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University of Waikato Research Commons publications (to June 2026) used for academic text analysis and classification research. • 23 items • Updated • 2
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Slain in the Spirit: Pentecostal-evangelical Christianity and the rise of witchcraft and sorcery-related violence in Melanesia | Hapi, Ahere | Pentecostal | Within Melanesia, there has been a startling rise in new forms of brutal, dehumanizing, public violence directed towards accused witches and sorcerers in recent decades. This new suite of horrific practices departs radically from traditional practices and is much more widespread geographically. In this thesis, I argue ... | Slain in the Spirit: Pentecostal-evangelical Christianity and the rise of witchcraft and sorcery-related violence in Melanesia Within Melanesia, there has been a startling rise in new forms of brutal, dehumanizing, public violence directed towards accused witches and sorcerers in recent decades. This new suite of horri... | 2053ada5931f97bf602c5230af4cd5baee44cee8bfdef1f00ad3c9b348d9767f | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,104 | 1 | The research focuses exclusively on Melanesia and the impact of Pentecostal-evangelical Christianity on witchcraft-related violence in that specific geographic and cultural region. There is no mention of Māori people, culture, land, or knowledge systems in the abstract or subject matter. | 2020 | 1 | title: Slain in the Spirit: Pentecostal-evangelical Christianity and the rise of witchcraft and sorcery-related violence in Melanesia
authors: Hapi, Ahere
subjects: Pentecostal
abstract: Within Melanesia, there has been a startling rise in new forms of brutal, dehumanizing, public violence directed towards accused w... | 557 | [
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An invalidation test for predictive models | Bardsley, W. Earl | model invalidation | The standard means of establishing predictive ability in hydrological models is by finding how well predictions match independent validation data. This matching may not be particularly good in some situations such as seasonal flow forecasting and the question arises as to whether a given model has any predictive capaci... | An invalidation test for predictive models The standard means of establishing predictive ability in hydrological models is by finding how well predictions match independent validation data. This matching may not be particularly good in some situations such as seasonal flow forecasting and the question arises as to whet... | 724f436038cbfcf4d3aa2a21241fdcf94147a9052cd0e6a6d1516b44decfe478 | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,040 | 1 | The research is a technical paper on statistical methodology for invalidating predictive models, specifically within the field of hydrology. It contains no mention of Māori people, culture, land, or knowledge systems. | 2007 | 1 | title: An invalidation test for predictive models
authors: Bardsley, W. Earl
subjects: model invalidation
abstract: The standard means of establishing predictive ability in hydrological models is by finding how well predictions match independent validation data. This matching may not be particularly good in some sit... | 426 | [
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Restorying the individual: The cultural dimension of special education in three Te Arawa sites | Macfarlane, Angus H | Māori special education | On the basis of observation of three Te Arawa educational sites, it is argued here that a central characteristic of successful programmes that attend to Māori students with special needs is cultural-centredness. Significant aspects of that culture-centredness are outlined here, aspects that, it is argued, are fundament... | Restorying the individual: The cultural dimension of special education in three Te Arawa sites On the basis of observation of three Te Arawa educational sites, it is argued here that a central characteristic of successful programmes that attend to Māori students with special needs is cultural-centredness. Significant a... | 2faf348cd28bcc3e0bafef0cf2f29c4c3d4e98b7c77c558886b29f114fe0c87a | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 951 | 0 | The research specifically focuses on Māori students with special needs within the context of three Te Arawa (iwi) educational sites, emphasizing Māori cultural-centredness and identity as central to the study's framework and outcomes. | 2002-09 | 1 | title: Restorying the individual: The cultural dimension of special education in three Te Arawa sites
authors: Macfarlane, Angus H
subjects: Māori special education
abstract: On the basis of observation of three Te Arawa educational sites, it is argued here that a central characteristic of successful programmes that... | 246 | [
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The effectiveness of the silent way method in the teaching of Maori as a second language | Mataira, Katerina | null | The socio-linguistic survey of Benton (1979) provides evidence to show that the continued existence of the Maori language is seriously threatened.
The national Department of Education is implementing a policy of Maori language and culture studies in schools, but the scale and depth of this commitment is restricted b... | The effectiveness of the silent way method in the teaching of Maori as a second language The socio-linguistic survey of Benton (1979) provides evidence to show that the continued existence of the Maori language is seriously threatened.
The national Department of Education is implementing a policy of Maori language a... | 7788ce6f620404e976f50eb51eaa3d347d52be32240373bc1973852d9fde5b35 | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,497 | 0 | The research is substantively focused on the acquisition and revitalisation of Te reo Māori, specifically investigating teaching methods for Māori as a second language within Māori communities and schools. | 1980 | 1 | title: The effectiveness of the silent way method in the teaching of Maori as a second language
authors: Mataira, Katerina
abstract: The socio-linguistic survey of Benton (1979) provides evidence to show that the continued existence of the Maori language is seriously threatened.
The national Department of Educatio... | 1,338 | [
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An old story, a new voice: Tertiary education in the Bay of Plenty region | Amundsen, Diana Leigh | Bay of Plenty | In this article, I first critique neoliberal effects on the Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary education sector and then provide a close-up look at tertiary education in the Bay of Plenty region. Information is based on aspects of my doctoral research which was located across three tertiary education organisations comprisin... | An old story, a new voice: Tertiary education in the Bay of Plenty region In this article, I first critique neoliberal effects on the Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary education sector and then provide a close-up look at tertiary education in the Bay of Plenty region. Information is based on aspects of my doctoral research... | 4f637ba8200ed359c2b15f73989dc3323a6ca026106b7aa20b5493a423198d8e | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,069 | 0 | The research substantively includes Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi as one of its three primary case studies. As a wānanga is a Māori-led tertiary institution established to maintain and advance mātauranga Māori, its inclusion as a core subject of the study's socio-cultural and political evaluation makes the research d... | 2019 | 0.9 | title: An old story, a new voice: Tertiary education in the Bay of Plenty region
authors: Amundsen, Diana Leigh
subjects: Bay of Plenty
abstract: In this article, I first critique neoliberal effects on the Aotearoa New Zealand tertiary education sector and then provide a close-up look at tertiary education in the Ba... | 485 | [
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Book review: The Colli Albani volcano | Pittari, Adrian | null | This article reviews the book: “Adventure education: An introduction”, edited by M, Berry & C. Hodgson. | Book review: The Colli Albani volcano This article reviews the book: “Adventure education: An introduction”, edited by M, Berry & C. Hodgson. | bcd4a8114fe7839c7696b8eb8a3136866444b025f8fa141a4e12e78f2d387385 | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 871 | 1 | The research paper is a book review focused on either an Italian volcano or adventure education, with no substantive connection to Māori people, culture, land, or knowledge systems. | 2012 | 1 | title: Book review: The Colli Albani volcano
authors: Pittari, Adrian
abstract: This article reviews the book: “Adventure education: An introduction”, edited by M, Berry & C. Hodgson.
text: Book review: The Colli Albani volcano This article reviews the book: “Adventure education: An introduction”, edited by M, Ber... | 89 | [
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A critical race analysis of Māori representation in university strategic documents in Aotearoa New Zealand | Waitoki, Waikaremoana | critical race theory | Following the recent claims lodged at two universities in Aotearoa New Zealand alleging the existence of racism, there has been scepticism towards the professed commitments by universities to create an inclusive and safe environment for Indigenous Māori. As a Kaupapa Māori-informed study, we (a group of Māori and Tauiw... | A critical race analysis of Māori representation in university strategic documents in Aotearoa New Zealand Following the recent claims lodged at two universities in Aotearoa New Zealand alleging the existence of racism, there has been scepticism towards the professed commitments by universities to create an inclusive a... | 8b7785da5e5694a8fd63057a848c254b03a7855b5f005f7c13ef1b49572236b5 | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,045 | 0 | This research is a Kaupapa Māori-informed study that specifically examines the representation and racialization of Māori within university strategic documents, addressing Te Tiriti o Waitangi, mātauranga Māori, and the impacts of colonisation. | 2024 | 1 | title: A critical race analysis of Māori representation in university strategic documents in Aotearoa New Zealand
authors: Waitoki, Waikaremoana
subjects: critical race theory
abstract: Following the recent claims lodged at two universities in Aotearoa New Zealand alleging the existence of racism, there has been sce... | 436 | [
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Differences that matter: From ‘gender’ to ‘ethnicity’ in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand | Simon-Kumar, Rachel | Aotearoa New Zealand | Gender and ethnicity are recognised as two of the leading axes of marginality in late twentieth century western liberal democratic societies – the former emerged in the wake of Second Wave feminism of the 1970s and the latter, with the rise of ‘identity politics’ in the 1980s and 1990s. Both have similarities. As categ... | Differences that matter: From ‘gender’ to ‘ethnicity’ in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand Gender and ethnicity are recognised as two of the leading axes of marginality in late twentieth century western liberal democratic societies – the former emerged in the wake of Second Wave feminism of the 1970s and the latter, w... | 4d86d7ca71890019228d0f0db7efef0a5fdaf83220262a67186a3bac6f0ff524 | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,205 | 1 | The research is a sociological analysis of 'gender' and 'ethnicity' as broad categories of marginality in New Zealand. While Māori are part of the ethnic landscape, the abstract does not indicate that Māori people, culture, or rights are the primary focus, nor does it mention Māori-specific methodologies or outcomes. | 2011 | 0.9 | title: Differences that matter: From ‘gender’ to ‘ethnicity’ in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand
authors: Simon-Kumar, Rachel
subjects: Aotearoa New Zealand
abstract: Gender and ethnicity are recognised as two of the leading axes of marginality in late twentieth century western liberal democratic societies – the f... | 755 | [
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2016 Subtidal Ecological Survey of Tauranga Harbour and development of benthic health models | Clark, Dana | null | This report summarises the results of biological and physical data collected from a broad-scale subtidal survey of Tauranga Harbour conducted between March and May 2016. The survey was designed to understand more fully the role of various anthropogenic stressors on ecosystem health and feed into management of the harbo... | 2016 Subtidal Ecological Survey of Tauranga Harbour and development of benthic health models This report summarises the results of biological and physical data collected from a broad-scale subtidal survey of Tauranga Harbour conducted between March and May 2016. The survey was designed to understand more fully the role... | 1827710b6ec67816e6b0e0fcb4f155411edba44944608a80f17dfa3fdc445efc | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,689 | 0 | The research is part of the Oranga Taiao Oranga Tangata (OTOT) programme, which explicitly incorporates Mātauranga Māori from local iwi and hapū and aims to support the co-management of the Tauranga Harbour estuary. | 2018 | 0.95 | title: 2016 Subtidal Ecological Survey of Tauranga Harbour and development of benthic health models
authors: Clark, Dana
abstract: This report summarises the results of biological and physical data collected from a broad-scale subtidal survey of Tauranga Harbour conducted between March and May 2016. The survey was de... | 1,728 | [
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Chinese postgraduates' explanation of the sources of sentence initial bundles in their thesis writing | Li, Liang | computer science | Lexical bundles, recurrent multiword combinations in a register, are extremely common and important discourse building blocks in academic writing. An increasing number of studies have investigated lexical bundles in academic writing in recent years, but few studies have explored L2 learners’ interpretations of their ow... | Chinese postgraduates' explanation of the sources of sentence initial bundles in their thesis writing Lexical bundles, recurrent multiword combinations in a register, are extremely common and important discourse building blocks in academic writing. An increasing number of studies have investigated lexical bundles in ac... | 0066fe1a1eaac4244d538c04e65d901c2e5458ae75484cd00087f3ebeaadf4a0 | You are a specialist in classifying academic research papers by their relevance to Māori topics. Classify the academic research paper below into EXACTLY ONE category:
- maori_origin: Substantively connected to Māori people, communities, land, resources, or knowledge
- non_maori_origin: No meaningful Māori connection
Q... | 1,072 | 1 | The research focuses exclusively on Chinese postgraduate students and their use of lexical bundles in English academic writing. There is no mention of Māori people, culture, language, or New Zealand-specific contexts. | 2018 | 1 | title: Chinese postgraduates' explanation of the sources of sentence initial bundles in their thesis writing
authors: Li, Liang
subjects: computer science
abstract: Lexical bundles, recurrent multiword combinations in a register, are extremely common and important discourse building blocks in academic writing. An in... | 495 | [
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