title: Becoming Floodwise: Awareness and action for Aotearoa

authors: Hanna, Christina Jane

abstract: Flooding is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most frequent damaging natural hazard, and over 750,000 people live in areas that could be affected by flooding. Hundreds of thousands of buildings are identified as being located in flood hazard areas, valued at approximately $235 billion. The majority of these buildings are peoples’ homes. 

As a result of climate change, storms are getting more intense and harder to predict, and development is still happening in flood-prone areas. Together, these challenges make it harder to keep people and communities informed and safe from harm.

text: Becoming Floodwise: Awareness and action for Aotearoa Flooding is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most frequent damaging natural hazard, and over 750,000 people live in areas that could be affected by flooding. Hundreds of thousands of buildings are identified as being located in flood hazard areas, valued at approximately $235 billion. The majority of these buildings are peoples’ homes. 

As a result of climate change, storms are getting more intense and harder to predict, and development is still happening in flood-prone areas. Together, these challenges make it harder to keep people and communities informed and safe from harm.

year: 2025

title: Video support for shared work-space interaction – an empirical study

authors: Masoodian, Masood

abstract: A study has been carried out to identify the effects of different human-to-human communication modes on dyadic computer supported group work. A pilot study evaluated an available shared work-space software system, supplemented by face-to-face, telephone-based, and text-based communication modes between two users. The findings from this study were then used to design an extensive experiment to explore the relative impact of face-to-face, full motion video, slow motion video, and audio only communication modes when used in conjunction with the type of CSCW system. This paper describes the experiments, and examines the findings of this empirical study with the aim of establishing the importance of co-presence in CSCW, and the effectiveness of these various communication modes in achieving it.

text: Video support for shared work-space interaction – an empirical study A study has been carried out to identify the effects of different human-to-human communication modes on dyadic computer supported group work. A pilot study evaluated an available shared work-space software system, supplemented by face-to-face, telephone-based, and text-based communication modes between two users. The findings from this study were then used to design an extensive experiment to explore the relative impact of face-to-face, full motion video, slow motion video, and audio only communication modes when used in conjunction with the type of CSCW system. This paper describes the experiments, and examines the findings of this empirical study with the aim of establishing the importance of co-presence in CSCW, and the effectiveness of these various communication modes in achieving it.

year: 1995

title: Maori preservice primary teachers’ responses to mathematics investigations

authors: Hāwera, Ngārewa

subjects: mathematics

abstract: There has been concern for some years about the low mathematics achievement of Maori students in New Zealand. This case study reports on the responses of 18 Maori preservice teachers to investigative approaches to learning mathematics during their compulsory Year 1 mathematics education course, as a possible aid towards helping improve the achievement level of Maori in mathematics.

text: Maori preservice primary teachers’ responses to mathematics investigations There has been concern for some years about the low mathematics achievement of Maori students in New Zealand. This case study reports on the responses of 18 Maori preservice teachers to investigative approaches to learning mathematics during their compulsory Year 1 mathematics education course, as a possible aid towards helping improve the achievement level of Maori in mathematics.

year: 2006