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  Addressing the different information needs of diverse visitors to Arthur’s Pass National Park 

  Vieira Avendaño, Carla Catherine (Thesis, Master of Design, 2012)

  The New Zealand landmass encompasses a vast diversity of wilderness areas, including fourteen national parks and other conservation lands. These natural environments attract a large number of domestic and international ...
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  Designing A National Park Experience: Expanding the experiential scope of wayfinding as a means of creating richer interactions between people and the Public Conservation Lands of New Zealand. 

  Miller, Katherine Anne (Thesis, Master of Design, 2012)

  There is considerable opportunity to build participation in the Public Conservation Lands through the development of enticing and imaginative experiences. An in-depth observational scoping study of Arthur’s Pass National ...
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  Straining History Ernest Hayes: Pioneer Industrial Designer 

  O'Brien, Gavin (Thesis, Master of Applied Science, 2012)

  This thesis began with an enquiry into the origins of a ubiquitous artefact of everyday life in rural New Zealand; the Hayes permanent wire strainer. Researching this artefact quickly revealed that the origins of the ...
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  Futuring Craft: New Zealand Studio Furniture 1979-2008 

  Wood, D (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

  This thesis investigates the practice and culture of studio furniture in New Zealand and its national craft context, in light of prevailing economic, educational, social and cultural parameters. The author uses an ...
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  Participatory Design for Community Planning and Development : Tools to Collect, Synthesise, and Use Local Knowledge in Decision-Making Processes. 

  Stevens, Helena Kate (Thesis, Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences, 2011)

  This research examines how design processes can be used to access and communicate local knowledge and to develop connection to community and place. Members of Karitane, a small coastal community in New Zealand, were engaged ...

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