place in te ao Māori.

year: 2009