 at this graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Business and Economics. The official proceedings will begin shortly and in a moment the graduands will enter the auditorium and I shall invite you to stand. They'll be followed by the academic staff and then by the official party. And as the official party enters, we invite you to join the singing of the traditional graduation song, Gadi Amus. If you're carrying a cell phone, please ensure now it's either turned off or made silent and whilst you're welcome to take photos, please move back to your seat immediately after taking them and please do not stand in the aisles. At the end of the ceremony, the Chancellor will invite the gathering to sing God to fend New Zealand. Please then remain standing following the end of the anthem as the processions leave the auditorium and once the last graduates have left, you will also be invited to leave. Would you now please all stand? Thank you very much Chancellor. Council members, members of the university, special guests, graduands, families and friends, I extend a warm welcome to this the 9th autumn graduation ceremony for 2011 of the University of Auckland. This week the university is bestowing a total of 6579 qualifications on 6051 students. At this ceremony, degrees will be conferred and diplomas awarded in the Faculty of Business and Economics. A total of 495 in person plus a further 187 in absentia. It is my great privilege as Chancellor to preside at autumn graduation for a third year. The scale and frequency of graduation ceremonies makes them no less special for the university and me personally than for those of you being capped here today many for the first time. Graduation is a festive event rich in history, pomp and colour with a lively array of contemporary touches. Here in Auckland our rich mix of cultures and ethnicities is evident in the striking variety of dress and adornments worn by the graduands. Today is one of hard earned celebration by you, the graduands and diplomats on your academic accomplishments and by your family and friends who have encouraged and supported you through your studies and are here to rejoice in your success. The university represented by the council and academic staff members seated behind me and those many staff who control proceedings with remarkable precision takes equal pleasure at this hugely significant day for each and every one of you. The University of Auckland is the only New Zealand university ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities. Your qualifications will always serve you well in New Zealand and abroad whether in equipping you for a satisfying career or in leading to more advanced study or simply as a route to personal and intellectual enrichment. In today's fast changing world, more than ever, you cannot afford to stop learning so please keep in mind the enormous range of postgraduate opportunities which this university offers. Whatever path you follow, I urge you as alumni of New Zealand's leading university always to remember your alma mater. We depend increasingly on our graduates for support, moral and political as well as financial. Your advocacy and influence are vital in encouraging government and the community at large to fund universities so they can generate the knowledge needed to drive a productive competitive economy and to create a full and satisfying life for New Zealanders. At the same time, philanthropy has become critically important to our university funding major capital projects, scholarships and professorial chairs. The crucial contribution of major research universities such as ours is not well understood. Our innovative research is vital for long-term sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. Never more so than in the difficult economic times New Zealand now faces in the wake of the recession and two Christchurch earthquakes. Universities have equipped graduates like you not simply for the jobs of today but for future careers not yet imagined. Universities need greater investment by government, the commercial sector and private philanthropy not less. But that's sufficient for me on the challenges facing academia. For today unquestionably belongs to you, the graduands and you are its primary focus. I congratulate you and trust that you will long cherish the enjoyment and excitement of your graduation in May 2011. Our speaker this afternoon is Mr Rick Fahler who is Chief Executive and Managing Director of Methvin Limited. Methvin is a major company manufacturing bathroom, kitchen, laundry and other water delivery products. In 2001 Mr Fahler led key management team members in the management buyout of the Methvin business. He also led the subsequent initial public offering of Methvin which was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange in 2004. The company now has operations in Australia, China, Dubai and Britain. Before joining Methvin as Chief Financial Officer in 1996 Mr Fahler had financial management roles with McKechnie PLC's New Zealand Group Companies and Ernst and Young. He is a member of the Better Buy Design Advisory Board, New Zealand Trade and Enterprises Initiative to create internationally competitive design-led businesses. He is also an advisory board member of our business school and a trustee of Youthline Auckland. Please welcome Mr Rick Fahler. O Taranaki Te Maunga. O Aitautara Te Awa. O Ngaraurau Te Iwi. Te Hei Mauriora. My Mountain Salutua Mountain. My River Greetshule Rivers. And my people acknowledge your ancestors. Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Members of the Council, Members of the University, Students, Families and Friends. It is really wonderful to be part of your day today to join in your celebrations. The long hours and hard work that you put in has all been worthwhile. Today is also about acknowledging and thanking those that have been instrumental in your success, your tutors, friends and particularly your families. Keep in mind this is the story of two people. Two people who triumphed over adversity sacrificed a lot so that their children would succeed. They came from two different cultures. They were raised in two different countries with belief systems they both had English as a second language. On the face of it they had nothing in common. yet curiously, they shared a belief in the power of learning and knowledge as the key to survival and success in the modern world. Rihe, she was born in a multi-centric world in 1927 in the back blocks of the Waitotra Valley, two hours north of Wanganui. As the eldest child, Rihe was taken from her birth parents as was custom and raised by her nanny Pani, the matriarch of the family. Nanny Pani's house had dirt floors and punga walls. It was a quiet life. Nanny cooked for her and handmade all her clothes, including her underwear which was sewn out of flower sacks. When Rihe was six years old, she proudly went to school in her handmade clothes. For the first time in her sheltered life, she was hit by an adult for speaking Māori in class, so she had to learn to speak English fast. By the time Rihe was ten years old, she was bilingual, but it was decided by the family elders that she quit school to work as a land girl on the farm. When she turned 16, Rihe met her seven brothers and sisters for the first time at her birth mother's funeral. On the last day of that funeral, Rihe and her brothers and sisters, aged from six months to 16 years, were placed in the middle of the mid-eye and all the people present were told to take whichever child they wanted. Rihe and a younger sister were taken in and stayed with several extended family members, where they were treated like house slaves. This continued until, as a young adult, Rihe moved to Whanganui, where she got a job in a sewing factory. It was at the age of 25 years old that she met a foreigner, and his name was Rex. Now Rex, he was born in Samoa. And thanks to the hard work of his dad on the family plantation, he was sent to the English-speaking school in Apia. On weekends, he would return home and speak English to his mother and get beaten for it. As he grew older, the family agreed that Rex be sent to study and become a church minister. However, he was expelled from theology school after an attempted elopement with a teacher's daughter. After several other failed initiatives, Rex decided to try New Zealand. And in those days, the application included health checks, English language checks, and you had to have proof of a New Zealand address. Each day, the Samoan radio would read out the names of the successful immigrants. And Rex could hardly believe it when his name finally came out. But how could he forward the passage to New Zealand? His village rallied around and raised the money for his fare to Auckland. And so, at last, he was on his way to the land of milk and honey. When Rex arrived at the Auckland Wharf, he had confidently thought that the address of his friend in Whanganui was like Samoa, just down the road. But luckily for him, a good Samaritan paid for his travel to Whanganui. Rex quickly got a job with the Raleigh Department as a labourer. This was a job he was to stay with until his retirement. And it was in Whanganui that he met and married Rihie. They had four very brown, fuzzy-haired children. And they wanted more for them than the life that they had experienced. They both believed in the transformative nature of education. Telling their kids, without an education, you'll be a no-hopper. Their children were encouraged to read. And often chores could be escaped as long as you could prove that you were doing your homework. Rex and Rihie did not see barriers of class, ethnicity, occupation or language as deterrence to success in the modern society. With their modest combined income and Rex cashing in his Raleigh superannuation scheme, they invested in their children. Sending them to private schools, teacher training college and other tertiary institutions. Pushing them, pushing them to take advantage of their education. They gloried in their children's scholastic and business successes and felt vindicated that the path they had taken so long ago was the right one. These were my parents. Today we celebrate the success of not only your graduation, but also the hard work and loving sacrifices made by your families to get you to this point in time. It's all up to you now, graduate. Achieve your full potential and let your successes become the living tribute to the sacrifices of your family. It's your turn now. Thank you Mr Paola and particularly for reminding us and the graduands just how it is that the 460 I think it is we've got here today come to be in front of us. Thank you again. This is a meeting of council and Convocation of the University for a ceremony of conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. At this ceremony the Pro-Chancellor Ian Parton and I will be conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. I now invite the Pro-Chancellor to award the diplomas and confer the degrees in the first half of this ceremony. Thank you Chancellor. By the authority vested in me by the University of Auckland Council, I Ian Parton Pro-Chancellor confer the degrees and award the diplomas, stated upon those who within their faculty have satisfied the requirements of this university. I call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Professor Whitred, to present graduands in that faculty. Pro-Chancellor, as Dean, I have the honour of presenting to you. The students qualified for the award of a diploma or conferment of a degree in the Faculty of Business and Economics. Diploma in Business and Industrial Administration, Richard Charles Osborne. Richard is apparently not with us. Graduate Diploma in Commerce, Elena Bain-Cianou, Nicholas Andrew Brown, Naan Nyok Chan, Mandy Lai-Manchoi, Dang Nock-Hung, Jason Arthur Dobney, Amanda Joan Davie, Henry Matthew Davies, Fariba Haak, Elena Kalenina, Sila Kio, Dan Ping Lai, Katie Lai, Kaili Meijun Lu, Hoan Lin, Ka Lai Kari Lo, Nikul Vinod Datamasi, Catherine Robin McCarthy, Zahida Yunus Moussa, Tianwei Timothy Peng, Anand Nayan Patel, Leanne Manon-Peterson, Ursula Francis Plowman, Lawrence Lalish Prakash, Yejmita Vantana Prasad, Reena Venita Ramji, Yasmin Saini, Akshata Sonal Singh, Laura Jane Sutherland, Kurt Michael Carl Te Hira, Kate Rebecca Weir, Robert James Wilson, Jing Jing Jung. For the Postumous Awarding of a Graduate Diploma in Commerce, Patricia Valenswela Ufrazio. We invite Patricia's mother to receive the degree. To the degree of Bachelor of Business and Information Management, Alexander Yurivic Babukin, Rebecca Joan Hornibrook-Balo, Shazline Begum, Jiaqi Chen, Jack Loi-Cin-Chung, Benjamin Chu, Yi Seng-Chung, Calvin Bryce Culverwell, Ratishka Dawson, Sarah Louise Duncan, Joseph Manuel Berteman Felizardo, Depo Pom Goswami, Kate Alexandra Galloway Graham, Michelle Jane Hayes, Elizabeth Rose Henty, Thomas William Hewlett, Tasneen Tamina Hussain, Carolyn Mary Igresson, Jing Jing, Francis Patrick Christopher Killily, Amy Lee, Jinfua Lo Young, Chloe Gemma Loomis, Farn Lo, Sneha Shrikant Mahajan, Swastika Sanjogita Maharaj, Samantha Ann Merkle, Kanik Mongia, Jenna Michelle Morris, Kimberly Rose Nelson, Joanne Faith North, Senior Scholar in Information Management, Apita Atul Patel, Roshni Patel, Amrita Prasad, Brendan Alexander Ralf, Eshleen Ramona-Ram, Anika Rani, Jeremy Paul Rothra, Sean Sampaio, Malihar Yusufsani, Shunak Sakha, Souvina So Narain, Rahul Ravideep Singh, Depecia Ben-Yu Maria, Tam Van Vo, Sueta Wadwa, Layton Thomas Wilson, Stephen Wong, Elsie Zathra Yu, to the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce, Darryl Siona, Soltatumaka Sakao Akezi, Darryl Siona, Soltatumaka Sakao Akezi, Victor Don Zaragoza Alagado, Vakaslav Alexicic, Benazir Shazia Ali, Amy Rose Anderson, Maxwell Emrys Andrews, Nicholas Jeffrey Andrews, Jean-Louise Anstead, Stephanie Katrina Apps, and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Natasha Kamani Arul, Ilasani Moziana Atiola, Po Lamao, Christopher Charles Edward Baker, David Kenneth Baker, Kaushik Sunda Belan, Jessica Lee Farah Barton, Troy Clive Basham, Erika Hannah Bevan, Ian Michael Robert Beisner, Jane Belfazar, Manal Ravindra Bica, Anushi Nicole Bigwood, Richard Morgan Blair, and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Sean Kathleen Boval, Suzanne Frances Emma Bowerman, Liun Shu Brett, Angela Jane Bromwich, Rory Paul Bunker, Senior Scholar in Economics, Lydia Eleanor Joy Burnett, Bai Hao Sai, Ling Ling Tsau, Aidan Sai Louis Carroll, Hannah Frances Castam, Zi Heng Sen, Lin Melisha Chamberlain, Ilsa Ho-Ming Chan, Kelly Ka-Lai Chan, Mei Yi Khoi Chan, Anushelta Shivani Chan, and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Crystal Lung Fung Chan and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Li Yu-Chang, Ho-E-Di Chan, Jing Xin Chan, Jonathan Poh Swan Chan, and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Li Jai Chan, Pin Lin Chan, Tal Rui Chan, Xia Chan, Yan Shan Chan, Yi Chao Chan, Yuan Lam Chan, Ritesh Raman Cheetah, Lok Fai Chim, Brendan Christopher Archie Chin, Mion Hee Choi, Cindy Chong, Colin Chi-Lung Chu, Gary Sun Chet Chua, Chua Hwe Heng Grace, Jericho Johnston Cleary, Darren Jason Coma, Sonia Kate Eleanor Corbett, Charlene Sarita Coria, Jaina Ashok Daya, Rohan Pankaj Dalal, a graduate diploma in Commerce, Esther Ruth Durbin, Tao Tao Den, Patricia Christie Jojo, Lisa Doe, Lisa is also a graduate diploma in Commerce, Ha Lai Kler Doeck, Yang Dong, Warrot Donkassem, Amy Marie Dunlop, Shamira Nellie Ikanayaki, Xinyei Fan, Qian Yu Fan, Fang Fang, Alexander James Fessenfeldt and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Alex Fenoridis, Manik Namal Fernando and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Sean Robert Judd Ferris and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Theodore Rowland-Roland-Edward Field, Fu Sui Yong, Dominic Simon Foote, Cameron Mark Fraser, Senior Scholar in Commercial Law, James Daniel Freeman, Ji Ting Fu, Diana Fu, Xinya Fu, Joy Sui Wing Feng, Wing Yan Feng, Lisa Cherie Gabriel, Vadura Lassanda Bandara Gelpathagi, Wilson Poetsen Gunn, Ana Louise Gain and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Yunong Gu, Lauren Ann Gent, James Frederick Richard Gibson, Alice Victoria June Gillies, Alicia Ann Godenho, Gabriel Mincian Goh, Min Thung Goh, Moe Yu Gu, Amanda Leslie Grace, Petar Gramov, Aidan Clifton Griffith, Rania Atif Guigui, Jeremy Jonathan David Halles, Panuva Hange and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Ezekiel Ijaz Hazrat, Melae Kavianga Havia, Ronit Hemraj, Min Niong Hio, Wing Hong Ho, Ho Wing Yuli, Richard Pallister Hobbs, Bruce Thomas Hoddonott, Samuel Weiwen Ho, Georgina Barbara Hope, Lauren Kate Howe, Chia Chin Su, Shui Jing Hu, Yi Ting Huang, Lily He, Kirana Intrarun, Ibrahim Ali Issa, Betsy Iberichukua Iwunzi, Anil Jairam and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Bledin Aled James, Zainab Jassat, Loigi Yathindra Nadun Jayamani, Jared Jenkins, Okien Jiong, Jingjia, Yanjia, Kanjiang and a graduate diploma in Commerce, Xin Jin, Won Goon Jo, Priya Coor, Manpreet Jol, Holly Johnson, Chloe Elizabeth Jones-Curey, Wu Jiol Jiong, Sam Edward Durianz Khan, to the degree of Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint, Christopher Edward Adlam and a Bachelor of Arts, Shingo Al-Yama and a Bachelor of Science, Jonathan O'Farrar Baker and a Bachelor of Property, Josephine Mary Catherine Barrett and a Bachelor of Arts, Amanda Mae Bithel and a Bachelor of Science, Rebecca Jane Blanford and a Bachelor of Arts, Christian Victoria Bouchier and a Bachelor of Arts, Michael Burns and a Bachelor of Science, Nosu Dput and a Bachelor of Arts. My apologies to the degree of Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint, James Alexander Squiret Carson and a Bachelor of Arts, Charlotte Ellison Catley and a Bachelor of Science, Hannah Winyun Chan and a Bachelor of Science, Hoi Yan Chan and a Bachelor of Science, Tasha Navan Chandra, Bachelor of Arts, Rajul Adrian Chaudhry and a Bachelor of Property, Ailee Chen and a Bachelor of Arts, Ruby Yinjoo Chen and a Bachelor of Arts, Chee Yee Chen and a Bachelor of Arts, Yun Chin Cho, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Hai Yun Cho and a Bachelor of Arts, Claire Pickshaun Cho and a Bachelor of Arts, Lisa Chong and a Bachelor of Science, Kunal Chauvin and a Bachelor of Property, Leone Grace Collins and a Bachelor of Arts, Tanya Jane Kausel and a Bachelor of Science, Si Quy and a Bachelor of Science, Ike Tarina Velas-Levna Danilova and a Bachelor of Arts, Hugh Richard Drinkwater and a Bachelor of Science, Tanya Seona Desusa and a Bachelor of Arts. Thank you, Pro-Chancellor, for conferring the degrees and awarding the diplomas in the first half of this ceremony. One of the great pleasures of graduation is the opportunity to hear performances by students from our acclaimed School of Music. A woodwind quintet will now perform selected movements from Bagatells for Wind Quintet by Georgie Lacheti. Some of you may know that Stanley Kubrick used some of Georgie Lacheti's music in 2001 at Space Odyssey and if you were listening carefully you would have heard some of that original fresh distinctive sound. Once again that was beautifully played by a quintet. Can I ask you to show your appreciation again? By the authority vested in me by Resolution of the University of Auckland Council, I, Roger Franz Chancellor, confer the degrees and award the diplomas stated upon those who within their faculty have satisfied the requirements of this university. I now call upon the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Professor Wong, to present further graduands in that faculty. To the degree of Bachelor of Commerce, Co-in-joint, Jar-Doo and a Bachelor of Arts, Alice Lauren Edwards and a Bachelor of Property. Violet Jean Alice and a Bachelor of Property. Spencer Anisa and a Bachelor of Science. Gail Isle and a Bachelor of Arts. Chloe Jamie Lillian Fahou-Aso and a Bachelor of Arts. James Joseph Fisher and a Bachelor of Arts. Christopher Ryan Teaha Von Lowe and a Bachelor of Laws. Dylan John Ford and a Bachelor of Science. Matthew George Jinn and a Bachelor of Property. Keith Michael Glyn and a Bachelor of Arts. Lauren Samantha Graves and a Bachelor of Science. Nicole Patricia Hardy and a Bachelor of Arts. Reese Daniel Harrison and a Bachelor of Property. Richard Brayton Higgins and a Bachelor of Arts. Rhodes Scholar. Michelle Lee-Yan Ho and a Bachelor of Science. Jennifer Sheen-Yi Hu and a Bachelor of Arts. Stephanie Nancy Tanya Hughes and a Bachelor of Arts. Alan He and a Bachelor of Science. Paul Matthew Jameson and a Bachelor of Arts. CCG and a Bachelor of Science. Padgett Robert Johnson and a Bachelor of Arts. Michael John Julian and a Bachelor of Arts. Postgraduate Diploma in Business. Jonathan Michael Avery in Administration. Alfrey Morgan Bloom in Human Resource Management. Oleg Bogan Mesov in Administration. Suzanne Helen Benishi in Human Resource Management. Julie Ann Bradley in Marketing. Mandy Jane Brooker in Administration. Samantha Yvonne Brown in Marketing. Bernadette Mary Carpenter in Administration. Vasal Soren-Kasvian in Administration. Charlie Yu-Ning Chan in Administration. Mike Chanaka in Administration. Christopher Brian Cox in Administration. Guy Oliver Detouritz in Operations Management. Mahat Diwan in Administration. Sarah Jane Elizabeth Eddington in Administration. Kylie Ann Elson in Marketing. Andrea Faircloth in Administration. Andrea Faircloth in Marketing. Robert Phillip Jameson Franklin in Administration. Carol Frances Fraser in Human Resource Management. Sharon Hanvy in Human Resource Management. Penelope Jennifer Harris in Administration. Te Moana Nuaqua Jane Hoia Poka in Marriedevelopment. Rachel Lynn Hughes in Marketing. Shadia Igbal in Operations Management. Andrew John Jankiewicz in Human Resource Management. John Kim in Administration. Danielle Kitson in Operations Management. Xiu Hong Li in Administration. Yan Li in Administration. Leah Siobhan Marin in Administration. Karen Michelle Marsh in Administration. Stacey Roger McIntosh in Administration. Sylvina Paolo Maro in Administration. Dianne Frith Murphy in Marketing. David O'Neill in Administration. I know her. Shina Sugeck-Pang in Administration. Ellen William Petty in Operations Management. Elizabeth Mary Peterson in Operations Management. Frank Su Po-Ching in Administration. Andrea Francis Reid in Marketing. Neil Geoffrey Brian Roper in Administration. Aliette Martin John Royce in Human Resource Management. Margaret Russell in Marketing. Daniel William Searchfield in Administration. Claire Emily Shannon in Human Resource Management. Megan Treona Simons in Administration. Angela Mary Smith in Human Resource Management. Cassandra Lee Smith in Administration. Ren Ming Song in Administration. Thomas Francis Ian Speck in Administration. Amanda Gale-Stevensson in Administration. Branca Stieptich in Human Resource Management. Caroline Emma Tishbon in Human Resource Management. Gaiusbert Johannes Vendor-Veshezin in Marketing. Sean Bradley Weber in Administration. Bradford Todd Weakley in Administration. I'm glad to be here. I'm glad to be here. Bradford Todd Weakley in Administration. Ker Ker Shu in Administration. Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce with Merit. Mark Christopher Andrew Chilvers in Management. Greer Isabella Jay Davis in Management. Timothy John Malcolm in Management. Wei O in Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Commerce. Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce. Harry Haran Alam-Balam Parasuraman in Information Systems. Chun Chang Chang in Information Systems. Surjit Singh Daluwal in Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Commerce. Samira Ibrahim in Management. Varumui Fulmanu Thira Singham in Information Systems. Batmendak Samba in International Business. Regina Lucy Wei in Management. Jai-Sun Prakash Nanubana in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce. Martin Jean Bouloget in Finance. Kim Lee Brokensha in Commercial Law. Julia Elizabeth Brown in Economics. Antonio Stafford Kilari-Piers in Management. Hal Chen in Economics. Jai-Sun Prakash Nanubana in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce. Jai-Sun Prakash Nanubana in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce. Jai-Sun Prakash Nanubana in Management. Hal Chen in Economics. Samuel Leslie Christian Clements in Management. Cyan Michelle Coleman in Management. Neil Andrew Cribbins in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce. University Graduate Scholar, Senior Scholar in Economics. Eliah Davidoff in Information Systems. Dionysius Fabian Johar in Information Systems. Andrew John Famelton in Economics. Jennifer Huihangou in Management. Jade Marie Sueenhan in Information Systems. Oliver James Hayden in Marketing. Lucy Rose Hallaby in Marketing. Shu Wing Ho in Finance, University Graduate Scholar. Robert Gerard Hollier in Marketing. Duncan Charles Jessup in Commercial Law. Joshua Joe in Marketing. Felicity Melina Johnston in International Business. Eta Maira-Dith to the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours First Division. Mang Yudai in Economics and a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Merida Penny Noreen Free in Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Commerce. Erin Heather Gibson in Commercial Law. Caroline Sheila Giles in Commercial Law. Emma Elizabeth Gordon in Management. Chelsea Claire Griffin in Management. Tessa Marie Hougavin in Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Commerce. To the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division. Jara Batul in Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Commerce. To the Degree of Master of Business Administration. Warren James Anglin. Sarah Mary Bait. Andrew Bentley. David Ian Burton. Glyndwa Christian Davis. Dawn Marie Enkelbrecht. Kim Marie Francis. Todd William Grace. Paul John Harrison. Desley Jean Jameson. Connell Glenn Martin. Lyndon Mason. Albert Edward McGee. Trevor Andrew Nash. Nicko Phillip John Venables. Ainsley Louise White. To the Degree of Master of Commerce with First Class Honours. Merco Juan Beneshenki in International Business. Angus Anthony Blair in Management. Joshua Wade Burtenshaw in Management. Alexander Goliashov in International Business. Xinlei Wang in International Business. Carmen Lu in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division in Economics. Benesha Nasi in Marketing. Joanne Rose Overall in Management and Employment Relations. Eugene Polkan in Economics. Nicolette Jane Russell in Management. Amrita Khor Singh in Management. Alexander Walker-Star in Management and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours with First Class Honours in Management. Michael Tang in Marketing. Xinzhou Tian in Information Systems. Paul George Tresadun in Accounting. Michael Minghem Teis in Economics. Xi Yuan Wu in Marketing and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours First Division in Marketing. To the Degree of Master of Commerce with Second Class Honours First Division. Jiaxiang Gan in Information Systems. Wenxin Hu in Economics. Lin Wang in Marketing. Junting Lin in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours First Division in Economics. Li Fan Shan in Economics. Jessica Keun Wu in Accounting. To the Degree of Master of Commerce with Second Class Honours Second Division. Keeti Wu, Fartriah Prayun in Economics. Jian Fan Wu in Finance. To the Degree of Master of Commerce. Miriam Fumauono in Management. To the Degree of Master of International Business with First Class Honours. Anna Christina Girk. Matei Hiram Larson. Wen. To the Degree of Master of International Business with Second Class Honours First Division. Thomas Clark Bailey. Sheetij Gag. Darren Leslie Keeler. Michael Alexander Creasy. Lo Xiaojuan. Yuan Mark Ma. Garrett Evan Webb. To the Degree of Master of International Business with Second Class Honours Second Division. Sandy Chu. Olga Lebedenets. Shriram Ramakan-Sebnes. To the Degree of Master of International Business. Christian Tai Pekasky. Anna Postgraduate Diploma in International Business with Merit. To the Degree of Master of Management. Nolene Lois Bucklin. Thomas Robin Hall Gregg. Thomas Pender Hunt. Marge Marjorie Phillips. Gary Tukewikai Paewitiana Thompson. Janice Mae Walker. Craig Norman Watkin. To the Degree of Bachelor of Business and Information Management. And in absentia, all those other persons named in the Book of Convocation qualified for the Confirmation of a Degree or the Award of a Diploma in the Faculty of Business and Economics. The University places great significance on excellence and teaching. And it recognises this by making awards each year to teachers who have demonstrated excellence in particular aspects of teaching. These awards are contestable across the University and signify a truly superior achievement. An award for sustained excellence in teaching has been made to Dr Ross McDonald in the Department of Management and International Business within the Faculty of Business and Economics. And I now call upon a student of that faculty, Cyan Coleman, to read the citation for Dr McDonald. Student and current colleague to acknowledge today the outstanding achievement of Dr Ross McDonald, recipient of the Sustained Teaching and Excellence Award. Ross McDonald is an exemplary teacher. He is passionate and wholly committed. Not only is he concerned with the delivery of his often challenging and thought-provoking course content, but he also ensures a novel teaching and learning experience. Students are encouraged to engage in meaningful, critical reflection. They are persuaded to ponder what sort of future they want to create for themselves and they are challenged to think of ways that they can enact that future. Ross persuades his students to think critically about the world and the systems in place that are often taken for granted. He does this in a manner that subtly balances being both gentle and accepting, whilst also being candid and provocative. Students come out of the other side of his courses being thoroughly challenged with a newfound perspective of the bigger picture. Ross's commitment and passion for education is not only demonstrated here in our own backyard, but he also works very closely with the Government of Bhutan in the development of that country's curriculum. Ross joined the university in January 1996. In the 15 years since then, I'm certain of one thing, that he has made a lasting impression on every single one of his students that have been under his instruction. Indeed, a Facebook group was created in his ono the five years ago, called Ross Inspirational, an absolute legend and even an undercover superhero. There is no doubt that Ross McDonald is a most deserving recipient of this award. I am certain that colleagues and peers of mine, both past and present, together with all of you today, will join me in congratulating Ross on his commendable achievement. On behalf of the university, I now invite all today's graduates to stand and receive the congratulations of us all. And this would be an ideal opportunity for the graduates to show their appreciation of their families and supporters and the staff of the university who have helped them as they achieve their qualifications. This concludes this meeting of council and convocation of the university for the confirmative degrees and the award of diplomas. I now invite you to sing the first verse of God, Defend New Zealand and Maori and then in English. The words are printed on the reverse of your programmes.