 song. You'll then enjoy the ceremony which will then take place and please remain standing after the National Anthem when you will be leaving to join your students outside who will now be new graduates. Please switch off your mobile phone so they don't ring during the ceremony thank you and feel free to take photos during the ceremony but please don't stand in the aisles to do so. We like to start on time so ladies and gentlemen please stand for your students. Inga mana, Inga reo, Inga ho e fa, Tena koutu, Tena koutu, Tena koutu kata. Pro Chancellor, council members, special guests, staff, graduands, family and friends of graduands. As Chancellor of the University of Auckland, I extend a warm welcome to you all on behalf of council members and staff of the University. In particular, I welcome our guest speaker Mr Bruce Pestead. This is the meeting of the Council of the University of Auckland in Convocation for the purpose of conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. Today we will be conferring and awarding 3185 qualifications on some 3126 graduands in person and in absentia. This is a happy and memorable occasion for you the graduands as well as your families and friends who have supported you during your studies. We congratulate you all equally your achievement brings pleasure and satisfaction to the academic and professional staff of the University who have played their part in your success. Capping is a time for celebration. The graduation process today brought academic flavour and colour to the streets of Auckland and in this ceremony you will experience the pomp and tradition befitting your well-deserved day of celebration. And of course you are unique in graduating from the University of Auckland in the same month as Excellency Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, on whom we bestowed an honorary doctor of Laws degree at the beginning of September. Over a period of 130 years the University of Auckland has become a comprehensive research-led university with a strong international reputation. Today there are more than 40,000 students and 5,000 staff. Moreover we are New Zealand's largest research organisation with one-third of the country's externally rated world-class researchers. Within New Zealand only our university is ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities. We also have a strong commitment to Māori and Pacific education. Of all the Māori degree graduates in New Zealand each year, 25% come from just one institution, the University of Auckland. For Pacific students the figure is over 40%. The quality and international reputation of a university are fundamentally driven by the achievements of the people and our people have gained excellence again this year. For example in May our staff were successful in winning funding for four national centres of research excellence to be hosted or co-hosted by the University of Auckland. We're also partners in the other two centres that have been approved for funding which means we will be contributing to all six of the national centres of research excellence. In July of this year Senior Lecturer-in-Law, Kylie Quintz was named as one of the 2014 winners of the National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards. Her award for sustained excellence in tertiary teaching means that for 12 of the last 13 years at least one University of Auckland academic has received the national award of this kind. This is an outstanding tribute both to our accomplished staff and to the quality of teaching at this university. These achievements reflect the many achievements not only of our academic staff but also of the students who work with them and the many professional staff who support them. A key part of our challenge for the future and one that has clearly reflected in our strategic plan is to continue to invest in a community of highly accomplished staff and students. An important element of that investment is ensuring that our teaching and research facilities are of the highest quality. At our new market campus work is well underway on construction of the engineering research laboratories. These buildings represent an investment of more than 88 million dollars to support our engineering research and postgraduate teaching for the benefit of all New Zealand. We've already occupied the first of the new facilities and construction will be complete in February next year. Work has also begun on the new science tower on the corner of Wellesley and Simon streets. This major construction project represents an investment of more than 300 million dollars. It will allow us to upgrade science, teaching and research and integrate the School of Psychology and the School of Environment into the main science precinct. This will in turn free up the human sciences building for refurbishment as the center of the arts faculty. Constant innovation is the cornerstone of a university such as ours. Innovative teaching and research is vital for long-term sustainable economic growth of our country and social cohesion of our nation. This has never been more so than in the economic times we face in the wake of the global recession, Christ's earthquakes and the yet to be defined effects of global warming. Universities equip graduates like you not simply for the jobs of today but for future careers not yet imagined in a never-changing world. So as you graduate today please reflect on the ongoing learning opportunities and consider the wide range of postgraduate courses available to you at this university. Reflect on the changes in technology you've experienced in your lifetime and remember that most of the technology that you will use in your working career has yet to be developed or commercialized. I ask you to do this because we can never rest on our laurels especially in a challenging and ever-changing world. Whatever path you follow as you go out into the world I urge you as the alumni of New Zealand's leading university to never forget your alma mater, your university. We rely on our graduates for support, moral, political and financial. Funding constraints are a perennial problem for New Zealand universities who are being asked to do more and more with less and less each year. In fact in these hard times I say we should be spending more on universities not less but don't worry in the future we will be in touch with you and when we do please lend us your support but that's enough of the substantial issues facing us all as members of a 21st century university with high aspirations because today is your day. The focus is firmly on your achievement. At the ceremony today we honor your success along with the support of your family, whanau and others who have sustained you through your studies. I congratulate you and trust that you will long cherish the memories of your graduation today. Please welcome Bruce Plested who has an outstanding career as the founding director and executive chairman of Mainfrate Ltd. Prior to founding Mainfrate Bruce worked as an accountant with Fisher and Paykal then moved with Don Rowlands to launch champion spark plugs in 1966. Bruce began his career in the transport industry in 1970 with container freight which later became the brambles subsidiary New Zealand freighters. He has now been involved in the freight forwarding business for over 40 years. Today Mainfrate is the largest domestic freight forwarder in New Zealand and is a global logistics player, very provider, employing over 5,770 people in 230 branches throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Americas, Asia and Europe. Bruce is a fervent conservationist and recycler. He has planted more than 100,000 native trees on his Waikiki Island property and Mainfrate as a company has been recycling waste products since 1988. Bruce is passionate about breaking the cycle of poverty in New Zealand and is a long-standing sponsor of the Books and Homes project run by the Alan Duft Charitable Foundation. He says, the only way that New Zealand will progress economically is through having a highly educated population with the highest expectations. I don't think anybody would disagree with that. Bruce is currently chairman of the Books and Homes Board of Trustees. In 2007, Mainfrate also became a major sponsor of the Life Education Trust. Welcome Bruce. We look forward to hearing from you today. Chancellor, members of council, members of the university and the latest graduates, Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou koutou. To the Chancellor and the Executive, you must pure huge satisfaction to see this wonderful looking lot of young and not so young graduates with their families and friends. To the latest graduates, congratulations on gaining your degree. It takes a lot of diligence to get a degree. There are a number of you here tonight with two degrees. I hear of one who's got four and they were talking over 30 PhDs. Is that correct? It must have been said many times before but where you are now is at the end of the beginning. I think it's important that you do not fear what lies ahead. Mostly working life is easier, less stressful than either school or university. You don't have to do homework, you don't have to sit exams and fail occasionally, you don't have to cram for exams, you don't have to keep drinking until dawn, you don't have to listen to lecturers that you don't like or disagree with and you will have some of your own money to spend after you've repaid your loans. But what you do from now on gradually becomes critical as to where you make your mark in life and it's only gradual. You can have several starts and I advise you to have a number of starts if you're not in the in the position that you want to be in. Firstly some people will already know what they want to do to work teaching or in law or in engineering and that's what I would advise that you do. You head off first to do, that's what I did. I left school, went to teachers training college and became a teacher. Secondly I think you need to work on your fitness. Many students neglect their fitness through time discipline or neglect or perhaps not realising its importance. If you're going to make it in this world you have to be physically fit continuously for long periods of your life. For my 70th birthday a group of us from main freight walked up Mount Taranaki. Fitness and success are brothers. Thirdly look inwardly at what you're good at. Do you get noticed? Are you an introvert? Are you an extrovert? Do you like order? Or do you like chaos? Do you like rules or like breaking them? Are you a team player or more of a loner? Try to understand where you are and what your skills best are. Often you will find that what you are good at you will so like. I gave up teaching age 19 and took up accounting at 22, finally qualified at 29. It totally changed my life but I still didn't want to do accounting but I could use the accounting so that I could understand business much more and it gives me a huge advantage over other business people who can't really read a balance sheet. I can read a balance sheet upside down from 10 meters away. Fourthly try to work out what you like. This can be hard if you like something but are not yet naturally good at it. Make the decision. You've got lots of time set out to find a way at getting good and preferably absolutely excellent at what you like as well as what you're good at. If you're good at what you like you can be said you can and you can create a career from it you can be said to never have to go to work. Fifth, set high high standards in everything that you do. Life skills are so important things like getting up early making your bed, learning to cook, doing your own cleaning, fixing things that are broken, caring and considering others and perhaps most important being positive at all times. More positive you are the further you get ahead in this world and doing your job whatever it is with excellence. Somehow you have to combine this discipline with a bit of rule breaking. Some rule breaking is always necessary wherever you are but with disciplined logic and emotion your rule breaking will create success. Number six, be ever so grateful of the luck of your birth in the country in which you were born. Live by the maxim would mum approve of what I'm doing? I do it all the time. In 1987 we took over a company and they were the same size as we were so we were doubling our size and I went and saw my mother and said should we publicize this or should we be quiet about it? We had unions watching us, we had the marketplace looking at us and my mother said to me well darling I've always thought you did so well because you kept your head down and didn't have everybody trying to knock it off all the time. We run our company like that we try and keep our head down and not get our head knocked off. Wear rose colored glasses and see your surroundings and acquaintances in a positive perspective all the time. Most people are honest and trying to do what they at least think is their best. Communicate high expectations from everybody around you. It includes all those children who look as if they will never learn or come from destitute homes have high expectations from them. Seventh this is an important one people sometimes laugh when you bring this up but try to recognize crossroads in your life they will come through and sometimes you you just think it well that that was a handicap or that was something but if it if there's a global financial crisis you have some sort of an accident you get made redundant you get fired somebody close to you dies it's a crime committed somewhere that you'll have something to do with world events. Bad events are always fantastic opportunities for making you really think and take strong action. Do I want to be here? Do I want to die doing this? What if I never see the world? How are we going to benefit from this event? Mainframe grows about 10 percent from every major crisis that there is because we make a lot of tough decisions because of the crisis. Number eight if you start to think I like this I think I'm good at it. I think I'm better than those already doing it then have a go either apply for that bigger role or start up your own business and do it. Every single thing in our lives is a result of someone having a go inventing something or improving on it from the clock that wakes you up the bed you get out of the carpet on the floor the cereal you eat for breakfast the traffic lights the road the picture man everything that's how mainframe started I was I was fired in one of these crossroads and I thought what am I good at and I said well I'm pretty good at freight and I thought well actually I think I'm really good at freight and I thought I'm going to have a go at doing this myself and so we started the business with just seven thousand dollars and today it's you heard the figures we we're in 20 countries around the world we do have two billion of turnover and it all came about through thinking I'm good at this I like this I'm going to have a go at it and please you're not an entrepreneur just because you invent an app but you're getting the right idea. Number nine try to wipe the try to wipe the word I from your vocabulary when you can get your sentences sentences to start with we have you considered have you noticed some people would you suggest always it's about what we are trying to achieve not what I am trying to achieve you will achieve a huge amount more if it's we going forward than I going forward and number 10 the last recommendation is start thinking about making a difference to your neighborhood or community or country or the world at a young age we can all make a difference and the more of us who do seek to make a difference the better the world will be be like the Boy Scouts seek to do a good turn for someone every day be courteous when driving smile at those who you meet every day understand part of your job on earth is to make those you come into contact with on any day feel a bit better than before they met you good luck you're now totally in control of the rest of your life thank you Bruce for a humorous yet inspirational speech can you all join with me in thanking Bruce once again this is a meeting of council and convocation of the university at which the pro-chancellor peter kiley and I will be conferring degrees and awarding diplomas I invite the pro-chancellor to award the diplomas and confer the degrees in the first half of this ceremony by the authority vested in me by resolution of the University of Auckland Council I peter kiley pro-chancellor award the diplomas and confer the degrees stated upon those who within the faculty have satisfied the requirements of this university I call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Education Professor Aitken to present graduands in that faculty pro-chancellor as Dean I have the honor of presenting to you the students qualified for the award of a diploma or conferment of a degree in the Faculty of Education graduate diploma in teaching early childhood education Mayada Hassan Ali Grace Devi Atmaji Renae Therese Dutha Marie Hannon Ganaji Gabriel Kara Gomez Sylvie Ganda Hamida Moez Jivani Reshna Sharma Lal Yejin Lee Elizabeth Ann McElwain Maria Cindy Capati-McCardo Andrea Rosa Munn Watson Rashila Naidu Jessica Rawlinson Karen Bakashni Somal Shiran Deborah Ann Sutherland graduate of the diploma in teaching primary Christopher Daniel Gron Chiahua Maggie Lee Emma Victoria Livese Jonathan Paul Merritt Linda Mae Barnum Portes Abdomoate Abufatah Abdomoate Ramadhan Angelica Lisa Richards Joanna Jamie Siaki Motu graduate diploma in teaching secondary Jessica Renee Cathrow Rebecca Elizabeth Fernley Natalie K McPherson Kalepe Siruli Mafi Candice Rose Stock Isikiri Tafea graduate diploma in teaching English in schools to speakers of other languages Lillian Leofofo Amo Jennifer Margaret Burt Rasee Khan Latini Peato Asba Shayad Yutua Tonomali to the degree of Bachelor of Education in teaching Maureen Ann Anderson Sarah Michelle Ashley Si Hoa Baik Michelle Bota Daniel John Kavett Vanola Cook Suzanne Alice Collette Blanche Ann Curra Briggs Hannah Mae Davie Chantel Gabriel Dijon E Catherine Mary Fennick Dominic Jesse Grant Yvonne Stell Grant Umutai to Uiho Greg Melissa Jane Hart Kate Louise Henderson Songhee Hong Elise Zara Hopkins Pauline Marie Houston Andrea Marie Howie Athena Joyce Barnaby Jacinto Shelley Diane Johnson Lowe Jimin Kim Sarah Jane King Melanie Diana Clouette Pankuri Kumari Aletheia Abigail Lamott Renee Brooke Lawson Afua Savalina Levasa Tatohalo Totolo Jennifer Ann Leib Rosita Levy Brian Liu Megan Elizabeth Lockwood Luatita Luafalealo Elizabeth Thalani Lamanongi Mahakita Ofaki Kolesi Mana Vahetao Hallie Marie McGregor Ann Elizabeth Merton Wanda Nilesi Tama Nilesi Tama Tracy Jean Eileen Norton Marie Christine O'Leary Marie Patterson Luweta Pena Taavau Simone DeMarie Pogampal Nicola Margaret Pollard Catherine Mary Preston Terewana Puna Kirsten Janis Louise Ratu Raga Smith Arayapatti Kelly Lee Simpson Hazel Marie Smith Eunice Ann Gillie Bebal Solomon Alexandra Grace Stevenson Nicky Nicole Paro Stirling-Fonsa Joshua James Taylor Joseph George Dahaki Nia Wehe Tobi Loy Andrek Tau Tongiavalu Chris Tau Bully Tuia Penisimane Lolo Vete Lisa Petta Susie Wilson to the degree of Bachelor of Education Teaching English the Speakers of Other Languages Nolati Farhanum Abdul Hakim Nurojajua Abdullah Azizi Ayn Lyani Aynol Azmi Amira Amir Kawani Anua Siti Amalini Nadia Ismail Jesnore Isrin Mart Gizad Shefa Khushna Muhammad Azmi Farah Adibah Roslan Nerizati Zainal to the degree of Bachelor of Human Services Najma Alavardi Gorik Dorji Tony Kennedy Ikifitu Letia Senia Milo Miranda Judith Ashley Palmer to the degree of Bachelor of Physical Education Bryn Dorothy Armstrong Ryan Grant Stefan Borthwick Nathan J. Bridgeland Mary Loreta Laetau Te Kura Rangangata Areringamate Martin James Perry Rebecca Kate Yee to the degree of Bachelor of Social Work Te Arahi Putahi Tahuka August Mary Funalua Collins Analea Makalita Evatama Hooker Solia Jackman Waian Wang Postgraduate Diploma in Counseling Theory with Merritt Isabel Marion Dillon Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Distinction Viviana Victoria Beca Jara Carolyn Rose Crowe Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Merritt Karen Mary Bowie Kokila Devi Gomez in Literacy Education Juliet Reshmi Pataw Alethea Catherine Smith Postgraduate Diploma in Education Samyntra Devi Dot Justine Roymata Arayna Kingi Gudev Karl Pritam Singh Sumanjalan Vandana Lashara Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership with Distinction Robert Mark Ashcroft Andrew Simon Brown Sarah Jane Kimball Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership with Merritt Sharona Jawaiband David John Lowe Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership Vanessa Mary Brambo Betty O'Brien Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision with Distinction Tanya Margaret Beckmans Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision with Merritt Lorelle Ann Bobson Kim Nari Cromby Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work with Distinction Emma Jane Weeks Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work Lopiseni Fungale to the degree of Bachelor of Education Teaching Honours with First Class Honours. Julian Marie Sagwinson Pimentel to the degree of Bachelor of Education Teaching Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division Katuraina Arahanui Gropati to the degree of Master of Counseling with First Class Honours Wang Ting Chuang Rebecca Amy Rylandz to the degree of Master of Counseling with Second Class Honours First Division Rebecca Sathana Dham Michelle Anne Hay Elizabeth Susan Hurlow to the degree of Master of Education with First Class Honours Martha Carolina Brits Sandra Jean Lang Chandler Tanya Ruby Cliff Neil Jason Morrow Justine Mary O'Hara Gregan to the degree of Master of Education with Second Class Honours First Division Justin Amelia Christians Damien Roy Thompson to the degree of Master of Education with Second Class Honours Second Division Rachel Terry Barnett Rachel Mary Hughes to the degree of Master of Education Bepetua Nomsa Maraula to the degree of Master of Educational Leadership with First Class Honours Kirk Vaughan Sargent and a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership with Merit Susan Joy Smith to the degree of Master of Professional Studies with First Class Honours Kelly Francis Begwood in Education Simon John Denon in Education Sheridan Lee Gaul in Education Julian Alan Powell in Education Rajesh Ram in Education Christian D Swanik in Education to the degree of Master of Professional Studies with Second Class Honours First Division Gerodin Olavayagafa Fatoa Ilsephal in Education to the degree of Master of Professional Studies Sonali Jane Carter in Education Maria Teresa Pascaceris in Education Patrick Coakley-Winkelman in Education to the degree of Master of Social Work with First Class Honours Young Hee Han to the degree of Master of Social Work with Second Class Honours Second Division Jing Hu and in absentia those other persons named in the official record qualified for the conferment of a degree or the award of a Diploma from the Faculty of Education now call upon the Deputy Dean of Engineering Professor Highland to present graduands in that faculty. Pro-Chancellor as Deputy 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 Engineering graduate diploma in engineering Lushin Shashikin Kohli Fahim Fahim Iqbal Mushrif Menghan Wang Yuan Yong Chen Zhu to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Shuvik Biswas Steven Chung Rhys Alavaren Gargesson Alissi Violeti Haseya Quinn Desmond Howe Uderoa Manu Stewart Kainamu Wheeler David Andrew Leslie Jade Rose Littleton Zhang Mao Michael Yang Ra LaVenya Raj Nishit Shah Mohang Tso to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with First Class Honours Sakhar Avakovic Bastajan in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Michael David Basto in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Monica Bowman in Mechanical Engineering Yan Lin Feng in Chemical and Materials Engineering Nicholas Raymond Just in Chemical and Materials Engineering Corey Leonard Koch in Engineering Science Samuel Allen Joseph McCartle in Computer Systems Engineering Zach Henry McMaster in Chemical and Materials Engineering Samuel Mark Highland Metzen in Software Engineering Harry Pauline Grace Ordon Santos in Software Engineering Sheldon C. Nock-Soe in Software Engineering Benjamin Yen in Mechatronics Engineering to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with Second Class Honours First Division Karen Anand in Mechanical Engineering Otari Baldeshevsky Shodatsi in Mechatronics Engineering Emma Tatuma Nako Brown in Chemical and Materials Engineering Josiah Campbell in Civil Engineering Min Chun in Chemical and Materials Engineering Frank Xu Weigu in Software Engineering Thomas William Haywood in Engineering Science Leslie He in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Mark Christopher Jameson in Mechanical Engineering Lan Jiang in Civil Engineering Hyun Jiaju in Mechatronics Engineering Christopher Michael Lam in Computer Systems Engineering Bai Yung Li in Mechanical Engineering Hu in Computer Systems Engineering Christine Catherine Tan-Liversidge in Mechatronics Engineering Phil Husnabetny-Autman in Chemical and Materials Engineering Ian Gregory Patterson in Computer Systems Engineering Stephen Charles Payne in Chemical and Materials Engineering Phillip Petresky in Civil Engineering John Hein Fluke in Civil Engineering Brent Franciscus Riley in Mechatronics Engineering Ayushi Sherma in Mechanical Engineering Hitard Uma Sharma in Software Engineering Esther Jean Smith in Civil Engineering Nathan Ernest Smith in Civil Engineering James Craig Upton in Civil Engineering Shao Rui Wang in Civil Engineering Haley Emma Brothers Ware in Mechanical Engineering Benjamin Yoni Willets in Mechanical Engineering Stanley Yeung Sia in Software Engineering Jeremy Owen Young in Mechanical Engineering To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division Intan Sharini Benti Abdul Rani in Chemical Materials Engineering Sophia Waisan Chan in Mechanical Engineering Young Bong Cho in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Chuyuk Fai Vincent Chow in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Karsten Ma-Ong Wong-Koratza in Biomedical Engineering Luke Gerald Dickinson in Civil Engineering Upachi Bo-Chung Huang in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Anurada Lakmali Ileapurma in Civil Engineering Anas Amaril Hakim Bin Jamal Naseer in Chemical and Materials Engineering Malat Sudara Karunaratna in Software Engineering Joshua Simon Masula Mani in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Neil Moraes in Engineering Science Rebecca Marie Phelps in Civil Engineering Thank you, Pro Chancellor, for conferring the degrees and awarding the diplomas in the first half of the ceremony One of the great pleasures of graduation is the opportunity to hear performances by students from our acclaimed School of Music Hanny Lee will now perform Introduction a Rondo Capricioso Opus 28 by Camille Sasson. Your appreciation again. By resolution of the University of Auckland Council I, Ian Parton, Chancellor, award the diplomas and confer the degrees stated upon those who, within the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Law have satisfied the requirements of this University. I call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor Nick Smith, to present further grandeur and in that faculty. Chancellor, as Dean, I have the honour of presenting you the furthest students qualified for the award of Diploma or Confirmative Degree in the Faculty of Engineering. To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division Mason Jesse Poppeter in Civil Engineering Xiaowang Quinn in Engineering Science Faiz Dean Salam in Civil Engineering Samuel Phillip Toppen in Computer Systems Engineering Michael John Ware in Mechanical Engineering To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours Conjoint with First Class Honours Jason Kunhu Chang in Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Laws Matthew Richard Chain in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Yanyi Chu in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Laws Charlotte Rosemarie Elizabeth Judith Davis in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts Benjamin John Hubbard in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Simon Nias Nicholas Ryan Yeager in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Laws University Graduate Scholar Kevin Ichin J in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Arts Hudson Ross Tully in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Science To the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Honours Conjoint with Second Class Honours First Division Singh Tonga in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts Bravian Peter Osborne in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Karthik Sabdua Papu in Mechatronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce Edward Michael Roberts in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Science To the degree of Master of Energy with First Class Honours Nadra Azam To the degree of Master of Energy with Second Class Honours First Division Todd Owen Douglas Kelly Valerie Takita Moody Alexandra Rivera-Daz Guan Chen-Tae Yulin Wang Chris Lynn Braganza in Engineering Science To the degree of Master of Engineering with First Class Honours Jay Chao Chen in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Jonathan Chi-Yu Chao in Software Engineering Mark Richard Deacon in Mechanical Engineering Bingsishi He in Mechanical Engineering University Graduate Scholar James Randall Cuta in Mechanical Engineering Mostafa Marabi in Software Engineering Masha Marindajad in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Mashio Alejandro Munz Allegra in Civil Engineering Ruchi Jena Radhan Vs in Biorengineering Jin Zhang in Mechanical Engineering To the degree of Master of Engineering with Second Class Honours First Division Alan John Deacon in Mechanical Engineering Sijuath Gautam in Mechanical Engineering Shaoxing Hu in Software Engineering Vijay Adahatharan Mohan in Software Engineering To the degree of Master of Engineering with Second Class Honours Second Division Jaicheng Lu in Electrical and Electronic Engineering To the degree of Master of Engineering Management with First Class Honours Bradley James Burridge To the degree of Master of Engineering Management with Second Class Honours First Division Sala Jayhanguri To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies with First Class Honours Bingbing Dong in Construction Management Unkor Kashi Kuma Gandhi Kevin Kuhestani in Construction Management Jinlong Li Haomin Ma Stuart Charles McDougal in Transportation Sahul Momee Yang in Transportation Andrew David Steele To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies with Second Class Honours First Division Komol Ali Abbas in Construction Management Keran Kuma Ashok Suri Ram Ali Vedarang Suguma Manan Shahra Bhattaria Zergyang Chen in Construction Management Anisto III Makhital Dapotaata Suji Goa Srinivas K. Dikata in Construction Management Gautami Malnaori Krishnara in Construction Management Rajakrishnan Viji Gutham in Medical Devices and Technologies Mohan Kumar Sentel Kumar Najaya Vazhapuli Kujamon in Geotechnical Engineering Yangmou in Construction Management Peewin Zhang To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies with Second Class Honours Second Division Abdaali Manateg Aalogabi Devi Fengwei Cheng in Construction Management Lohesh Gojinani Singang Goa Shashidhari Itaki Lakshiminara Shimha in Transportation Rohit Srinivas Kanijha Sayad Abdul Najib Paran Victor Makassi Santiago in Transportation Vithail Tapari in Food Process Engineering Rahul Verma To the degree of Master of Engineering Studies And in absentia those persons named in the official record qualified for the Confirmative Degree or the Award of a Diploma from the Faculty of Engineering I now call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Law Dr Stockley to present graduands in that faculty Chancellor as Dean I have the honour of presenting to you the students qualified for the Award of a Diploma or Confirmative Degree in the Faculty of Law Graduate Diploma in Law Muhammad Abdul Rahman To the degree of Bachelor of Laws Monica Ashley Davis Jacqueline Francis Fahimali Lafa Lafa Fahamatu A'inu Ronda Kahu Fafita Charlotte Jane Gubb Terry Hoffman Joann Gaynor Kent Johnston Amanda Ong Marie Lillian Roberts Nikolai Marco Santamaria Lea Renee Ouija Ratner Peter Allen Wilson To the degree of Bachelor of Laws Conjoint Sara R. Abdul-Margad Abdul-Kaban and a Bachelor of Arts Laura Patricia Berger and a Bachelor of Arts Joseph Grant Bracewell and a Bachelor of Commerce Samuel Matthew Brown and a Bachelor of Arts Yu Jing Choi and a Bachelor of Arts Alexandra Rose Cornwall and a Bachelor of Arts Amber Louise Davis and a Bachelor of Science Andrew Robert Christopher Draper and a Bachelor of Arts John Karen Gafer and a Bachelor of Commerce Charlene Antoinette-Going and a Bachelor of Arts Sarah Louise Graham and a Bachelor of Arts Courtney Jade Hinley-Smith and a Bachelor of Arts Shivani Jedrurem and a Bachelor of Arts Talice Marie Kelly and a Bachelor of Commerce Casey Lee and a Bachelor of Commerce Christine Sue May Lee and a Bachelor of Arts Jangmin Lim and a Bachelor of Commerce Michelle Leo and a Bachelor of Commerce Nathan Patrick Luscombe and a Bachelor of Commerce Alana Rose Manson and a Bachelor of Arts Hannah Ellis Martin and a Bachelor of Arts Kaitlyn Elizabeth Merriman and a Bachelor of Arts Romata Aruha Afimati Gabriel Mitchell and a Bachelor of Commerce Selina Sangita Naran and a Bachelor of Commerce Lucinda Bailey Ewan Nelson and a Bachelor of Arts Novia Bowenig and a Bachelor of Arts Alexandra Emily Phillips and a Bachelor of Arts Shanan Satya Pillay and a Bachelor of Arts Sayuri Ram and a Bachelor of Commerce Natalie Marie Robinson and a Bachelor of Arts Sophie Rebecca Sheaf and a Bachelor of Arts Alice Amber Stacey Jacobs and a Bachelor of Arts Samuel James Stanley and a Bachelor of Commerce Sherry Toa and a Bachelor of Commerce Irina Hinikura Sherbid Williams and a Bachelor of Commerce Megan Ruth Williams and a Bachelor of Arts Yingzi Yu and a Bachelor of Arts to the degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honours Emma Francis Armstrong Michael James Thomas Jack Timothy James Parker Tadgio William Woodward Price Lisa Jane Small Andrew Graham Stewart Rebecca Louise White to the degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honours Conjoint Phillip James Lanieve Arnold and a Bachelor of Arts Maria Petronella Bialostocki and a Bachelor of Arts Timothy James Condor and a Bachelor of Science Christina Kate Zenith Kovac and a Bachelor of Commerce Claire Elizabeth Dijoux and a Bachelor of Arts Nicholas William Dobbs and a Bachelor of Arts Jennifer Olivia Donnelly and a Bachelor of Arts Zachary William Fager and a Bachelor of Arts Samuel Robert Gaepes and a Bachelor of Commerce Anna Elizabeth Gillies and a Bachelor of Arts Callum Toby Haymes and a Bachelor of Arts Kylie Nicole Hudson and a Bachelor of Arts Benjamin Heath Jackson and a Bachelor of Arts Daniel Clifford Kelly and a Bachelor of Science Luke John Laborn and a Bachelor of Commerce Megan Lim and a Bachelor of Arts Marcus Paul Bartlett-Linell and a Bachelor of Arts David Alexander McCulloch-Mann and a Bachelor of Arts Shane Andrew Misselbrook and a Bachelor of Arts Anjuri Mitra and a Bachelor of Arts Shavendra Nairayan and a Bachelor of Arts Shevon Hemdad-Nori and a Bachelor of Arts Susan Jane O'Connor and a Bachelor of Arts Elizabeth Grace Ogle and a Bachelor of Arts Senior Scholar in Law Sonali Maria Pereira and a Bachelor of Arts Scott Julian Petty and a Bachelor of Commerce Fiona Margaret Jade Robertson and a Bachelor of Commerce Emma Elizabeth Sherritt and a Bachelor of Science Ashley Lynn Sinclair and a Bachelor of Science Julian John Kennedy Spring and a Bachelor of Arts Igor Tokmazek and a Bachelor of Arts Paul Vipul Upade and a Bachelor of Commerce Jacob Spoonley and a Bachelor of Arts Hilary K. Wham and a Bachelor of Commerce Robert Jeremy Wilson and a Bachelor of Arts Sarah Sing Tai-Yen and a Bachelor of Arts Rita Hoi-Ying Yip and a Bachelor of Arts Joy Ji-Hoon Yoon and a Bachelor of Commerce Hongyue Jo and a Bachelor of Health Sciences To the degree of Master of Laws with first-class honours Rosemary Griffin and Public Law Charlotte Elizabeth Hague Sarah Beverly Harrison in Corporate and Commercial Law Allison Jane Pavlovich in Corporate and Commercial Law Erin Virko in Corporate and Commercial Law To the degree of Master of Laws with second-class honours first division Rebecca Marie Armstrong in Public Law Ian Stuart Lawless in Corporate and Commercial Law Jennifer Npuwa in Public Law Nathan Ellen Spear in Litigation and Dispute Resolution To the degree of Master of Laws with second-class honours second division Jung Joon Park Asi Lika Agnes Wise in International Law To the degree of Master of Laws Reese Walter Boyd in Corporate and Commercial Law And in absentia, those other persons named in the official record qualified for the conferment of a degree or the award of a diploma from the Faculty of Law I now call upon Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Distinguished Professor Harding to present the doctoral graduands Chancellor, I have the honour of presenting to you the doctoral graduands To the degree of Doctor of Education Irene Ruth Anderson Irene developed a tool to help coaches and teachers discuss their beliefs and ideas about teaching and learning during the classroom observation process When coaches and teachers engage in this level of discussion teachers are more likely to make deep rather than superficial shifts in their practice Kimai Toka, University Doctoral Scholar Kimai examined the possibilities for living as Maori in the modern world Her analysis of narratives from graduates of the first Kura Kopapa Maori in Auckland demonstrate the complexities for young Maori who live and practice Maori language and values in a world governed by a set of values and social structures far removed from the traditional world of Maori To the degree of Doctor of Philosophy NASA Almasfa in Civil Engineering NASA investigated the effects of waste paint and crushed glass on the fundamental properties of concrete with a view to commercialising concrete that utilises these waste resources Nathan William Bailey in Mechanical Engineering University Doctoral Scholar Nathan investigated the dynamic crash impact behaviour of lightweight composite aircraft materials in order to develop improved analysis and design techniques for the optimisation of aircraft structures Matthew John Paul Barrett in Bioengineering University Doctoral Scholar Matthew developed a mathematical model that describes the changes in blood flow and oxygen delivery to brain regions during neural activation The model can be used to combine data from different sources and improve our understanding of functional neuroimaging techniques David John Brooks in Bioengineering David developed a computer software abstraction for the exchange of scientific and medical biosignals His work explores universal methods for data integration to facilitate storage and analysis in a research setting Ravakesh Chandra in Electrical and Electronic Engineering University Doctoral Scholar Reconfigurable computer chips hold great promise for high-performance computing However, they are notoriously difficult to programme effectively Ravakesh made major contributions to overcome these difficulties by investigating the use of pre-built data structures and developing compilation tools for scientific applications Mohsin Shahzad Chaudhry in Civil Engineering Mohsin investigated some of the fundamental concepts of traffic signal design and operation He proposed new models based on field experiments to improve capacity, signal timing and delay estimations at signalised intersections Sube Jihan Chaudhry in Civil Engineering Sube investigated the factors which will encourage users of public transport to select routes which involve making transfers Findings are expected to assist planners and operators in designing and implementing integrated public transport systems Chandan Data in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Chandan's research developed programming tools and software platforms that enable real-world usage of personal service robots The robots help older people self-manage their health in retirement village scenarios The research developed a domain-specific programming language for representing the robot's behaviour and a visual programming environment called RoboStudio to author this Stuart Ross Andrew Deannis in Education Stuart scrutinised how teachers responded to the multiple and sometimes contradictory policy demands that shaped their work in schools He revealed the creative ways they interpreted policy texts and translated these into practices that upheld their commitments to social justice Daniel John Ducker in Civil Engineering Deann explored the core requirements for successful participation between managers and communities trying to solve environmental problems to develop the peer framework He then used the framework to investigate participation during New Zealand's largest environmental cleanup at Mapua To Neil Jamie Frank in Education To Neil investigated how to better engage fathers in parenting programmes She used this knowledge to conduct a randomised control trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted parenting programme for fathers on child and parenting outcomes Goran Niels-Gordon in Education University Doctoral Scholar Goran examined the relationship between gender, the body, space and pleasure in boys' physical education He suggests physical education teachers be aware that they are not only enablers of students' experiences of various movement pleasures but they also shape gendered understandings about these Stefan Andreas Hussold in Civil Engineering University Doctoral Scholar Stefan investigated how to make public transport more attractive and energy efficient using multiple vehicle types to better match capacity and demand Reena Edith Heap in Education Reena's research focused on the teaching of the nature of science which is central to developing an understanding of scientific literacy She identified and theorised successful strategies to inform the pedagogical practices of in-service and pre-service teachers Muhammad Tariq Ali Khan in Electrical and Electronic Engineering The aim of Tariq's research was to design algorithms that could improve usability of real-time passive stereo sensors Tariq developed novel algorithms for depth contours generation points of interest detection and depth contours refinement These algorithms can contribute to many applications such as road safety material handling sports monitoring and augmented commentary Aveshek Anand Kumar in Mechanical Engineering University Doctoral Scholar Aveshek developed and applied novel control theory to the control of wind turbines achieving a reduction in the damage on major components of the machines Boram Lee in Education Boram examined the parenting practices and child rearing challenges of Korean immigrant mothers and fathers in New Zealand and the behavioural adjustments of their children Rachel Amanda Felicia Lees-Green in Bioengineering University Doctoral Scholar Rachel used mathematical models to study how spontaneous bioelectrical activity in the gastrointestinal tract is generated at a cellular level with the aim of better understanding normal and abnormal gut function Boram Lee in Civil Engineering Boram investigated spatial variation effects of earthquake motions on bridge structures especially on deck unseating and pounding between girders Aichi Lin in Mechanical Engineering Anna investigated the Knowledge Management Challenge faced by many New Zealand small and medium sized enterprises Based on a three-year case study she developed a diagnosis method and companion strategies that will improve the way these enterprises create and store their knowledge assets Sandhika Vamudi Manakara in Civil Engineering University Doctoral Scholar Sandhika investigated the core principles required to rebuild communities following natural disasters She used her findings to create a practical framework to improve post-disaster reconstruction and recovery practices in affected communities Stephanie Joan Mead in Law Stephanie analyzed the complex legal functions and public governance structures for the delivery of environmental health services within New Zealand with a view to rationalization and future reforms Ian Agnes Milne in Mechanical Engineering Bright Future Top Achiever Doctoral Scholar University Doctoral Scholar Ian provided new insights into the turbulence properties at tidal energy sites and conducted a series of novel experiments on a model tidal turbine in unsteady flow The research has assisted in establishing recommended guidelines for tidal turbine testing and is intended to improve the fatigue life of tidal turbine blades Kenneth found that from a cognitive perspective Chinese reading texts embedded with code-switched English target words are more effective than graded readers in facilitating second language vocabulary acquisition in English as a foreign language Chinese learners Code-switched texts can be used as part of a comprehensive English as a second language or English as a foreign language vocabulary intervention program Marianne Fafai-Palle in Education In considering the development of culturally responsive pedagogies Marianne examined explicit vocabulary instruction to enhance reading comprehension in English of Tongan students in bilingual classrooms The study demonstrated that with the use of an educational intervention there were statistically significant gains that were made in the reading achievement of Tongan students Scott Francis Ray in Education University Doctoral Scholar Scott's thesis argues that Dickens through hard times is a credible source of information for philosophical and historical discussions around education with special attention being given to the role of education as it is controlled and utilized by the interests of industrial capitalism Paul Andrew Roberts in Bioengineering Paul refined an MRI-compatible ergometer and imaging methods to assess cardiovascular function during exercise These methods were applied to a clinical study evaluating the effects of two treatments in patients with aortic disease which indicated one treatment may preferentially delay the need for surgical intervention Timothy John Roper in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Timothy's research made significant contributions to the difficult practical problem of acquiring accurate calibrated hyperspectral images for use in industrial applications hyperspectral image processing promises a substantial improvement in machine vision capability and this work advanced the problem of reliable human skin detection to improve occupational safety in dangerous industrial environments Jennifer Harjong Tartebe in Education University Doctoral Scholar Jennifer's thesis tackles the discomforting yet timely social justice concerns of disadvantaged poverty which have a direct impact on an estimated 25% of New Zealand children Her investigation of how New Zealand graduate diploma in teaching secondary pre-service teachers engage with the issues of disadvantage and poverty has immediate implications for the ways in which teachers are prepared to teach an increasing and diverse New Zealand student population Yu Cheng Tu in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Yu Cheng explored transparency a term used in government and business that implied information openness but without a precise definition She developed an engineering definition of transparency and demonstrated its use in software engineering particularly for improving communication during the software development process Shanghai Wei in Chemical and Materials Engineering Shanghai investigated the effects of alloy and composition and processing technology on the microstructure and mechanical properties of advanced magnesium alloys His research made significant contributions to the development of the new type of ductile magnesium alloy which has great potential for applications such as car parts and electronic devices and in absentia all those other persons named in the official record have qualified for the confirmative degree or the award of a diploma in the Faculty of Education the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Law We are near the end of this graduation ceremony On behalf of the university I invite all today's graduates to stand and receive the congratulations of us all Please stand And while you are standing it will be a good time for the graduates to show their appreciation of their families and supporters and the staff of the university who have helped them as they achieved their qualifications Can you please remain standing 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 in Māori then in English The words are printed on the reverse of your program Thank you