scholarly journals Foraging strategies and migration of southern Buller's albatrossesDiomedea b. bulledbreeding on the Solander Is, New Zealand

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Stahl ◽  
P. M. Sagar
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Foraging Strategies ◽  
And Migration

Polynesia, 900–1600

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madi Williams
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Concise Overview ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Migration

This book provides a concise overview of the history of Polynesia, focusing on New Zealand and its outlying islands, during the period 900–1600. It provides a thematic examination of Polynesia to avoid placing the region’s history into an inaccurate, linear Western chronology. The themes of movement and migration, adaptation and change, and development and expansion offer the optimal means of understanding Polynesia during this time. Through this innovative and unique perspective on Polynesian history, which has not been previously undertaken, the reader is encouraged to think about regions outside Europe in relation to the premodern period.

scholarly journals First Complete Wing of a Stem Group Sphenisciform from the Paleocene of New Zealand Sheds Light on the Evolution of the Penguin Flipper

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Mayr ◽  
Vanesa L. De Pietri ◽  
Leigh Love ◽  
Al A. Mannering ◽  
Joseph J. Bevitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Foraging Strategies ◽  
Cold Climates ◽  
Functional Categories ◽  
Stem Group ◽  
Partial Skeleton

We describe a partial skeleton of a stem group penguin from the Waipara Greensand in New Zealand, which is tentatively assigned to Muriwaimanu tuatahi. The fossil includes the first complete wing of a Paleocene penguin and informs on previously unknown features of the mandible and tibiotarsus of small-sized Sphenisciformes from the Waipara Greensand. The wing is distinguished by important features from that of all geologically younger Sphenisciformes and documents an early stage in the evolution of wing-propelled diving in penguins. In particular, the wing of the new fossil exhibits a well-developed alular phalanx and the distal phalanges are not flattened. Because the wing phalanges resemble those of volant birds, we consider it likely that the wing feathers remained differentiated into functional categories and were not short and scale-like as they are in extant penguins. Even though the flippers of geologically younger penguins may favor survival in extremely cold climates, they are likely to have been shaped by hydrodynamic demands. Possible selective drivers include a diminished importance of the hindlimbs in subaquatic propulsion, new foraging strategies (the caudal end of the mandible of the new fossil distinctly differs from that of extant penguins), or increased predation by marine mammals.

scholarly journals Dead Letters: Censorship and Subversion in New Zealand 1914–1920

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Wood
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
State Control ◽  
Political Ideas ◽  
Personal Histories ◽  
Historical Themes ◽  
And Migration ◽  
And Control

“Archivist by day and labour historian by night” Jared Davidson combines his complementary occupations to bring us Dead Letters: Censorship and Surveillance in New Zealand 1914–1920, an engaging book that uses the intimacy of surveillance records to explore broader historical themes of wartime state control and resistance. Davidson places his work in the tradition of “history from below,” and this book achieves some of the best qualities of that tradition; the detailed personal histories bring to life characters that may otherwise have been forgotten, but who are in fact connected to transnational webs of communication and migration of people, political ideas, organisations, and bureaucracies of surveillance and control.

scholarly journals The relation of environmental and climatic changes and migration situation in Oceania

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-325
Author(s):  
Galina N Ochirova ◽  
Evgeniya M Moiseeva ◽  
Anastasiya S Maksimova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Employment Education ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Impact

The article presents overview of environmental and climatic, economic and migration situations in the countries of Oceania. In order to determine the relation of environmental and climatic changes and migration processes in the island states and territories of Oceania, New Zealand and Australia, analytical reports and censuses of the population of the states, estimates and statistics of international organizations are studied. The article analyses the state policy of island states and territories in the field of sustainable development and migration, as well as immigration policies of the main host countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the USA. It was found that internal and external migration in Oceania is mainly driven by socio-economic factors (problems with employment, education and medical services), while internal migration is usually directed to urban area, and external - from the city to foreign countries. Exploring the peculiarities of climate change and natural phenomena and their impact on the livelihoods of people in the region of Oceania, we can conclude that natural and climatic influences directly and indirectly affect different spheres of life of the local population. Nevertheless, the impact of climate change and natural phenomena on the migration of the population of Oceania at the moment is insignificant (no more than 10-12% of international flows), however, in the case of an increase in the intensity and frequency of na- tural disasters, and also due to an increase in the number and density of population (71 million people will live in the region to 2100) an increase in the flow of environmental migrants is inevitable.

scholarly journals Health and culture: A critical analysis based on studies conducted on older Asian-New Zealanders

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jed Montayre
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Migration Pathways ◽  
New Zealanders

New Zealand is an ethnically diverse nation. The number of overseas-born New Zealanders are increasing and migration pathways have added to the cultural diversity of New Zealand’s population. Acknowledging the health complexities experienced by older adults belonging to diverse cultural backgrounds is a growing research interest. This article aims to discuss the specific overlays between health and culture in the case of older Asian-New Zealanders by unpacking, presenting and critically analysing selected New Zealand studies. Based on this critical analysis, health-seeking behaviours and engagement with the healthcare system in New Zealand were influenced by cultural beliefs, traditional family values and the use of mainstream language. Understanding the overlaps between health and culture of the ageing ethnic groups is complex yet useful for health institutions. Furthermore, understanding the perspectives of ageing among ethnic and migrant groups within the context of cultural diversity is enhanced by considering an ethno-specific approach.  

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