title: Why does Tauranga Harbour exist?

authors: de Lange, Willem P.

abstract: Within the Bay of Plenty, Tauranga and Ohiwa Harbours are unusual in that their hypsometry indicates that they are less mature estuaries than the rest of the estuaries in the region, which is not consistent with the assumption that the Tauranga Harbour is being impacted by increased sedimentation due to changing land use over the last 200 years. The evolution of estuary hypsometry is a function of the estuarine hydrodynamics (currents and waves), sediment supply, and vertical land movements. Focussing on Tauranga Harbour, recent studies have shown most of the harbour, particularly the lower intertidal and sub-tidal areas, has low to very low sedimentation rates (<1 mm/y). Observations and previous studies also indicate that waves combined with tidal currents are effective at flushing fine sediment from unconfined areas of the harbour. The predominant supply of coarser sediment to the harbour, beyond the flood tidal deltas at the harbour entrances, is erosion of volcaniclastic materials around the shoreline, and there appears to be minimal transport of sand derived within the harbour to the open coast. There is no unequivocal evidence of an increase in sedimentation in response to modern land use changes. Shallow seismic reflection survey data and limited exposures in coastal cliffs indicate that potentially active faults are present within the harbour. Differential rates of sea level rise within the harbour, and archaeological evidence, suggest that vertical land movements are on going and contribute to increasing accommodation space within the Harbour. Therefore, Tauranga Harbour exists as a mesotidal lagoon due to a restricted sediment supply, a hydrodynamic regime that exports fine sediments from the harbour, and subsidence that increases the sediment storage capacity of the main basins. These factors have implications for coastal hazards and the management of Tauranga Harbour.

text: Why does Tauranga Harbour exist? Within the Bay of Plenty, Tauranga and Ohiwa Harbours are unusual in that their hypsometry indicates that they are less mature estuaries than the rest of the estuaries in the region, which is not consistent with the assumption that the Tauranga Harbour is being impacted by increased sedimentation due to changing land use over the last 200 years. The evolution of estuary hypsometry is a function of the estuarine hydrodynamics (currents and waves), sediment supply, and vertical land movements. Focussing on Tauranga Harbour, recent studies have shown most of the harbour, particularly the lower intertidal and sub-tidal areas, has low to very low sedimentation rates (<1 mm/y). Observations and previous studies also indicate that waves combined with tidal currents are effective at flushing fine sediment from unconfined areas of the harbour. The predominant supply of coarser sediment to the harbour, beyond the flood tidal deltas at the harbour entrances, is erosion of volcaniclastic materials around the shoreline, and there appears to be minimal transport of sand derived within the harbour to the open coast. There is no unequivocal evidence of an increase in sedimentation in response to modern land use changes. Shallow seismic reflection survey data and limited exposures in coastal cliffs indicate that potentially active faults are present within the harbour. Differential rates of sea level rise within the harbour, and archaeological evidence, suggest that vertical land movements are on going and contribute to increasing accommodation space within the Harbour. Therefore, Tauranga Harbour exists as a mesotidal lagoon due to a restricted sediment supply, a hydrodynamic regime that exports fine sediments from the harbour, and subsidence that increases the sediment storage capacity of the main basins. These factors have implications for coastal hazards and the management of Tauranga Harbour.

year: 2017

title: Mad Max: Fury Road - Challenging narrative and gender representation in the action genre

authors: Barrett, Kyle

subjects: Gender

abstract: This article explores the key components that made "Mad Max: Fury Road" a subversive text within the action/post-apocalyptic genre. There will be a discussion of the film’s narrative (or lack of), Miller’s visual language and gender representation.

text: Mad Max: Fury Road - Challenging narrative and gender representation in the action genre This article explores the key components that made "Mad Max: Fury Road" a subversive text within the action/post-apocalyptic genre. There will be a discussion of the film’s narrative (or lack of), Miller’s visual language and gender representation.

year: 2017

title: He Pikinga Waiora Kimi Ora lifestyle programme: Case study of a successful community-based indigenous diabetes intervention.

authors: Masters-Awatere, Bridgette

subjects: Diabetes

abstract: ABSTRACT 
AIM: To co-design and implement a whānau-centred, community-based lifestyle programme (Kimi Ora) intended to ensure no worsening of HbA1c and to improve wellbeing for Māori whānau and communities with diabetes or pre-diabetes. 
METHODS: Māori healthcare providers, community members, research advisors and wider stakeholders used a co-design process underpinned by He Pikinga Waiora to collaboratively develop and implement Kimi Ora Control group comparisons and participants were recruited from Te Kōhao Health. Multi-method monitoring and collection captured individual, whānau and community data. 
RESULTS: Kimi Ora was run in two communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. In total, there were 35 participants who took part in an eight-week programme offered five times alongside a comparison group comprising 21 participants. Kimi Ora resulted in significant improvements on all biomedical measures compared to baseline, and participants had gains relative to the comparison group for variables including weight, BMI, blood pressure and waist measurement. Of particular note was the 100% retention rate and sustained community support for Kimi Ora. 
CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes from Kimi Ora demonstrate this programme, which was actively tailored for and worked with Māori communities in a responsive and flexible manner, resulted in successful biomedical outcomes, high engagement and high retention.

text: He Pikinga Waiora Kimi Ora lifestyle programme: Case study of a successful community-based indigenous diabetes intervention. ABSTRACT 
AIM: To co-design and implement a whānau-centred, community-based lifestyle programme (Kimi Ora) intended to ensure no worsening of HbA1c and to improve wellbeing for Māori whānau and communities with diabetes or pre-diabetes. 
METHODS: Māori healthcare providers, community members, research advisors and wider stakeholders used a co-design process underpinned by He Pikinga Waiora to collaboratively develop and implement Kimi Ora Control group comparisons and participants were recruited from Te Kōhao Health. Multi-method monitoring and collection captured individual, whānau and community data. 
RESULTS: Kimi Ora was run in two communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. In total, there were 35 participants who took part in an eight-week programme offered five times alongside a comparison group comprising 21 participants. Kimi Ora resulted in significant improvements on all biomedical measures compared to baseline, and participants had gains relative to the comparison group for variables including weight, BMI, blood pressure and waist measurement. Of particular note was the 100% retention rate and sustained community support for Kimi Ora. 
CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes from Kimi Ora demonstrate this programme, which was actively tailored for and worked with Māori communities in a responsive and flexible manner, resulted in successful biomedical outcomes, high engagement and high retention.

year: 2021-11-12