title: Social consequences of Tūhoe migration: Voices from home in Te Urewera

authors: Nikora, Linda Waimarie

subjects: age effects

abstract: A previous study by Nikora, Guerin, Rua & Te Awekotuku (2004) of the social consequences of Tūhoe moving to the Waikato region found employment and a tertiary education to be the primary motivators. Tūhoe ‘movers’ remained in contact with those who remain in Te Urewera and retained a wish to return to their tribal homelands if presented with work opportunities or upon retirement. Through 29 intensive conversational interviews conducted by Tūhoe community researchers with Tūhoe people we explored the social consequences of migration upon those who had remained ‘at home’. Most participants recognised and strongly supported ‘movers’ to better themselves and find successful futures but hoped that they would one day return. An emerging theme was an apparent age-distribution gap of people between about 20 and 50 years of age in the Tuhoe homelands. This is concerning for a number of reasons.  The ‘age gap’ may potentially bring about a) a lack of good role-models for younger children; b) a lack of people to help out with heavy work; c) a gap in people to sustain traditional teaching models for children, and d) a lack of qualified people in trades and professions. The age gap also means that a whole middle-aged group that in other communities might be contributing funds for capital expenditures are not present in the community.

text: Social consequences of Tūhoe migration: Voices from home in Te Urewera A previous study by Nikora, Guerin, Rua & Te Awekotuku (2004) of the social consequences of Tūhoe moving to the Waikato region found employment and a tertiary education to be the primary motivators. Tūhoe ‘movers’ remained in contact with those who remain in Te Urewera and retained a wish to return to their tribal homelands if presented with work opportunities or upon retirement. Through 29 intensive conversational interviews conducted by Tūhoe community researchers with Tūhoe people we explored the social consequences of migration upon those who had remained ‘at home’. Most participants recognised and strongly supported ‘movers’ to better themselves and find successful futures but hoped that they would one day return. An emerging theme was an apparent age-distribution gap of people between about 20 and 50 years of age in the Tuhoe homelands. This is concerning for a number of reasons.  The ‘age gap’ may potentially bring about a) a lack of good role-models for younger children; b) a lack of people to help out with heavy work; c) a gap in people to sustain traditional teaching models for children, and d) a lack of qualified people in trades and professions. The age gap also means that a whole middle-aged group that in other communities might be contributing funds for capital expenditures are not present in the community.

year: 2008

title: Linking land, river and moana: Collaborative research between Te Whakatōhea and Lincoln University within the coastal rohe

authors: Morris, Richard

abstract: In the eastern Bay of Plenty, where the land yields to the Pacific and the Waioeka and Ōtara Rivers meet Te Moana aToi (the Bay of Plenty), a research partnership is flourishing between Te Whakatōhea iwi, Lincoln University Centre of Excellence Designing Future Productive Landscape (DFPL), and Waikato University. This collaboration has grown over several years into a suite of multidisciplinary research projects focused on agricultural systems design, urban planning, and climate resilience. While distinct in their objectives, these research threads are united by a deeper, unavoidable theme: the interconnection between whenua (land), awa (river), and moana (sea). For Te Whakatōhea, these are not separate domains but a continuous space of identity, sustenance, and economy, an ethos that sits well with DFPL.

text: Linking land, river and moana: Collaborative research between Te Whakatōhea and Lincoln University within the coastal rohe In the eastern Bay of Plenty, where the land yields to the Pacific and the Waioeka and Ōtara Rivers meet Te Moana aToi (the Bay of Plenty), a research partnership is flourishing between Te Whakatōhea iwi, Lincoln University Centre of Excellence Designing Future Productive Landscape (DFPL), and Waikato University. This collaboration has grown over several years into a suite of multidisciplinary research projects focused on agricultural systems design, urban planning, and climate resilience. While distinct in their objectives, these research threads are united by a deeper, unavoidable theme: the interconnection between whenua (land), awa (river), and moana (sea). For Te Whakatōhea, these are not separate domains but a continuous space of identity, sustenance, and economy, an ethos that sits well with DFPL.

year: 2025-11

title: Designing and developing stable body flight in drones

authors: Haisley, Sean

subjects: Aerodynamics

abstract: Drones are an ever-expanding field finding use and application in more and more area, such as construction, logging and transport. As a drone flies, it tilts its body in the direction of flight, however in some cases this tilting of the body is an undesired side effect of the drone’s movement and results in drones not being applied efficiently in such a field. Therefore, the question arises, “Can a drone be developed to allow for stable-bodied flight in order to provide a non-tilting platform for carrying payloads in the future?” The goal of this thesis is to find a solution to that question. By looking at drones that currently provide similar solutions, this thesis provides possible concept solutions and determines the best design for implementing this stable-bodied flight and then covers the components that would be required and the manufacturing process of such a drone. The analysis of the design show that drone designs with gimbal, whether it be the body or the propellers that are contained by the gimbals, allow for infinite degrees of freedom, which is useful in maintaining stable flight. Testing and design development, show that a drone where the propellers are gimbal rotated allows for the highest level of control, whereas turning the drone body into a gimbal, creates a simpler and aerodynamic design. Both designs are developed further, leading to the conclusion that the gimbal rotor drone is a more complex design, requiring machine learning to determine the optimal angles of attack and thrust for each of the propellers, in order to maintain stable flight. Due to this and the aerodynamic advantage of the gimbal body design, this drone is selected as a final design.

text: Designing and developing stable body flight in drones Drones are an ever-expanding field finding use and application in more and more area, such as construction, logging and transport. As a drone flies, it tilts its body in the direction of flight, however in some cases this tilting of the body is an undesired side effect of the drone’s movement and results in drones not being applied efficiently in such a field. Therefore, the question arises, “Can a drone be developed to allow for stable-bodied flight in order to provide a non-tilting platform for carrying payloads in the future?” The goal of this thesis is to find a solution to that question. By looking at drones that currently provide similar solutions, this thesis provides possible concept solutions and determines the best design for implementing this stable-bodied flight and then covers the components that would be required and the manufacturing process of such a drone. The analysis of the design show that drone designs with gimbal, whether it be the body or the propellers that are contained by the gimbals, allow for infinite degrees of freedom, which is useful in maintaining stable flight. Testing and design development, show that a drone where the propellers are gimbal rotated allows for the highest level of control, whereas turning the drone body into a gimbal, creates a simpler and aerodynamic design. Both designs are developed further, leading to the conclusion that the gimbal rotor drone is a more complex design, requiring machine learning to determine the optimal angles of attack and thrust for each of the propellers, in order to maintain stable flight. Due to this and the aerodynamic advantage of the gimbal body design, this drone is selected as a final design.

year: 2021