 Please be seated. Ena mana, eina reo, eina hoi fa, tena koto, tena koto, tena koto, katoa. Vice Chancellor, pro Chancellor, council members, members of the university, special guests, graduands, families and friends. I extend a warm welcome to this, the first spring graduation ceremony for 2012 at the University of Auckland. Today the university is bestowing a total of 3,074 qualifications on 2,984 students. At this ceremony, degrees we conferred and diplomas awarded in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. The 562 conferred in person plus a further 375 conferred in absentia. I am privileged as Chancellor to preside at spring graduation for a fourth year. The regularity 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 can be seen in the striking variety of dress and adornments worn by 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 and are here to share 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% in the world. Your qualifications will always serve you well in this country and abroad whether in qualifying 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 ever changing workforce you cannot afford to stop learning. So please keep in mind our enormous range of postgraduate opportunities. As part, the council and members of faculty of arts and faculty of medicine and health sciences of the university willingly accept our obligation to preserve and enhance the high standing of the degrees we confer. We have an unequivocal and unabashed objective to be a world-class university in New Zealand. The recent announcement that we have entered into a conditional agreement to urge just the 5.2 hectare property in Newmarket owned by Lion Nathan is a hugely significant and relevant illustration of our commitment to this objective. I urge you as impending alumni of New Zealand's leading university always to remember your alma mater. We depend increasingly on our graduates for support. 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 and competitive economy and to create full and satisfying lives for all 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 good. Our innovative research is vital for long-term, sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. Never more so than in the testing economic times we face in the wake of the global recession. Universities 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 philanthropy not less. But that's sufficient for me on the challenges facing this institution for today is unquestionably your day. I congratulate you and trust that you will long cherish memories of your graduation in October 2012. I now welcome with pleasure the speaker for our first graduation ceremony, Dr John Matthews, companion of the Queen's Service Order of New Zealand. Dr Matthews brings to this role both academic prowess and a long record of exemplary service to medicine, education, the community and this university. He played a key role in the establishment of what is now a diagnostic med lab and in 25 years teaching at the University of Auckland has taught many of the country's hematologists. Alongside this he has been a member of the University of Auckland Council, a founding trustee of the School of Medicine Foundation and its chair for 10 years. He is currently a trustee of the University of Auckland Foundation. Mr Matthews has served as a director and chairman of the Southern Cross Health Care Group and a director of Uniservices Limited during the board of two of its spin-off companies, DNA Diagnostics and Pro Hector. He is renowned for the untold hours he has given to counselling patients, mentoring junior doctors and helping those who seek his expertise. He has also served on a number of professional committees and advisory boards including the Royal Australian College of Physicians and the Cancer Society Medical Advisory Committee amongst others. Please welcome Dr John Matthews. Tena koutu, tena koutu, tena koutu katoa. Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, members of council, members of the University, graduates, family and friends. It gives me great pleasure to be able to share this very important occasion with you all and particularly those of you graduating today. You have set yourself a goal and achieved it and that should have given you a great sense of satisfaction and fulfilment and incidentally it may have justified ongoing celebrations later today. If I have any special claim to be addressing you this morning, it does relate to the duration of my association with the University which is measured in a significant number of decades, something which is a little salutary to me personally. I hesitate to mention also that my duration of studentship with the University commenced with papers at the Auckland University College and extended over the next 20 years until I completed my last post-cadiote diploma at then the University of Auckland. But don't be disheartened, education is an ongoing activity. The quality and respect for qualifications for any tertiary institution relates strongly to its standing and the Chancellor has already referred to this. This is both internationally and nationally and the University of Auckland is a clear leader in New Zealand and certainly rates highly overseas. Such a reputation is not achieved overnight but it's the culmination of many years of planning and commitment by generations of educators creating a tradition within your University which is in fact jealously guarded and it is some of those people that you have had contact with during your course and degrees and the commitment of those people will have substantially helped you through and you will remember those personalities for many years to come. We have a significant number of international student graduates here today and I believe that they and you have all chosen wisely to study here but you as students also bring much to the University and there is a strong symbiosis within the University community teachers, researchers, administrators, students and all those other people who keep the organisation functioning. This is of course further strengthened by the huge diversity of backgrounds and ethnicity of our students. What I would like to do in the brief remaining time I have available is to look forward, not to the University but for you as individuals. Most of you will have believed that higher education is essential for optimising career opportunities and ensuring a successful and personally fulfilling life but this may be naive and an oversimplification of matters. Some of you will be going on to further postgraduate studies and a few of you will remain long term in the institutional academic environment. This path can be rewarding but it is not everyone's choice and it is not always straightforward. Funding for postgraduate studies is not always readily available and those searching for postdoctoral positions are often frustrated by the battles for research grants. Those of you returning home to other countries and indeed those of you remaining in New Zealand may have clear plans but many of you will be entering a phase of challenging decision making. This challenge has further increased in the current environment of global instability which is having an impact on many previously readily available career opportunities. A few weeks ago I happened to be in the Czech Republic visiting a small city on the banks of the Erlbriver, Detchen and the person showing this around the city was an interesting individual to reflect on the younger people in the city and the fact that an increasing percentage were proceeding to tertiary qualifications but that at the end of it there was a frustration with the lack of career opportunities and for that small city this meant a loss of these important young members of the community to elsewhere in the Czech Republic or in wider Europe. So the problem is certainly a global one. Personal doubts also increase this environment and I'd like to quote from comments of a recent graduate in that well-known peer review journal The Listener and I quote, it is amazing how five years of tertiary education still result in you knowing essentially nothing in the eyes of prospective employers. Now this is an attitude I would not like you to take away from this ceremony today. It is true that a move from the university learning environment is a significant step and there is a steep learning curve. I will remember my first night on duty as a newly qualified doctor feeling extremely anxious about what telephone calls I may receive but you have received an excellent education and have been taught to think. You are well equipped to face the challenges as you move on to the next phase of your life. You also have a degree from a university with an outstanding reputation which will stand you in good stead in any competitive employment environment. Have confidence and enjoy the challenges of the new experiences and learning. You will find it stimulating and you will grow personally. Some of you may pause in examining the path which you are following as indeed I did. In that context, the learning you have had is never wasted. Have the courage to examine your ambitions realistically and if you do change ensure it is for the right reasons. The greatest reward your education can give you is a fulfilling life with a balance between career success, personal growth and personal relationships. You all have that potential so do seize it with both hands. In closing I would like to quote some words of the Irish poet and plurite William Butler Yeats and he says, education is not the filling of the pale it is the lighting of the fire. Well, thank you, Dr Mathews, for some very wise council to our graduates laced, I suspect, with some strong personal experience. Can I ask you all to show your appreciation to Dr Mathews again? This is a meeting of council and Convocation of the university at which the pro-chancellor, Ian Parton, 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. Thank you Chancellor. By the authority vested in me by resolution of the University of Auckland Council I, Ian Parton, pro-chancellor award the diplomas and confer the degrees stated upon those who, within the Faculty of Arts, have satisfied the requirements of this university. I call upon an Associate Dean of Arts, Associate Professor Calder, to present graduands in that faculty. Pro-chancellor, as Associate 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 Arts. Diploma in Languages. Fluor Heather Nixon. Graduate Diploma in Arts. Alana Stafene-Hodge. Tamara Nicolova. Giselle Nunes-Machado. Alexandra Elaine Penicook. Sophie Jane Russ. To the Degree of Bachelor of Arts. Hani Abdalahad. Malak Yusuf Abulchili. Ngairo Ruth Abrahamson. Hazal Akdag. Maryam Alani. Morgan Hopkins Albrecht. Amai Yasa Yusuf Ahmed Alsebafi. Amberlee Grace Ansell. Lauren Kate Baal. Hannah Bailey. Eden John Ray Barley. Annette Marie Bartlett. Diana Marie June Beebe. Hugh Alexander Neil Benson. Rupsha Bhattacharya. Kate Emma Bias. Michael David Bibby. Charlotte Rose Billing. Heather Eileen Bissett. Francesca Alicia Bowden. Theresa Anne Margaret Bridge. Jack Douglas Bright. Genuine Franchelle Malema-Brown. Robert Bryden. Callie Marie Birch. Gabriel Kapp. Rachel Maria Chambers. Bernina Wonkyu Chan. Stacy Catherine Chan. Jessica Ashley Charlton. Mingsum Chung. Harriet Kylie Cooper. Sergio Connaga. Verity Emma Craft. Constance Cordelia Carolyn Candace Cummings. Rebecca Kimberly Curtis. Dana Vladmerovna Danilova. Stefania Antonella De Falco. Esther DeVitt. Huiyun Dong. Kishini Sandamali Hiranyada Diagama. Dibra Kim Dinell. Jacqueline Lucy Dawn. Dushanshan. Amelia Charris-Elma. Nadine Irezmus. Isan Itiabari. Rebecca Marie Evans. Melissa Rose Everett. Samantha Ruth Ayres. Leanne Eilini Faatele. Kaniz Fatima. Ashley Catherine Ferguson. Louis George Grey Fowler. Rebecca Juan Gaelic. Erika Rose Germain. Ashley Sarah Gillan. Jessica Sydney Goldsmith. Shradda Gopal. Ben Jacob Gordon. Amy Elizabeth Gregg. Rose Catherine Luciana Gullary. Andrew Humphrey Corbyn Geisberts. Neha Haldar. Fabian Johannes Humkins. Sung Yun Han. Jacinta Amber Harford. Matthew John Martin Harper. Lauren Emily Harrington. Wanda Heather Hart. Mahala Rose Arnold Harwood. Sophie Elena Hashimoto. Laura Dale Heal. Catherine K. Heiney. Lucy Eloise Herbert. Emily Kate Herman. Meret Vasati Hingano. Grace Ho. Immanuel Aidan Holloway. Hu Sang. Jae Yoon Hwang. Zoe Hwang Suwan. Wan Chan Hwang. Jacob John Hway. Ali Ahmed Hussein Ahmed Hussein. Brannette Sierra Inu. Faiza Iqbal. Victoria Margaret James. Hapna Heimani Jayasinga. Mingjie Jung. Ara Jor. Elizabeth Alexandra Johnson. Alexandra Catherine Johnston. Erin Audrey Johnston. Bonnie Dunia Johanna Sophia Joy. Hunhee Jung. Emily Lorraine Justice. Sayudh Hussein Alawi Taj Hashem Khadem. Alicia Paniakake. Catherine Wendy Castins. Ryan Michael Calley. Lisa Marie Kemp. Tessa Amy Kempthorn. Rachel Lauren Kennedy. Andrew Joseph Kerr. Catherine Rebecca Cattel. Andrew Deckham. Herrin Kim. Kyong Ge Kim. Te Yong Co. Sara Maria Krieg. Frankie Chin Fung Lam. Gerard Douglas Lawangho. Victoria Grace Lee. Jekun Lee. Catherine Lee. Charlotte Frances Leif. Florelle Zedrick Disico-Limas. Juan Juan Lin. Penalope Alice Lillian-Lista. Malatita Meili-Losa. Shane Samita Lua-Fatasaga. Maria Fatima Louie. Yen Ling Long. Antonio Jose McCannon. Olivia Joan McCormick. Christopher Russell MacLennan-Jones. Radia Rozmagedd. Rebecca Mary Mane. Jacob Piota-Malinovski. Daniel Tafadzwa-Mandaza. Charlotte Ruby Maher. Lorna Mary Maskell. Shariel Lauren Mason. Ashley McGarry. Amy Marie McDade. Finn Joseph Aitkin-McGowan. Kelly Ann McEwan. Jessica Edith Mihu. Jade Teresa Miliona. Hailey Jane Miller. Edmund Faisimi-Salah. Nural Aine Nabila Mordhiusli. Yikman Mok. Frances Robin Monroe. Tiana Teho Morgan. Hiraina Mae Teiwi Pani Hoha Morris. Suzanne Roseanne Morris. Karen Andrea Munoz Vieiro. Ashreen Lata Nund. Jessica Aileen Jaswanti-Naran. Mayra Tamara Ola. Anthony Joseph Ovens. Hineatua Puatotu-Parkinson. Glenbury MacKendrick-Pattel. Camille Hillary Patterson. Anna Pearl. Seini Lomanu Kilopepattalo. Marie Louise Saga-Sampi-Montel. Guy Morris Pompollard. Manchika Sohani Singpuni. Emma Nicole Prime. Meleka Tafiti Prince. Joshua Thomas Proud. Madeleine Maria Race. Hela Abdul Rahman. Amy Christina Jane Rackety. Heidi Shunran. Kingsley Shane Readhead. Katie Louisa Redwood. Mungdia Rin. Carla Lillian-Rickards. Lauren Nicola Riddle. Ala Nahad Khalil Muhammad Riad. Sharon Rosita-Roma. Donna Roam. Hannah Grace Rourke. Hannah Lyle Rossiter. Aisha Cheryl Roundtree. Jade Noel Rutini. Ula Salima. Thomas David Shakes. Shih Yotsio. Boon Shin. Angela Marie Smith. Sarah Helen Behisi-Snade. Tina Stolza. Sini Su. Stephanie Lucy Suess. Sheila Siliala Tangi-Ilima. Kolotita Sefilina Talatalanga. Bing Khan Tan. Miao Tang. Hannah Matilda Taylor. Claire Frances Thomas. Patricia Gale Thorburn. Luke Way Thornborough. Stephanie Johanna Tirado Ortiz Di Veyati. Nicholas Creston Todd. Ronda Tollia Foa. Jennifer Ann Tonkin. Lara Sophia Fyfe-Treadwell. Bedivia Tuiloma. Anna Grace Turley. Lily Grace Harrop Turnbull. Sarah Ann Aitzinga. Carol Judith Usher. Atina Va'a. Fa'ava Vaila'a Selini. Carla Ann Vale, and a Diploma in Languages. Melanie Frances Fanda'a. Jordan Elise Fun-Rixel. Duvaline Romando Vivas. Diksha Vora. Kayla Marie Ward. Carl Williams. Irene Sinman Wong. Priscilla Evelyn Wong. Jonathan Gerald Rait. Chi'an Wu. Jonathan Yam Ho Man. Melinda Jodi-Yanko. Chi'an Yeh. Jun Yin. Riyoji Yoniyama. Dasu Yun. To the degree of Bachelor of Theology. Teo Koutai Andrew. Thomas Alva Pineki Ka'uie. Susana Latu Whangahaya Mangisi. To the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Conjoint. Gelaad Amir and a Bachelor of Science. Willam Edward Church and a Bachelor of Commerce. Benjamin Joseph Daniels and a Bachelor of Science. Alana Isselmont-Clow and a Bachelor of Commerce. Laura Greenaway and a Bachelor of Science. Shuai Han and a Bachelor of Commerce. Anzi Huyn and a Bachelor of Science. Senior Scholar in French. Sarah Catherine Jameson and a Bachelor of Laws. Nathaniel David Johnson and a Bachelor of Commerce. Kevin Donald Kerl and a Bachelor of Health Sciences. Sean Byron McCusker and a Bachelor of Laws Honours. Ella Mae Mary-Lees and a Bachelor of Commerce. David Adrian Owen and a Bachelor of Commerce. Nicola Corazon Odulio Owen and a Bachelor of Commerce. Danielle Elise Patterson and a Bachelor of Commerce. Isaac John Theodorus Rayner and a Bachelor of Commerce. Ross Colin Robertson and a Bachelor of Commerce. Alexandria Safina Thorn-Speedy Willis and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Yuting Tang and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Adam Lewis Turner and a Bachelor of Commerce. Haley Marie Turner and a Bachelor of Commerce. Postgraduate Diploma in Arts with Merit. Philip Edward McLaren in Geography. Tekla Moushaw in Development Studies. Niall Sean Thomas Redmond in Psychology. Katoon Abbas Ibrahim Mohamed Saleh in Education. Jennifer Marie Snap in Anthropology. Postgraduate Diploma in Arts. Adele Karita Nadia Ovaat Ki in Pacific Studies. Deborah Mary Hay in Art History. Omid Safdari in Criminology. Sioni Tutaitua Moheloa in Education. Thank you, Pro-Chancellor, for almost conferring all the degrees and awarding the diplomas on 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. Matt Bray on Jazz Guitar will now perform Just for the Thinking by Dennis McCorkle. Thank you, Matt. Of course, that was a chord melody solo that was especially written by Dennis McCorkle interpreted by Matt. 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 France Chancellor, award the diplomas and confer the degrees stated upon those who within the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences have satisfied the requirements of this university. I now call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Associate Professor Crossdrait, to present further graduands in that faculty. Postgraduate Diploma in Language Teaching Mariam Balal Mohamed Al-Mazri Nan Li Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies with Distinction Martina De Pento Yang Xe Huang Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies with Merit, Zhang Ro Wei to the degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours with First Class Honours Fatima Abdulani Ismail Ali in Education Jonathan James Bernard Barron in Political Studies Roshi Marie Bennett in Sociology Hanin Anwar Ahmad Abdullah Al-Rahman Bukamal in Education Benjamin Daniel DeJane in English Faculty Graduate Scholar Taylor James Parker Gray in History Chloe Rebecca Green in English University Graduate Scholar Korina Francis Howland in Anthropology Erika Karen Kroger in Drama Rosemary Sean Littler in Sociology Tuca Abdul Jalil Zaid Mahun in Education Caleb Fielding-Main-Sheriff in Film, Television and Media Studies Oliver Sherka Tirenstra in Asian Studies Tony Ellis Tippett in Drama to the degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours with Second Class Honours First Division Fatima Hamid Kailaf Musa Ali in Education Mae Yusuf Ahmad Al-Sharaf in Education Zahira Ali Ahsan Ali Ahmad Al-Fuz in Education Ali Khalifa Mubarak Khalifa Al-Saad in Education Karl Nicholas Anderson in Political Studies Julia Bischoff in Anthropology Rowan Elizabeth Arbathnut Gardiner in Linguistics Tin Mama O in Political Studies to the degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division James Gerard Gill in Statistics and a Conjoined Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Commerce Fiona Wing Hung Hui in Education Sionifatu Tafa in Political Studies sorry in Pacific Studies Wang Kun in Film, Television and Media Studies Salman Yusuf Ahmad Ali Zaid in Education to the degree of Master of Arts with First Class Honours Laura Christine Armstrong in Art History Jacqueline Sarah Oost in Art History Alexandra Kate Bayfield in Development Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts with Distinction in Development Studies Casey Emma Beresford in Anthropology Stacey Deborah Berquist in Political Studies Elizabeth Natalie Brookbanks in Art History Zahra Jane Burnett in History Robyn Ira Campbell in Political Studies Camilo Chezar Diaz Pinot in Film, Television and Media Studies and a Bachelor of Arts Conjoined sorry a Bachelor of Arts Honours with First Class Honours in Film, Television and Media Studies Faculty Graduate Scholar Cain Ditchfield in Anthropology Joshua James Stewart Emmett in Anthropology Andrew Tane Glen in Philosophy Samuel Gordon-Haw in Anthropology Wendy Hugh-One-Law in Psychology One-Year Lee in Development Studies Tepua Waitanga Beryl Linter-Cole in Political Studies Daniel John Parker in Anthropology Julie Sarah Spray in Anthropology Alana Jade Sullivan Vaughan in History Tristan James Francis Sullivan Vaughan in History Willem Peter George Van Gent in History Allison Hester Wade in Anthropology University Graduate Scholar Jeremy Rubin Ward in Economics Rebecca Therese Weeks in History Wei Wei in Film, Television and Media Studies Shani Rona-Williamson in Asian Studies University Graduate Scholar Nicole Windsor in Drama Victoria Ann Wynne-Jones in Art History University Graduate Scholar Shuane Shih in Japanese and a Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies with Distinction and a Bachelor of Arts Honours with First Class Honours in Japanese Lawrence Shu in Ancient History Master of Arts with Second Class Honours First Division Elizabeth Grace Jones-Olti in Art History Katie Elizabeth Bachelor in History Rita Renata Anari in Film, Television and Media Studies Richard Owen Williams in English Bachelor of Arts Honours with Second Class Honours First Division in English Kelly Eoma Woods in Psychology Master of Arts with Second Class Honours Second Division Benella Tita Latu in Development Studies This is Yatting Tong in English Alani Vailahi in Political Studies To the Degree of Master of Arts Richard Allen Bartha in Development Studies Gettahun Hailu Gemma in Development Studies Garrick Christopher Perry in Political Studies To the Degree of Master of Public Policy First Class Honours Denise Ellen O'Shaughnessy To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies with First Class Honours John Edgar Burton in Translation To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies with Second Class Honours First Division Chunrong Bao in Language Teaching Jin Li in Translation and a Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies with Distinction To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies with Second Class Honours Second Division Joanne Elizabeth Cardigan in Language Teaching To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies Pauline Pauling Chung in Language Teaching To the Degree of Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages with Second Class Honours Second Division Rebecca Wihongi To the Degree of Master of Theology with Second Class Honours First Division John Patrick Joseph Hall in Christian Thought and History To the Degree of Master of Literature with Second Class Honours First Division Yu Jin Li in Chinese Studies and a Master of Arts with Second Class Honours First Division in Chinese In absentia, all those other persons named in the Book of Convocation qualified for the award of a Diploma or Confirmative Degree in the Faculty of Arts I now call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Professor Fraser to present the 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 Medical and Health Sciences. To the Degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences Fahan Jamann Al-Anazi Hira Bulla Nicole Ann Julia DeCruz Zachary James Ferris Priyaka Nipul Giresh Jinnurva Eldiath Monjiomri Walendi Limataw Ikimau Rachel Ellison Innes Siyonitoi Hei Kaufuzi Punapau Natasha Laulu-Fa'a-Logo Han Sun Lee Martin Yu Wa Lee Zet Esmeralda Alanoa Lotan Kimone Nayadu Parawani Te Maru Payne William Ormond Pere Toa'a Ta'u Vela Samuelu Yeshika Sharan Marie Christine Bernadeth-U Kelsey Amber Warner To the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Julius Leslie Mansfield Dale Ganda Yanan Hu Kamiya Kameshwa Raj Abhijit Mitra Vahe Alexander Sahakian Senior Scholar, Medicine and Surgery Sudevia Singh Moana Isabel Taylor To the Degree of Bachelor of Nursing Sophie Helen Davies Shi-Eun Goh Muzi Yang To the Degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy with Second Class Honours First Division Shays Beceso To the Degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy Ali Adel-Yusif To the Degree of Bachelor of Health Science Conjoint Amanpreet Kaur Bandal and a Bachelor of Commerce Dashna Sivashni Nair and a Bachelor of Arts Fawziah Rajayee and a Bachelor of Commerce Pira Thuvi Somasunthram and a Bachelor of Commerce To the Bachelor of Nursing Conjoint Denease Clayton Bray and a Bachelor of Health Science Natasha Nailim Trelekika and a Bachelor of Health Science Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science with Distinction Maria Victoria Katada Amore's Mitchell in Advanced Nursing Catherine Helen McLean in Advanced Nursing Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science with Merit Jiayu Chen in Advanced Nursing Yana Breguez-Dallin in Advanced Nursing Sabiha Mazha Doctor in Pharmaceutical Science Sharon Idrich Margaret Jane Harvey in Advanced Nursing Karen Denise McKenzie in Advanced Nursing Pamela Jane Marino in Advanced Nursing Sushma Numula in Advanced Nursing Usha Pabu in Advanced Nursing Qing Ping in Pharmaceutical Science Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science Abulade Williams Adesina in Advanced Nursing Milis Amos in Advanced Nursing Cynthia Aisi in Advanced Nursing Rekha Devi in Advanced Nursing Mili Thomas Eli Kanarepel in Advanced Nursing Wan Wangu in Advanced Nursing Dian Rawiniah Hohipa in Advanced Nursing Sharon Elizabeth Jensen in Advanced Nursing Shini John in Advanced Nursing Vivian Jane Jones in Advanced Nursing Kildip Kaur in Advanced Nursing Keshetaj Karan in Pharmaceutical Science Veenae Kumari in Advanced Nursing Kritika Lal in Advanced Nursing Nan Lee in Advanced Nursing Sandra Mahaka in Advanced Nursing Sandra Henrietta Monty in Advanced Nursing Victoria Amelia Moore in Advanced Nursing Claire Patricia O'Shea Elizabeth Pele Sandra Christine Prysland in Advanced Nursing Rupia Valmai Probstel in Advanced Nursing Vijay Rani in Advanced Nursing Vikashni Radhika Reddy in Advanced Nursing Harun Nisha Reza in Advanced Nursing Misipa Silau Chenning in Advanced Nursing Rika Endira Devi Singh in Advanced Nursing Ligi Thomas in Advanced Nursing Linus Ekichukwu Unamadu in Alcohol and Drug Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology with Distinction Bridget Laura Nicholson Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology with Merit Sarah Jane Peters Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology Kingsley Ogachukwu Anake Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice Amir Anwar Gurgis Mizreki Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Azmar Anwar Paras Arora Vibhanshu Dube Josephine Lewis Gray Rhonda Jane Hodgkinson Nicole Moody To the Degree of Master of Audiology with Second Class Honours First Division Katie Ann Bridger Michelle Chandra Kali Wendy Jane Hensman Ryan Harrop Hunt Melissa Ann Jo Alexander Xieng Liong Law Columba Heeman Park Teresa Naaman Paul Matthew McGregor-Thompson Edward Alexander Thine To the Degree of Master of Audiology with Second Class Honours Second Division Sally Marie Crook Yuen Park To the Degree of Master of Health Science with First Class Honours Guan Yu Chen and a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science with Merit in Pharmaceutical Science Si Yi Chen Christopher Hau-King Leung Ami O Mokatagoloa Matenga Ikehele and a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science with Merit To the Degree of Master of Health Sciences with Second Class Honours First Division Lei Hong Richard John Mann To the Degree of Master of Health Science with Second Class Honours Second Division Varsha Monhalal Azrani To the Degree of Master of Medical Science with Second Class Honours First Division Thomas Fraser Hodgson To the Degree of Master of Nursing with First Class Honours Mary Catherine O'Donnell To the Degree of Master of Nursing with Second Class Honours First Division David Thomas Joa Nancy Marie Hurle John Benu Kuramalu Srinika Lal Carol Ann Mackay Robin Ann Revington Zinzin Ten To the Degree of Master of Nursing with Second Class Honours Second Division Beverly Josephine Belcher Sinitra Chan Nicola Erin Corner Rachel Amy McGillan Bridget Ann Richards Jacqueline Watkins To the Degree of Master of Nursing, Camilla Wynn-Howard Jacqueline Diane Agnes-Cobestine Liu Yang To the Degree of Master of Public Health with First Class Honours Kawe Amanzade and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health Herani Natasha Coffin Josephine Mary Williams To the Degree of Master of Public Health with Second Class Honours First Division Mary Tauma Fihalo Manupangi And in absentia, all those other persons named in the Book of Convocation Qualified for the Award of the Diploma or Confirmative Degree in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences I now call upon the Vice-Chancellor to present the doctoral graduands Chancellor, I have the honour of presenting to you the doctoral graduands To the Degree of Doctor of Pharmacy Ann Patten Denton Ann investigated corticosteroid prescribing in a sample of palliative care settings in New Zealand She found that consistent with international literature the prescribing of these agents was not supported by rigorous evidence suggesting the need for a reappraisal of their use in palliative care To the Degree of Doctor of Medicine, Graeme Keith Parry Graeme investigated the use of standard and novel ultrasound parameters to define fetal growth in different ethnic groups His aim was to more accurately describe fetal growth on an individualised basis customised for maternal and ethnic variables To the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Jennifer Margaret Ashton in History Jennifer studied the life of John Webster, a timber trader in Hukyunga during the 19th century She is a way of examining the impact of colonialism in an understudied part of the country David Peter Atkinson in Translation Studies and Psychology David looked at how understanding psychological skills can complement traditional approaches to developing the competence of translators Using his findings he is working on training techniques that will help to make the transition from student to professional easier graduates in Translation Studies Meredith Ranae Bean in Sociology Meredith examined gender and sexuality in the New Zealand online dating setting and critically questioned the possibilities of online dating as a socially progressive practice She found that relationships created in the online dating setting continue to be overwhelmingly structured through patriarchal hierarchies Many online dating sites treat heterosexuality as normative Jane Leslie Christie in Spanish, University Doctoral Scholar, Bright Future Top Achiever Doctoral Scholar Jane analysed the ways in which discourses about political leadership were produced, performed and transformed through women's political action and contestation in Chile and Argentina She identified, compared and assessed those discourses their capacity to destabilise traditional gender norms and roles in the contemporary political context of the region Louise Elizabeth Curley in Pharmacy Louise investigated the acute effects of two of the main drugs found in party pools BZP and TFMPP alone and in combination She specifically investigated their effects on brain activity associated with reward and executive function using functional magnetic resonance imaging Her research adds to an area that had previously little established knowledge about the effects on the human brain of these synthetic drugs when taken for recreational purposes Barbara Mabel Daly in General Practice and Nursing Barbara has carried out the largest in-depth survey to date of primary healthcare nurses on the management of diabetes Her work has highlighted the large number of diabetes consultations carried out by nurses and has identified some gaps in the management of cardiovascular risk factors As the diabetes epidemic increases, primary healthcare nurses are expected to play a larger role in its management and the findings of Barbara's thesis will assist in strengthening their role Matthew Dentith in Philosophy Matthew investigated when, if ever, it is permissible to believe conspiracy theories His conclusion was that there is a case for believing conspiracy theories if you can show that they are the best explanation for some event Nareno Gabriel Ellis in Art History Nareno examined the ways in which the Iri Rako Tribal Carving School on the East Coast created new types of architecture from 1830 to 1930 including the decorated church, meeting house and dining hall Her work also identifies and discusses the range of patrons commissioning new works from the Carvers Jane Alice Evans in Pharmacology University Doctoral Scholar Jane demonstrated that the administration of the neuro-steroid alopregnanolone or ALO, either during or following a period of chronic stress can prevent or normalise molecular and cellular changes in the brain and may therefore preclude the establishment of depression This suggests ALO may provide a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of depression Clayton Fatosa de Souza in Ophthalmology Clayton's research provided a new explanation for the incomplete visual recovery of a successful human retina reattachment and has significant therapeutic implications for retinal detachment surgery Patrick Alton Gladding in Medicine Patrick worked on novel methods of genetic testing and therapy to enable personalised management of patients with heart disease One result of his research was the linking of genetic markers associated with coronary disease to healthcare informatic databases Dominic Heath Griffiths in Philosophy Dominic's research investigated the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and the poetry of Thiers Elliott and demonstrated previously unnoticed connections between the two bodies of work Kirby Jane Hallam in English, University Doctoral Scholar Kirby Jane examined how Victorian popular writers represent women as objects endowed with aesthetic value when they are commodified by the marriage market She shared new light on how these writers responded to the wider shifts in aesthetics in later 19th century culture Lisa Ruth Hawes in History, University Doctoral Scholar Lisa's research focused on how the relationships between medieval religious men have shaped ideas of masculinity which persist to the present day Jane Catherine Horan in Anthropology, University Doctoral Scholar Jane investigated the parameters of the Cook Island ceremonial economy particularly in South Auckland and the way valuables including Te Vaivai and Money move via translocal and transnational networks Her thesis analyses the way New Zealand Cook Island has hardened its due economics whilst adhering to cultural values and using cultural valuables Virginia Halwa Ip in Pharmacology Virginia researched the mechanisms by which a platinum containing anti-cancer drug oxaloplatin causes damage to the nervous system Copper transporter pathways were studied in attempts to understand the mechanism behind oxaloplatin-induced neurotex toxicity experienced by cancer patients Feinche Yulcher Coatmans in Molecular Medicine Feinche studied possible causes of common variable immunodeficiency a condition affecting the ability to fight infections This study has contributed to the body of knowledge on this poorly understood condition assisting both medical practitioners and scientists Yixiong Li in Pharmacy Yixiong investigated how the party pools BZP and TFMPP affect the human brain using electroencephalography and compare their effects with dexamphetamine Dong Li in Physiology Dong investigated the role of synaptic associated protein 97 and regaining synaptic function in the hippocampus region of the brain Michelle Marie Lockhart in Health Sciences Michelle evaluated the expertise of New Zealand's drug development industry the factors that have influenced its development and the economic returns from the industry The results of her research could be used to enable New Zealand to compete more effectively in the global drug development arena Benjamin Paul Timothy Love Day in Surgery Benjamin investigated how bacteria from the intestine use lymphatic routes to infect the pancreas when the pancreas is severely inflamed providing a potential target for antibiotic therapy He further developed techniques that may allow infected pancreatic tissue to be removed using keyhole surgery Matase, Franciscus, Trudas Lukasyn in Psychiatry Matase evaluated a form of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of depressive symptoms in lesbian, gay and bisexual youth and young people questioning their sexuality It is anticipated that this therapy now successfully evaluated will be rolled out nationally Andrew Donald McCormick in Surgery Andrew investigated clinical judgement and the prioritisation of patients for elective general surgery with a view to the development of a fair, transparent and reliable process Andrew Joseph McAllister in Anthropology University Doctoral Scholar Andrew developed methods for the chemical analysis of stone tools using a non-destructive technology with the aim of better understanding interactions among prehistoric communities in Polynesia Anthea McIl in Health Sciences and Biological Sciences Anthea showed that obesity-related metabolic syndrome is strongly linked to abnormal food micronutrient and inflammatory and oxidative stress markers This supports her theory that increasing the proportion of whole food nutrients will make energy metabolism efficient Christopher Joel Dorman McKinlay in Pediatrics Chris investigated where the report where the repeat doses of glucocorticoids given to women at risk of pre-term birth might increase the risk of their children developing heart disease and diabetes and adulthood He showed that this treatment had no adverse effects on growth and development in school-age children thus demonstrating that the short-term benefits of this treatment are not outweighed by any long-term harm and supporting its introduction into clinical practice Mara Ann Mulroney in Anthropology University Doctoral Scholar Mara empirically assessed the evidence for the societal collapse scenario on Rapa Nui or Easter Island Her thesis showed that major anarchistic socio-political and economic changes did not occur during the late pre-European contact period on the island Maxim Petrov in Surgery Maxim investigated new approaches to clinical management of acute pancreatitis a common digestive disease and the most frequent disorder of the pancreas For the first time, he developed and validated an evidence-based classification system to accurately stratify severity of acute pancreatitis with a view to the development of specific therapies for this disease Rebecca Simone Phillips in Anthropology Rebecca investigated settlement patterns in the context of the beginning of agriculture in Egypt to understand the range of variability in response to global climate change Susan Margaret Potter in Film, Television and Media Studies University Doctoral Scholar Bright Future Top Achiever Doctoral Scholar Susan's research considered the role of early cinema in generating novel modes of sexual representation and spectatorship Her findings represent a significant contribution to current understandings of the relation between the invention of cinema and modern regimes of sexuality Deborah Lee Rowe in Nursing Deborah's study was undertaken to develop an understanding of nurses' contributions to sentinel adverse effects in public hospitals and the nature, frequency, severity and outcomes of nurse-related sentinel adverse events It was anticipated that by developing this understanding strategies could be developed and put in place to reduce errors in hospitals and consequently enhance patient safety Ea Christina Rowe in Molecular Medicine Maria demonstrated that aggregates of the cystitis-causing bacterium, esteroxia coli, formed in response to iron starvation are comprised of cellulose and that they disperse in a process stimulated by the provision of iron Her work provides evidence supporting a role for the failure of iron restriction in the bladder in recurrent cystitis Marilyn Lexie Savill in Art History Lynn investigated Cook's printed voyage illustrations due to the absence of scholarly analysis of the subject Her hope is that her research will add to the most cultural understanding achieved by earlier scholars Shane Lindsay Scarhill in Pharmacy Shane explored the organisational culture of community-based pharmacies in order to better understand the relationship between organisational culture and effectiveness in the context of primary healthcare reform Jing Shen in Asian Studies Jing's research revealed the striking parallels between film representations of masculinity and the nation in two separate decades of change and crisis in China the 1930s and the 1980s Sheila Valdea-Vila Siar in Development Studies Sheila investigated the knowledge transfers of highly-skilled Filipino migrants in New Zealand and Australia to their home country She sought to better understand how the processes of diasporic knowledge transfer work in different sectors and how it can be better promoted and utilised as a development strategy for countries who wish to harness the benefits of skilled out-migration Barbara Mary Sheldon-Smith in Nursing Barbara investigated the impact of war on World War II Air Force veterans and their families so as to better understand how to care for older people who had experienced war Avaire Trofimova in English Avaire used the theories of French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari and the theories of sociologist Bruno Latour to present a new way of reading contemporary American author Paul Oster's body of work with a special interest in his films and collaborative projects which have so far suffered critical neglect Edward George Walker in Molecular Medicine Edward investigated potential mechanisms by which components from berry fruit influence disease in people with a view to the development of functional foods with enhanced health benefits His research showed that these compounds work by activating the body's own antioxidant defence systems, making it more resistant to cancer and damage. Kenny Carther Won in Biomedical Science Carther examined proteins involved in direct signalling between cells and the brain in order to determine underlying factors that regulate the differentiation of neurons. His work has identified potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of brain disease and injury. David Joan Williams in Comparative Literature examined what recent East European literature can tell us about the aftermath of the Yugoslav disintegration and the fall of the Berlin Wall and the ways in which many East Europeans now view the ruins of their past and their present everyday lives. Haifeng Zhang in Comparative Literature Haifeng investigated both similar and different strategies used by modern indigenous writers such as Dan and Witte Ihemaira in their literary works to promote their indigenous presence in Han-dominated China and Parkour-dominated New Zealand. And in absentia, all those other persons named in the Book of Conformation qualified for the conferment of a doctoral degree. 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 the perfect 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 today. This concludes this meeting of council and convocation of the university for the conferment of degrees and the award of diplomas. I now invite you to sing the first verse of God, Defend New Zealand in Maori and then in English. The words are printed on the reverse of your programmes.