title: A study into reality television production in New Zealand: Gender representation on The Bachelor and FBoy Island

authors: O'Connor, Emma

subjects: reality television

abstract: This thesis explores the ways producers and editors of New Zealand romantic heterosexual dating reality television programmes portray gender and their motivations for creating specific representations. Giving a broader outlook from an international perspective, it brings to light New Zealand’s reality television industry comparing it to studies done on its international counterparts. The study is informed by interviews with New Zealand industry experts, producers and editors of the genre, discussing specific excerpts from two locally produced shows The Bachelor New Zealand, Season 4 and FBoy Island New Zealand. It looks at the roles of editors and producers within reality television, their tasks and responsibilities, and presents an exploration into the techniques and industry expertise that shape the content of the shows, as well as discussing cisgender representation on these shows. By comparing portrayals of gender in the two programmes, it investigates the intentions and rationale for the storylines and character depictions created by the practitioners. Ultimately, it gives an insight into how reality television in New Zealand is manipulated and constructed to appease audience expectations and commercial investment in this popular reality television genre.

text: A study into reality television production in New Zealand: Gender representation on The Bachelor and FBoy Island This thesis explores the ways producers and editors of New Zealand romantic heterosexual dating reality television programmes portray gender and their motivations for creating specific representations. Giving a broader outlook from an international perspective, it brings to light New Zealand’s reality television industry comparing it to studies done on its international counterparts. The study is informed by interviews with New Zealand industry experts, producers and editors of the genre, discussing specific excerpts from two locally produced shows The Bachelor New Zealand, Season 4 and FBoy Island New Zealand. It looks at the roles of editors and producers within reality television, their tasks and responsibilities, and presents an exploration into the techniques and industry expertise that shape the content of the shows, as well as discussing cisgender representation on these shows. By comparing portrayals of gender in the two programmes, it investigates the intentions and rationale for the storylines and character depictions created by the practitioners. Ultimately, it gives an insight into how reality television in New Zealand is manipulated and constructed to appease audience expectations and commercial investment in this popular reality television genre.

year: 2025

title: What have we learned? Themes from the literature on best-practice benchmarking

authors: Francis, Graham

subjects: beachmarking

abstract: The aim of this paper is to review the important themes in the literature on benchmarking, and to assess the contribution to knowledge provided thus far. Four themes from the literature are highlighted: studies of the nature of benchmarking practice; criticisms of benchmarking; evaluating the effectiveness of benchmarking; and the notion of best practice. The authors argue that, while the literature does include a few critical analyses of the practice and impacts of benchmarking, it is dominated by relatively descriptive, and even prescriptive, accounts of the 'realities' of benchmarking. The longer-term (qualitative and quantitative) effects and perspectives of diverse stakeholders on benchmarking are largely neglected. This selective focus has implications for the contribution of benchmarking research to practice, for example, in terms of the role of internal organizational capabilities in analysing the performance of processes and managing communications and change. The authors advocate areas of future research to improve theoretical understanding of benchmarking and thoroughly evaluate its impact within the context of performance management.

text: What have we learned? Themes from the literature on best-practice benchmarking The aim of this paper is to review the important themes in the literature on benchmarking, and to assess the contribution to knowledge provided thus far. Four themes from the literature are highlighted: studies of the nature of benchmarking practice; criticisms of benchmarking; evaluating the effectiveness of benchmarking; and the notion of best practice. The authors argue that, while the literature does include a few critical analyses of the practice and impacts of benchmarking, it is dominated by relatively descriptive, and even prescriptive, accounts of the 'realities' of benchmarking. The longer-term (qualitative and quantitative) effects and perspectives of diverse stakeholders on benchmarking are largely neglected. This selective focus has implications for the contribution of benchmarking research to practice, for example, in terms of the role of internal organizational capabilities in analysing the performance of processes and managing communications and change. The authors advocate areas of future research to improve theoretical understanding of benchmarking and thoroughly evaluate its impact within the context of performance management.

year: 2007

title: Ohaaki: A power station on Maori land

authors: Stokes, Evelyn

subjects: Ohaaki Geothermal Power Station

abstract: This paper is about a geothermal power station called Ohaaki, constructed over the period 1982-1989 on Maori land close by Te Ohaaki Marae and the ancestral papakainga of Ngati Tahu. This is a personal account of the impact of this project on Ngati Tahu rather than a history of the construction of the power station.

text: Ohaaki: A power station on Maori land This paper is about a geothermal power station called Ohaaki, constructed over the period 1982-1989 on Maori land close by Te Ohaaki Marae and the ancestral papakainga of Ngati Tahu. This is a personal account of the impact of this project on Ngati Tahu rather than a history of the construction of the power station.

year: 2003