Changing patterns of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis use by orthopaedic surgeons in New Zealand

2002 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Walker ◽  
Anthony Rodgers ◽  
Harley Gray
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgeons ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis

Changing patterns of conspicuous consumption: Media representations of luxury in second homes

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudie Walters ◽  
Neil Carr
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Conspicuous Consumption ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Second Homes ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Second Home ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Visual Text ◽  
Lifestyle Magazine

This article examines the potential of utilising representations of luxury in second homes to chart the changing patterns of conspicuous consumption. It is situated within a New Zealand context and based on the analysis of representations of luxury in second homes in an architecture/lifestyle magazine from 1936 to 2015. A qualitative thematic analysis was carried out on the written and visual text of 305 second home articles. The findings are divided into time periods which relate to distinct socio-cultural, political and economic events and ideologies that have influenced New Zealand society. The analysis reveals a change from ‘quiet luxury’ during the war years to the luxury of imported products, reflecting a fascination with first American and then European style in the mid-century. It also shows a change from a reputed cultural reticence to display one’s wealth to the flagrant conspicuous consumption of luxury goods and services in the 1980s which aligns with the rise of new wealth after the introduction of neoliberalism in the country. Finally, the variance between representations of luxury during recessionary times in the 1970s and 2000s demonstrates a change in attitude towards conspicuous consumption.

scholarly journals Reconstructing past species assemblages reveals the changing patterns and drivers of extinction through time

2012 ◽  
Vol 279 (1744) ◽  
pp. 4024-4032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindell Bromham ◽  
Robert Lanfear ◽  
Phillip Cassey ◽  
Gillian Gibb ◽  
Marcel Cardillo
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Faunal Assemblage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Threat Status ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Fossil Records ◽  
Species Declines

Predicting future species extinctions from patterns of past extinctions or current threat status relies on the assumption that the taxonomic and biological selectivity of extinction is consistent through time. If the driving forces of extinction change through time, this assumption may be unrealistic. Testing the consistency of extinction patterns between the past and the present has been difficult, because the phylogenetically explicit methods used to model present-day extinction risk typically cannot be applied to the data from the fossil record. However, the detailed historical and fossil records of the New Zealand avifauna provide a unique opportunity to reconstruct a complete, large faunal assemblage for different periods in the past. Using the first complete phylogeny of all known native New Zealand bird species, both extant and extinct, we show how the taxonomic and phylogenetic selectivity of extinction, and biological correlates of extinction, change from the pre-human period through Polynesian and European occupation, to the present. These changes can be explained both by changes in primary threatening processes, and by the operation of extinction filter effects. The variable patterns of extinction through time may confound attempts to identify risk factors that apply across time periods, and to infer future species declines from past extinction patterns and current threat status.

scholarly journals Social change, migration and pregnancy intervals

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Pool ◽  
J. E. Sceats ◽  
A. Hooper ◽  
J. Huntsman ◽  
E. Plummer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Family Formation ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Family Limitation ◽  
Pregnancy Intervals ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Family Building

SummaryMaternity histories from residents of a Pacific Island society, Tokelau, and migrants to New Zealand, are analysed using life table techniques. Inter-cohort differentials in patterns of family formation were found in the total Tokelau-origin population. The process of accelerated timing and spacing of pregnancies was more pronounced among migrants who tended to marry later, be pregnant at marriage, have shorter inter-pregnancy intervals at lower parities and to show evidence of family limitation occurring at higher parities. These results point to the significance of changing patterns of social control on strategies of family building.

Called to Plan: Changing Patterns and Perceptions of Retirement for Australian and New Zealand Faith-Based Ministers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadene Erasmus ◽  
Peter John Morey
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Age Related ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
The Impact

The rising tide of aging citizens globally suggests a compelling argument for increasing understanding of factors impacting retirement. Factors such as health and finance have been identified as principal, but these results generally apply to homogenous groups with little reference to the impact of culture and tradition. This study adopted an ex post-facto, cross-sectional, self-reporting survey from working faith-based ministers in Australia and New Zealand to ascertain personal and professional factors affecting retirement perception in specific context including results for age-related differences. Results from four areas of foci show participants generally regarded retirement as a positive season. They were, however, less confident about their preparedness and mostly dissatisfied with the level of planning for retirement. Significant differences were noted in age-related groups with health and financial considerations constituting the primary differences. Increased understanding of changing patterns and perceptions for specific groups including age differences, potentially aids the response of state and society to the ageing phenomenon.

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