 Please be seated. Eunga mana, eunga reo, eunga hoe whā, tena koutu, tena koutu, tena koutu katoa. Pro-chancellor, vice-chancellor, special guests, graduands, whānau and supporters. 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. This is a meeting of the Council of the University of Auckland, at which the Pro-Chancellor and I will award diplomas and confer degrees in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries and the Faculty of Science. Graduation is a time for celebrating success. Today you will experience the pomp and tradition of this ancient ceremony and the recognition befitting your success on your well-deserved day of celebration. Like your family and friends gathered here, we are very proud of all your achievements and look forward to your lifelong involvement as members of the University of Auckland family. Of course, graduation represents more than just the day of celebration. Your qualification from this university will have a lifetime impact on you, your family and the community at large. We know that, compared to those whose formal education ends in high school, graduates have lower unemployment rates, higher salaries, better career prospects and better health outcomes. Universities New Zealand has estimated that the lifetime benefits of earning a degree are valued at between $1 million and $4 million. Your university experience and the qualifications gained at this university will add real value to your lives and to the lives of those around you. The fact that our university can add value in these ways reflects the abilities and achievements of our staff and students. In the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries, we've seen several notable achievements in the last year. Associate Professor Rae Deleel from the School of Music was named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit of Services to Music. Emeritus Professors Sir Harold Marshall was awarded the 2015 Raleigh Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Acoustics. Associate Professor Peter Robinson from the Elam School of Fine Arts had a work commissioned by renowned art institute, Centre Pompidou in Paris. Tonga Manasi Latu, a vocal student from the School of Music, was awarded a 2015 Creative New Zealand Arts Pacifica Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Pacific Arts. Similarly, in the Faculty of Science, Dr Alex Taylor won the McDiamond Emerging Scientist Prize at the 2015 Prime Minister's Science Prize Awards for his research into the evolution of intelligence. Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble was named one of the years Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Associate Professor Kather Simpson won the Baldwin's Researcher Entrepreneur Award for this year's KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. In addition, her spin-out company, Engender, won the AgTech section of the Third Annual World Cup Technology Challenge in Silicon Valley. And Professors Alex I Drummond and Thomas Lumley and Associate Professor Janet Wilmshurst were elected fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand. We can rightfully be proud of these achievements. In my view, to ensure that we can continue to achieve successes like these and to enhance our contribution to future generations of graduates and to our nation, the university must do three things. First, we need to attract students of high academic potential and give them an outstanding academic and extracurricular experience. In this respect, I believe we're doing very well. The proportion of domestic students entering the university with a high grade point average is growing each year and we produce outstanding graduates just like you. Second, we need to attract, develop and retain outstanding staff. This we are doing is illustrated by the achievements I've just read. Many of our staff are world leaders in their fields and you will have been privileged to learn from and work with them. It is no coincidence that in the QS World Rankings of University subjects the University of Auckland came top in 35 of the 40 ranked subjects and we don't even teach two of them. And third, we need to create the kind of academic environment and facilities that support and encourage excellence. To this end, the university has been investing heavily in its campus renewal programme so as to ensure that we provide facilities of genuine international quality. Many of you will graduate today with the first qualification and you will be rightly proud of this achievement. However, I also want you to reflect on the ongoing learning opportunities and the wide range of postgraduate options available to you at this university. You see, you must never rest on your laurels in a challenging and ever-changing world, but rather be prepared to embrace change and new technology and make the most of the opportunities presented to you. Although it may seem a daunting prospect right now, further study and learning is inevitable for us all as the world changes around us at an ever-accelerating pace. So whatever path you follow, 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. However, today is your day with a focus firmly on your achievement. At this ceremony, we honour 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. It's my pleasure to introduce you to Gareth Cronin, an alumnus of our business school and vice-president of engineering for the Winyard Engineering Group. In this position, he's responsible for growing and leading the company's engineering and development group, which has teams in Christchurch and Auckland where they are building products to protect companies and countries from threat, crime and corruption. Gareth has more than 15 years of technology and leadership experience in re-growing product environments and leads teams through periods of significant expansion. In the course of his successful career, he has developed software solutions for Kiwi Plan New Zealand Limited, Orion Health and now the Winyard Group, attaining senior leadership positions in all three organisations. As the development manager for Kiwi Plan, he led the developers of a suite of logistics and service scheduling applications for supply to the packaging manufacturing industry. At Orion Health, he led the product development group and teams responsible for building the company's products in its global development centres. Gareth, we look forward to hearing your address. Gareth, Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, members of council, members of the university, graduands, family and friends, kia ora koutou. I'm very, very glad to be here today and I'm not just saying that. I actually really love graduation. I love it so much that I've crossed this stage three times in the last 15 years and as the Chancellor was just saying, I think that opportunity for continuing education is one of the wonderful things about having a relationship with the university. I love graduation so much, I actually still watch the procession. We have an office down on Lawn Street and when I hear the pipes and the drums coming down, I always go downstairs even though I don't usually know anyone in the actual parade other than my brother, who's often carrying the flag at the front. I just love the pomp and the circumstance, the ceremony, the wonderful things about a ritual. There's not many rituals left to us, particularly Pakeha Secular rituals here in New Zealand. Weddings and funerals are about it and weddings are very happy occasions and graduation is another one of those very happy celebrations. So, you know, I really am happy to be here. I'm going to tell you a little bit about my story and what brought me here and in the process, I'm going to basically thank you for what you've done because what you've done so far is a really important thing and I hope you will keep on doing it. I'm a failed rock star, so another polite way to put it is a late bloomer. I grew up in a small town called Fokitani in the Bay of Plenty, many of you may know it. It's a pretty place, it's a pretty place to visit. It's not such a pretty place to grow up. You'll know that, hopefully, that 80s TV theme about wanting to go where everybody knows your name. Sometimes you want to go where no one knows your name or at least not everybody knows your name. I loved music. I dreamt of being a rock star and I spent more time on music than I did on academic study at school. So I ended up leaving high school a little bit earlier than most people are supposed to leave high school and I rushed up to Auckland where I had a girlfriend at the time and I wanted to be a rock star. I played in bands, but one of the things about rock stardom is ambition is that your odds of success are fairly low. So without rock star good looks and I'm wearing a trencha today so you can't observe my premature hair loss but without those good looks and the good luck and timing that's required what I actually ended up doing was teaching children piano and playing in covers bands. Now both of these things are worthwhile occupations but perhaps not for too many years. So I'm sure most of you were great students when you were sent along to music lessons and did your practice and enjoyed being there but it turns out that the majority of students are actually only there because their parents sent them. Covers bands, well yes, I'll let you form your own opinions about it, what it's like to make your way around what are often known as the meat markets of Auckland. I had another love though which I'd been so busy doing music that I'd forgotten about and that was my love of computing and creating software and I wasn't the sort of kid with a computer who actually used to do things like creating a toy banking system so that we could use it in our games at home or a spreadsheet. I was very fortunate to be able to enter this university on special admission which is a wonderful system that means if you were like me in a bit of a late bloomer you can actually come into the university age 20 even though you've got no formal university entrance. I very much enjoyed my study, I entered computer science four years later I graduated with a Bachelor of Science Honours in computer science and I graduated top of my class and the reason I was able to do that was because of the great teaching I had but also my love for the subject and my love for what I was doing. I got a scholarship to a low profile New Zealand success story which was mentioned before in the intro called Kiwi Plan where I found myself solving the problems of the world in cardboard box factories. Well that doesn't sound exciting what I learned about software was that there are fascinating problems to be solved everywhere it doesn't really matter where they are it's applying those skills and it really produces an amazing thing that helps people do their jobs and helps countries make money. The other thing that comes with companies like software companies is that they grow fast, they create opportunities. I got leadership opportunities very early in my career which I'm very grateful for and I left Kiwi Plan leading all of their engineering team. However I didn't really understand what was going on management meetings I didn't know anything about accounting or finance or anything like that. So I returned to Auckland to do my MBA at the suggestion of the owner of Kiwi Plan. I returned to do my MBA because I thought it was going to teach me things like accounting and business and so on. But what it instead taught me was where I fit into New Zealand where New Zealand fits into the world and what it is that makes this place that we all love and we all love living in. We still have the dairy price on the front page of our newspaper we had the CEO of Fonterra apologising to the whole country because they found some botulism and some milk powder. We still export raw logs and bring finished furniture into the country. We can't keep doing that. We're slipping down our ranking as far as economic productivity goes and the OECD because we're continuing to rely on these things. What I learnt through that process and finding my place in the world and understanding about high value exports was that I really wanted to work somewhere that was growing even faster and doing bigger things so I moved to Orion Health. I started with a team of 150 in Auckland and I left with a team of 350 spread around Thailand, Phoenix and the US, Canberra, Christchurch, Auckland. I was able to travel the world and I was able to contribute to transforming healthcare for the better for everybody. Eventually though, I sort of wanted to try doing the same thing again but somewhere else. So I moved to Winyard Group. We make crime fighting software so we make software where basically the people who work for us get to catch bad guys from the comfort of their desks. It's a thing, it's a noble cause and you don't have to wear a bulletproof vest or carry a gun or anything like that. So in summary, what I'm basically saying to you is that what you've done, what you've prepared yourselves for, that is exactly what this country needs. It's the technology, it's the creativity, it's the things of high value that we need to send to the rest of the world that are going to bring us back up that world ranking. Often we hear about the college dropout made big and often we hear about Bill Gates, we hear about Steve Jobs. They're a bit like rock stars. The odds of them getting into that position were very, very slim, especially having dropped out of university and not completing. So by all means, you know, stay foolish and stay hungry and all that sort of good stuff. That's good, you should do that. But I think what's important to realise is that taking that degree, that ritual, that rite of passage, what you've learned, what you've committed to in this stage as far as New Zealand goes, but it also helps New Zealand take its place on the world stage. Thank you. Thank you, Gareth, for a most insightful and challenging address. Would you please join with me in thanking Gareth once again? This is a meeting of council and convocation of the university in which the pro-chancellor Scott St John and I will be conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. I invite the pro-chancellor to confer diplomas from further degrees in the first half of the ceremony. By the authority vested in me by resolution of the University of Auckland Council, I, Scott St John, pro-chancellor award the diplomas and confer the degrees stated upon those who within the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries and the Faculty of Science have satisfied the requirements of this university. As Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries, Professor Diane Brand to present graduands in that faculty. Pro-chancellor, as Dean I have the honour of presenting to you, the students qualified for the award of a diploma or conferment of a degree in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries. To the degree of Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Adele Naveed Baluch, Casey Aum Hemingway, Matakita Tahi Te Whareiti, Tui Tuktangi, Kaori Morihau Rauiri McDonald. To the degree of Bachelor of Dance Studies, Amelia Chong Sweatray, Rezaan Vanderos, Jia Tong Zhang. To the degree of Bachelor of Music, Michael James Collier, Bing Ching Han, Lisi Ate Dahi Loa Haunga, Hyun Ah Lee, Fina Savileopole, Timothy Alexander Stanton. To the degree of Bachelor of Planning with Second Class Honours Second Division, Chao Chu Li. To the degree of Bachelor of Music Conjoint, Nicholas Lyndon Allen, and Bachelor of Arts, Jonathan Martin Cruz, and a Bachelor of Science, Stallone De Souza, and a Bachelor of Science, Tommy Lawrence Hatchard McGill, and a Bachelor of Arts, Shana Valerie Magno Yurando, and a Bachelor of Commerce, Heidi Tess Lovett, and a Bachelor of Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Music, Sine Koo in Performance, Sophia Feng Ying Lai, Wang Shao Xuan. To the degree of Music Honours with First Class Honours, Margaret Grace Neal in Classical Performance. To the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Conjoint with First Class Honours, Alice Kathleen King, and a Bachelor of Arts. To the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Conjoint with Second Class Honours, First Division, Claire Whitehurst, and a Bachelor of Arts. To the degree of Master of Architecture with First Class Honours, Sude Solimani Ashtiani. To the degree of Master of Architecture, Nan Li in Sustainable Design. To the degree of Master of Architecture, Professional with First Class Honours, Eric Franco Maria Abba. Shrija Bazak. Sophie Elizabeth Deong, Violeti. Ryan Marcus Brent. William Daniel James Brooks. Lynn Bing Chen. University Graduate Scholar, Tessa Elizabeth Ford. Eleanor Louise Glinton. Bennett James, University Graduate Scholar, Tessa Elizabeth Ford. Benit James Hume. Shira Jindal. Nicholas Robb Johnston. Amri Takor. Erica Claire Kenney. Donna Lee. Sung Hun Lee. Ji He Lim. Elena Francis Leho Ward. and a Bachelor of Architecture Studies. Hei John Park and a Bachelor of Architecture Studies. Hei John Park and a Bachelor of Architecture Studies. Suksma Shrikrishna Parangepe. Sean Kibum Park. Rachel Ann Piper. Vasile Recovich. Alexandra Mary Smith. Lauren Mary Jane Spear. Marina Stojanovic. Kate Elizabeth Turner. Ejin Yoon. To the degree of Master of Architecture, Professional with Second Class Honours, First Division. Justin Dylan Batches. Jamie Harris. Taylor Chan. Nicole Cherie Doar. Carl Calvin Demello. Charlotte Louise Farquharson. Aaron Cavill Hills. Yosif Everell Consumido Kagaon. Grace Yi Kung. Hiong Kung Lee. Lydia Aion Liu. Joshua Overand Clark. Yook Chi Pang. Yook Chi Peng. Yook Chi Peng. Yook Chi Peng. Samuel Jonathan Peters. Solhan Beol. Alexander James Sullivan-Brown. Alan Young Sesoneson. Stacy Ann Vallis. Sulin Wong. Malia Tanya Jolin. Ta'a'i Pule Ono'i Salafii West. To the degree of Master of Architecture, Professional with Second Class Honours, Second Division. Rasha Alasa. Rasha Alasa. Rasha Alasa. Madeline Alice Clark. Samantha Dawn Harrison. Jimin Jun. Hyojin Kim. And a Bachelor of Architecture Studies. Vanessa Zike Liu. Emma Catherine Manian. Meng Yang. Anjali Ravi Kumar Pondicherry. Shen Yifei. Katarina Vivian Scudder. Annabelle Laura Standage. Annabelle Laura Standerj. Annabelle Laura Standerj. Annabelle Laura Standage. Louis Tong. Li Wang. Samuel Rongjie Wang. To the degree of Master of Architecture, Professional. Karlok Chin. Nan Gao. Haishin Huang. Xi Yan Grace Leung. Jae Wook Shin. To the degree of Master of Dance Studies with Second Class Honours, First Division. Anna Swam. And a Postgraduate Diploma in Dance Studies with Distinction. To the degree of Master of Fine Arts with First Class Honours, Selina Djurgic. And a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours with Second Class Honours, First Division. To the degree of Master of Fine Arts with Second Class Honours, First Division, Erin Iris Nicole Fay. And a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts with Merit. To the degree of Master of Fine Arts, Christopher John Brady. And a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts. To the degree of Master of Music with First Class Honours, Aram Lee in Performance. And a Bachelor of Music Honours with First Class Honours in Classical Performance. Linda Lin in Performance. To the degree of Master of Music with Second Class Honours, First Division. Cindy Chen-Shin-Shia in Studio Pedagogy. To the degree of Master of Urban Design, to the degree of Master of Urban Design with First Class Honours, Duncan Philippe Rothwell. And in absentia, those other persons named in the official record, qualified for the conferment of a degree or the award of a diploma in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries. I call upon Associate Dean, Academic of the Faculty of Science, Dr Duncan McIveray, 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 Science. The Graduate Diploma in Science. Eleanor Joanna Crowell. Peter John Weeks. David Ben Williamson. To the degree of Bachelor of Science. Saif Ali. Boran Akulhadari. Kaye Nicholas Allen. Sanskriti Arora. Hanna Lee Asplan. Sharuti Balachandran. Mitchell Stephen Bartlett. Danny Joseph Valkay. Thomas Derek Betty. Damesh Bulla. Nicole Ellen Blackmore. Jacqueline Grace Block. Margaret Claire Bradley. Melanie Margaret Brown. Janine Zabala Kachero. Jaube Khai. Louise Miguel Adama Kamako. Gianni Camillieri. Feng Cao. Aina Mae Abundo Castro. Jia Xia Xian. Crystal Denise Fernandez-Chenitza. Chi Chong Chan. Damian Chong Kwan Chan. Hoi Tong Chan. Qian Min Chan. Sha'el Kevita Chan. Yang Su Chau. Qian Ji. Qian Penglu. Xunying Chen. Xie Yanni Chen. Juxing Nam. Samuel Peter Lewis-Cheven. Yongqion Chaua Choy. Hon Yong Choy. Su Qi Choy. Cheng Chu. Li Jun Angel Chong. Laura Frances Clark. Molly Olga Coombs. Lance Hamilton Cohen. Nicko Lawrence Cripps. Dominique Maria Janine Davies. Sally Karen Davis. Anna Bryony DeClerc. Shivandana Dipti. David Halahandro DeGaldo Bionniato. Mehana William Douglas. Joshua Maria Drooling. Nicholas Bowen Dryden. Roxanne Iris DeSousa. Brooke Faye Eastwood. Noa Amalina Elias. Daniel Ward Elmar. Satoma Endo. Hannah Joy Erickson. Madison Rae Hamilton Eruera. Ashley Jane Evans. Louisa Selena Corina-Folletau. Alexander Julius Faulkner. Oliver Winford Fawcett Griffiths. Johan Hendrick Ferreira. Oliver James Finch. Faiola Molly Ale Flores. Tara Rose Margaret Gallagher. Gao Yuji. Sajan Singh Gautam. Henry James Gettis. Courtney Leigh Gerlach. Lucy Ellison Schofield-Gervyn. Goldie Gerra. Martin Joseph Gerling Butcher. Fuchsha Dawn Goldsmith. Shanti Catherine Gore. James Elliot Grant. Shannon Augusta Grant-Mackie. Kirsty Leigh Margaret Gray. Stephanie Jean Grebel. Brandon Graham Norton Gertry. Regard S Habib. Reno Sophia Harrow. Nicole Leigh Hairewa. Sue Minhan. Jared Luke Harvey. Grant James Lankshire Hawthorne. Sarah Francis Haxle. Jean-Hie. Kovina Nitefa'u Helu. Heimata Mataina Napia Tiana-Hurman. Rose Louise Abatt-Hinanders. Nicole Laura Herron. Nayumi Verashaki Hiti-Arachikiti. Ruanie Elizabeth Heddera. Ruanie Elizabeth Heddera. Ruanie Elizabeth Heddera. Ruanie Elizabeth Heddera. Lyle Stuart Hill. Summer Holly Hodder. James Henay Hoffman. Ifan Shu. Pujan Irimpur. Laura Marjorie James. Elba Nicola Jellisic. Esther Maria Jo. Adrian Yonker. Sean Michael Jordan. Jayden Insook-Lion. Su-Ru Zhong. Enas M Kadin. Alexandra Jamie Tangkai-Fong. Colette Patricia Calolo. Marysham Pereira Karuwasam Peradorapage. Jeanette Carthack. Matthew Frederick Kempkers. Bailey Portia Kench. Prem Karai. Daohyun Kim. Jaehyun Kim. Georgia Elizabeth Grace Kershberg. James Peruella Robert Cora. Cassenia Nicolaevna Kovaleva. Rameel Ravakeshkumar. James Hoi Kit Kung. Brooke Shushan Kwai. Peter Siyun Kwan. Mark Eldridge Flesiano-Lafredes. Sarisa Bianca Mascarena-Lapaz. Honlok Lau. Drew Preston LaFlemming Hall. Jin Wu Li. Nag Yong Li. On Bong Cliff Li. Yong Zhong Li. Senai Moses Linniston Kassai. Theresa Mele-Leoto Siuli. VR Siufatu. Bai Yi Li. Manri Li. Xuxing Li. Yingqi Li. Yu Feng Li. Victoria Liang. Manik Libenberg. Li Tong Lim. Donna Chia Xion Lin. Hau Yuan Lin. Po Heng Lin. Jia Yi Lu. Jing Yuan Lu. Richard Anthony Lobb. Emma Catherine Lodge. Henry Hunkai Lu. Jasmine Mui Lu Lu. Xiaowei Lu. Xiaoyi Lu. Micah Reed-Madson. Tupu Vasite Makahu Nunu Niu. Yuri Sugaević-Malashkin. Ewan Mansa. William Edward Marson. Matthew Lea Masters. Stephanie Rachel Sarah Matheson. Christy Louise McCollum. John H. William M. Christy Louise McCollum. Joshua Hugh McDonald. Kyle Jordan McDonald. Daniel Reese McDougall. Damon James McKibbin. Brian John McNeill. Samuel James Metcalf. Martin Joseph Meyer. Amy K. Mincher. Fa Zana Medaidi. Mohamad Sadiq Kaubang. Andrew Samir Sabri Maoharab. Nicknu Farahin Binti Mohamad. Ana Lily Morgan. Matthew James Lindman Rowe. Sire Naidu. Alasani Green Lees-Namoa. Nawal Naziruddin. Te Amuhare Erihapiti Nata Arangamata. Kimberly Rose Nichols. Grace Marie Nahot. Jamie Kyle Noble. Lava Soane Nofaaki Falao. City Sophia Nordin. Fergus William Biddle Norton. Sheldon Luke Noons. Kim Nigel Offren. Daniel Ryan O'Keefe. Lloyd Kaju Ong. Samuel Joseph Page. Dhruf Deepakumar Panja. Alan Pang. Manutanganrua Anaruru Papuni Elias. Ashley Ann Parks. Maria Abigail Alam Pasquale. Duresh Prashan Patal. Georgia Jean Patterson. Zakariya Raj Paul. Chantralandira Prendergast. Elise Michelle Penning. Iruni Chamadaia Pereira. Dana Chadwick-Perry. Vincent Polly-Weedy. Chloe Louise Potts. Yanita Parkesh. Vikrash Parkesh. Mira Sapini Pupuali. Hong Kian. Jared Isaac Mengelman Kihano. Ashwarya Rahi. Sharath Rao. Prianta Anushkaravi. James Terence Jessraisey Watts. Elsa Marie Renton. Matthew Adam. Sean Rhys Roberts. Brittany Ann Robertson. Catherine Ann Ryder. Micah Gabutin Sabeyu. Hannah Elizabeth Sags. Paolo Amanaki Lele Samate. Chalini Shagestini. Yusuke Isano. J. V. Marcell Santos. Sopanya Sarath. Juliet Mary Shaw. Edmund Gasheng Shen. Hongliang Flip Shi. Yoshika Shimizaki. Arnold Akshay Singh. Christina Payers Singh. Nehal Prinshika Singh. Shukjit Singh. Siami Sok. Janelle Jose Cavitasolo. Song Yu-Jean. Nikita Laurel Soopin. Jennifer Elsa Steele. Emily Rebecca Stevens. Terry Winona Styles. Shuan Su. Ruchin Su. Kai Sun. Teofilus Christian Surahimsa. Jaron Mengho Gonzales Tan. Caitlin Margaret Tatt. Thank you, Pro-Chancellor, for conferring the degrees and awarding the diplomas in the first half of this ceremony. One of the great pleasures of graduation is the opportunity to hear performances by students from our acclaimed School of Music. Samson Seto on Vocal, accompanied by Claire Corbill on piano, will now perform on stage on the stage on piano, will now perform V. Ravizo by Vincenzo Bellini. Thank you, Samson and Claire, for that wonderful performance. Would you please drum with me once again in thanking them. By the authority vested in me 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 Science, have satisfied their requirements of this university. To the degree of Bachelor of Science, Seth Joseph Tetley-Jones, Gabriel Miles Thompson-DeWitt, Mary Lauren Therese Aetianco, Donald Jr. Tony, Robert Francis Tremaine, Madeline Ruby Triswich, Talatuala, Pupunu Loloch, Pupunu Loloch, Pupunu Loloch, Talatuala, Pupunu Loloch, Jr. Tokoafu, Gary Tomoena Waka Ture, Pamela Jane Uncovich, Samantha Hope Van Ryn, Sean Robert Verity, Brendan Liam Miles-Vernal, Govathanaan Vethara Nyam, Kate Elizabeth Waimati-Walka, Chen Wang, Lin Fang Wang, Shi Ting Wang, Shi Shuan Wang, Daniel William Ward, Jasmine Louise Ward, Xie Qi Wei, Alicia Louise Wells, Robbie Nguyen, Michaela Jo Wheeler, Nicole Ann Wheeler, Ali Bernice Whelan, Matthew Peter Elias Wilcox, Nathaniel Chit Wu, Jaden Ian Collin Woodhead, Kirby Louisa Wotherspoon, Yunyue Wu, Zihao Wu, Zhu Zhu, Nol Yeldos, Jia Hui Yi, Jason Ka-Shing Yong, Jiang Wan Yun, Ebi Yang, Kelam Kun Yun Yang, Jared Lloyd Yang, Megan Ann Younger, Si Lu Yu, Shi Ji Yuan, Zi Yuan Zeng, Pei Yu Zhang, Zhou Xing Zhang, Zhang Yun, Shangxing Zhu, Zhu Lin, Yatong Zhao, Chancellor, the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor John Hosking will present further graduands in that faculty. To the Degree of Bachelor of Technology with First Class Honours, Cha-Han Do-Fan. To the Degree of Bachelor of Technology with Second Class Honours, Second Division, Liang Xu Yang, Yibin Yao. To the Degree of Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours, Second Division, Liang Xu Yang, Shia Yi-Ri, and a Bachelor of Arts. Senior Scholar in Arts, Phoebe Margaret Charters Ball, and a Bachelor of Arts. Andre Michael Belvey, and a Bachelor of Arts. Samuel Zach Byfleet, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Mingbin Churn, and a Bachelor of Arts. Samuel DeVelta, and a Bachelor of Arts. Samuel Kenneth Godfrey Drinkwater, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Michael Peter Edkins, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Justin Tan Garlick, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Sarah Mae Gray, and a Bachelor of Nursing. Amelia Louise Keenan, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Matthew Nigel Keonander, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Sunny Lam, and a Bachelor of Arts. Wendy Wing-Yun Lam, and a Bachelor of Arts. Samantha Huilun Lue, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Brandon Pierre Lipman, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Anna Louise Mace, and a Bachelor of Arts. Cherie Grace Urinui Mangu, and a Bachelor of Arts. Joanne Heather McCallum, and a Bachelor of Arts. Min-Kuang Nian, and a Bachelor of Arts. Quinn Chiang, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Jonathan Underwood, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Amelia Lee Vanill, and a Bachelor of Arts. Xiao Wang, and a Bachelor of Arts. Kenju Wong, and a Bachelor of Arts. Daniel Jason Yepp, and a Bachelor of Commerce. Ploma and Forensic Science with Merit. Lorna Sully-Philips, and a Bachelor of Arts, and a Bachelor of Science Conjoined. Postgraduate Diploma and Forensic Science. Thomas Patrick Mosquera. Postgraduate Diploma and Science with Distinction. Samuel John Dunleavy, and Wine Science. Shi Tong Wang, and Food Science. Rachel Joseph John, and Geography. Alistair Bruce Kendrick, and Cecilia Ker-Philips in Biological Sciences. Fivian Emily Cordina in Wine Science. Amy Louise Brunton-Martin in Biological Sciences. Shao Chi Chiang, and Food Science. Hao Jing Chiang in Food Science. Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Merit. Andrew Is for Affable in Marine Science. Xuan Nguyen Chuang in Biomedical Science. See Lloyd Chin in Mathematics. Sinimal Rashanta Finando in Biomedical Science. Ramshi Krishna Garapali in Applied Mathematics. Chun Yang Hao in Food Science. Phillip Edward Maxill-Hock in Geography. Chiang Mulan in Food Science. Ker Liu in Biosecurity and Conservation. Sachindri Rana in Wine Science. Chuang Song in Food Science. Chuang Su in Food Science. Wan Ziiao in Food Science. Wan Ziiao in Food Science. Wan Ziiao in Chemistry. Sha Rui Wong in Pharmacology. Wen Ting Zhao in Food Science. Postgraduate Diploma in Science. Naveen Ashok Chand in Biological Sciences. Sheldon Brando-Dangarton Benito in Environmental Management. Gemma Rose Dowsett in Environmental Science and a Bachelor of Science. Jing Liu in Biological Sciences. Albert Ong in Food Science. Hasmita Kiran Singh in Biological Science. Sheldon Brando-Dangarton Benito in Biological Science. Hasmita Kiran Singh in Biological Sciences. Shupeng Xu in Computer Science. Matthew Thomas Wacra Yule in Environmental Management. Anchi Zhang in Food Science. Yijung in Biological Sciences. To the Degree of Bachelor of Science Honours with First Class Honours. Donna Marheshani-Gunawadna in Medicinal Chemistry. Erika Jane Marshall in Biological Sciences. Alyssa Sir-Yong in Biological Sciences. Alyssa Sir-Yong Ying Ong in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science. Benjamin Sean Reed in Biological Sciences. Hwokwon Song in Statistics. Mingfun Wong in Mathematics. Zhongchun Yang in Computer Science. To the Degree of Bachelor of Science Honours with Second Class Honours First Division. Stuart Anthony Bradley in Computer Science. Ian Kenneth Rivera-Domaran in Chemistry. Len Guo in Statistics. James Ian Stewart-Taylor in Biological Sciences. Xiaowen Zhang in Geography. To the Degree of Bachelor of Science Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division. Punding Huang in Statistics. To the Degree of Master of Bioscience Enterprise with First Class Honours. Priya Pehmibana. Munju Maxi. Megan Nikita Naidu. To the Degree of Master of Bioscience Enterprise with Second Class Honours First Division. Zufu Jian. Lucy Margaret Fosterster. Simrit Gil. Hwokwani Harding. Joelle Marie Ruffiel. To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies with First Class Honours. Miranda Claire Fraser in Food Safety. Zhurni Luo in Food Safety. To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies with Second Class Honours First Division. Nishita Bala Murala Krishna in Data Science. Aaron Gopalan near Kola Ceri in Data Science. Rong Li in Data Science. Goodkasha Mishra in Digital Security. Ella A.H. Shublak in Digital Security. Chun Shing in Data Science. Wen Ten Yang in Data Science. To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies with Second Class Honours Second Division. Sanjid Raman in Data Science. Ahmed Omar Yusuf in Data Science. To the Degree of Master of Professional Studies Pushpinda Kaochata in Mathematics Education. Lasella Tilamai Uili in Mathematics Education. Venu Vinadravanam Parameswaran near in Data Science. Yi Huan Wang in Data Science. To the Degree of Master of Science with First Class Honours. Rosemary Hazel-Arts in Geology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Merit in Geology. Anna Leiborne Boss in Biomedical Science. Demva Desmond Briteau in Biomedical Science. Sinyin Cheng in Food Science and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Merit in Food Science. Jessica Klett-Rabina-Laws-Devitt in Biosecurity and Conservation. Dema Edny Brown in Data Science. To the Degree of Master of Science with First Class Honours. Rosemary Hazel-Arts in Geology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Merit in Food Science. Dema Edny Brown in Biosecurity and Conservation. Sophia Daniella Garcia-Gavilani in Psychology. Rose Georgina-Gregason in Environmental Science. Amy Rachelle Houston in Psychology. Elaine Huang in Food Science. Kim Chan Nadishka-Jawadna in Biological Sciences. Maria Kalyukina in Biological Sciences. Sean Ko-Yang-Yang in Computer Science. Wing Shan Lai in Biomedical Science. Stacey Mary Ann Lamont in Biosecurity and Conservation. Fungiao Li in Statistics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Merit in Statistics. Haowen Li in Biomedical Science. Christopher Bo Liu in Statistics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Distinction in Statistics. Lucas John McDonald in Earth Sciences. Charlton J. Martin in Biomedical Science. Emerald Mary McPhee in Psychology. Libby Sarah Murtins in Biological Sciences and a Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Distinction in Biological Sciences. Laurie John Lee Mitchell in Marine Science. Emma Kirsten Morgan in Psychology. Kaitlyn Renee Marie Oyagawa in Pharmacology. Rachel Passmore in Mathematics. Jamie Allen Powell in Biological Sciences. Jaya Devina-Presciences in Biological Sciences. Alana Powell in Biological Sciences. Jaya Devina-Presciences in Physiology. Ivan Rivera in Statistics. Brenda Benner-Silver-Sakira in Pharmacology. Ana Elizabeth Smith in Earth Sciences. Taitan Ding Ties in Environmental Management. Lisa Lee Sye in Geography. Ruben Thomas-Wilkinson in Biological Sciences. Kenan Young in Statistics. Kaitlyn Renee Wichan in Biological Science. Lynn R. Wilson in Biological Sciences. Kenan Young in Biological Sciences. Peter R. Wilson in Biological Science. Nganyang in statistics. Stanley Vatia Tsin-Yin-Yun in biomedical science and a postgraduate diploma in science in biomedical science. To the degree of master of science with second class honours first division. Jason Jayanti Dana in optometry. Saloni Liao in statistics. Kunul Mardav in biological sciences. Callum James Templeton in marine science. Kauman Yuen in biomedical science. To the degree of master of science with second class honours second division. Kate Gemma Berson in geography. Kanichi Furashima in medical statistics. Paul Junior Harris in mathematics. Mushwan Li in statistics. Catherine Ann Longstaff in geography. Heather Briar McClelland in forensic science. Banyurika Ravindaran in statistics. To the degree of master of science, Carolyn Marie Eichler in psychology. Bay Hu in statistics and a postgraduate diploma in science in statistics. Arishma Aranesh Lata in forensic science. Minzi Liu in environmental science. Yifei Zhang in psychology. To the degree of master of speech language therapy practice. Mulamu Fipolei Lair. 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 psychology, Jacinda Grace Corkin. Jacinda investigated psychologists' views of antidepressants, given their experience of working therapeutically with depressed clients. This included any dilemmas that arise and the approaches, including decision making, that they adopt in relation to antidepressant treatment and psychotherapy for depression. University doctoral scholar, Phoebe Robertson-Molloy. She explored the development and maintenance of depression within an interpersonal framework. She considered the impact of specific behavioural and cognitive factors associated with depression on support experiences within romantic relationships and the effects of this on depressive symptomatology across time. Her findings have important clinical applications for the treatment of depressive disorders. University doctoral scholar, Elizabeth Louise Ogden. Elizabeth looked at general practitioners' understanding of the causes of depression and factors which influence their treatment decisions for depression with a particular focus on their views on antidepressants. She found that there was a mismatch between general practitioners' views on antidepressants and their treatment practices. Anna Shum-Piers. Anna explored young men's experiences of physical, psychological and sexual abuse and heterosexual relationships, their perspectives on seeking help and the views of their peers about abuse against men. Her findings support the need for specific education about the issue and support for men who experience abuse and the need to highlight the limitations of a narrow approach to abuse and its consequences. Tingya Wong. Tingya invited young Māori people to voice their experiences of undergoing assessments in a mental health service to help health professionals better understand the specific preferences and needs of this age group. The study highlighted young people's values towards the development of a therapeutic relationship, their ability to exercise agency and the need for culturally responsive professionals. The study showed how positive assessment experiences can provide therapeutic benefits in young people's lives. To the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University's doctoral scholar, Natalie Maloney-Gwyneth Allen, in urban design. Natalie investigated the relationships between delivering urban intensification in Auckland and enhancing the quality of urban life experienced by residents. She interviewed residents currently living in higher density housing and asked them about their housing choices, aspirations and the role of urban amenities in meeting their quality of urban life expectations. Niharn-Adamiya in chemistry. Niharn developed novel and cost-effective procedures to be used in the development of conducting polymer-based DNA biosensors. These sensors can be miniaturised and used in the field to detect several illnesses. University Doctoral Scholar, Damiya Azar in Computer Science. In order to make effective decisions when embarking on a web development project, a manager needs to be able to accurately predict the length of the development cycle, a process known as web effort estimation. While many estimation techniques have been investigated, none has proven conclusively to be the best. Damiya looked at combining accurate estimation techniques to create ensembles of these techniques and consistently performed well when used for web effort estimation. University Doctoral Scholar, Edward Paul Beetham in Geography. Eddie investigated the impact of sea-level rise on mid-ocean atoll islands by first resolving how environmental conditions influence the mechanics of wave, run-up and inundation on whunawhuti atoll into value. A high-resolution numerical model was then used to develop a globally applicable morphology-based index for assessing reef island vulnerability to wave overtopping with sea-level rise. Ashley Kate Bullott in Psychology. Ashley investigated common co-existing conditions in autism spectrum disorder using electroencephalography as the main research technique. The aim of her research was to determine whether anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when they present together with autism are in fact separate conditions or better conceptualised through the autism diagnosis. University Doctoral Scholar, Etoate Cocker in Computer Science. Etoate designed and implemented a global network of stations measuring the quality of intercontinental internet connections. A particular focus of his research was the Pacific Islands where internet via satellite is often the only connectivity option. Together with partners in the Pacific, in Europe, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Etoate installed experimental technology in a number of Pacific Island countries to demonstrate that this can result in more efficient connectivity. Ranci Devendra in Chemistry. Ranci investigated the reaction mechanisms of selected tin and titanium compounds as catalysts used in polyurethane synthesis during experimental... sorry, using experimental and computational methods. Polyurethanes are widely used in our daily life in applications including coatings, adhesive, automotive parts, sports equipment, footwear and insulation. The new knowledge from his study has allowed the polyurethane industry to improve the quality of its products. University Doctoral Scholar, Aleyah Louise DeVette in Psychology. Aleyah explored why, when remembering our past, we make errors where elements from one memory are mistakenly transferred into another memory. Aleyah found that imagining detailed and plausible scenarios increases the likelihood of these memory errors. Moreover, older adults make more of these errors, particularly when presented with familiar memory features in an incorrect combination. University Doctoral Scholar Doh Dok Tan in Mathematics. Tan's research showed that functions in the domain of a degenerate elliptical operator can be approximated by smooth functions. In one dimension, he obtained a full characterisation of the approximation, while in higher dimension he provided sufficient conditions. These results enable us to simplify and extend the analysis of degenerate elliptical operators. Stephen John Fitzherbert in Geography. Stephen investigated the articulation of diverse Māori economies with other economies in processes of economy making. Working for Māori organisations and tele-work growers, he examined how they mobilise and negotiate articulation. The research puts economy in front of cultural politics, centres the multiplicity of economic practice, and reveals diverse possibilities in the largely post-treaty of Waitangi era. University Doctoral Scholar Shashay Wale Gabri Georgas in Mathematics. Shashay's research made contributions to the mathematical analysis of algorithms for solving certain computational problems. These problems arise from cryptography and have applications in secure key exchange and cloud computing. The two main topics in the thesis are the discrete logarithm problem in binary elliptic curves and the approximate common divisor problem. Matthew Donald Hammond in Psychology. Matt investigated how people's gender stereotypes influence their romantic relationships. His research showed that men's and women's agreement for sexist beliefs predicted patterns of relationship-related behaviours and beliefs that function to maintain gender inequalities. James Zhong in Biological Sciences. James investigated structural and functional aspects of a protein that plays an essential role in assembly-line biosynthetic processes in two disease-causing bacteria. The study was aimed at inhibiting these processes into a new route to developing therapies for tuberculosis and pseudomonas infections. University Doctoral Scholar Andrew Allen Keane in Mathematics. Andrew analysed a conceptual model for the climate system responsible for El Nino events, which is a warming of the Pacific Ocean occurring approximately every four to seven years. The model focuses on fundamental mechanisms of the climate system. The study of the art bifurcation analysis clarified what role feedback loops with time delays play in producing realistic El Nino behaviour. Jennifer Kuhn in Biological Sciences. Jennifer investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of indigenous New Zealand honey produced by bees feeding on different floral sources, including the native trees Karnaka, Manaka and Rewa Rewa, as well as clover. She discovered that Rewa Rewa honey is the most potent inhibitor of oxygen radicals from inflammatory cells in the blood, and she was able to partially purify the active component from the crude honey. Her research could lead to the development and production of new value-added products from New Zealand honey, a significant export earner in the country's economy. Eva Kong in Psychology. Eva examined long-term potentiation, a phenomenon that underlies learning and memory formation. She employed a non-invase of paradigm to measure electrical brain activity and healthy human participants, and was able to demonstrate that this paradigm resulted in changes in the strength of the connections between human cortical cells. As more is known about this relatively new paradigm, it demonstrates the potential for it to be applied to understanding neurocognitive disorders in clinical settings. Shu Ke Lam in Food Science. Shu Ke investigated the effect of a protein cross-linka known as transglutaminase on the changes in physical and chemical properties of skimmed milk under acidic and alkaline conditions and with added ethylene-diamine tetra-acetic acid. The findings of this research can potentially allow the manufacturer of new dairy products with novel functional and physical properties. University Doctoral Scholar Evert Jan Loof in Biological Sciences. Evert investigated the role of the brain protein neurocirpin in a new environment, the human immune system. By applying knowledge of neurocirpin's functions in the nervous system to human T-cells, he was able to identify new roles for neurocirpin in T-cell activation and T-cell migration. These findings have led to new hypotheses about how T-cell movement through blood vessel walls is controlled and how interactions between T-cells and other immune cells regulate T-cell activation. Alana Bernice McCambridge in Exercise Sciences. Alana conducted a series of elegant neurophysiological experiments with human participants to examine a neural pathway between the cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. Her final study examined patients with severe arm impairment after stroke, for whom there are no current treatment options. Alana found that a novel, non-invasive brain stimulation technique could facilitate this pathway and improve the arm movements of patients. Cameron Angus McLean in Computer Science. Cameron investigated pragmatic solutions to the problem of sharing, understanding and reusing knowledge related to laboratory experiments in support of scientific reproducibility. He developed a knowledge representation framework based on the notion of design patterns, extended this into the domain of laboratory science and demonstrated how including design patterns along other e-science tools can improve the epistemological adequacy of our scientific record. Esther, Dinah Menkin in Statistics. Complex deterministic computer simulation models are used to describe and predict real-world systems in many areas of research and discovery. However, researchers are increasingly interested in characterising their uncertainty. In an approach that is novel to New Zealand's primary industry sector, Esther proposed and demonstrated a Bayesian methodology that can identify and quantify uncertainty in biophysical computer models. This methodology will facilitate their further use as effective research and management tools for agricultural and horticultural crops. University doctoral scholar Mojgan Mimari in Computer Science. Referential integrity is a property of data which ensures that relationships between data tables are meaningful. Mojgan developed new techniques for the handling of referential integrity within standard database systems. The techniques were shown to improve the performance of fundamental data processing tasks such as database queries, updates and repairs. Meet Vijaykumar Mistry in Chemistry. Meet worked on synthesis and characterisation of cobalt three complexes that have been designed using ligands and analogs of anti-cancer compounds. These cobalt complexes were designed to serve as models for potential prodrugs activated by hypoxia and designed to target cancer cells. Siungju Nam in Chemistry. A surface covered only by pentagons forms an intriguing pattern known as penrose tiling, the subject of much analysis by mathematician. Siung's project sought to recreate penrose tiling using molecular pentagons deposited on a gold or graphite surface. Siung designed and chemically synthesised pentagonal models, a molecule, sorry, and studied their properties with the aim of better understanding the factors required to control the precise geometrical arrangements of molecules on surfaces. University doctoral scholar Helen Mimari Nathan in Biological Sciences. Helen used motion-activated cameras to study the cryptic behaviour of invasive rats around pest control devices in native forests. Her analysis identified the key factors influencing the probability of rats encountering and interacting with the devices. By improving understanding of the spatial and behavioural processes underpinning pest control, Helen's findings are directly relevant to efforts to make New Zealand predator-free. Nicolás Jacobus Nguyenhoizen in Biological Sciences. Neil studied the transcription factors that regulate fruit-rightening in apples and kiwi fruit. These transcription factors are proteins that bind to DNA and can turn on or off target genes during rightening and thus influence the rightening rate of fruit. Several novel transcription factors were identified that are likely to be key rightening regulators in apples, kiwi fruit and in other fruit. Kenneth John Oligiar Jr. in Chemistry. Ken looked at the increasing biologically active compounds found in New Zealand white wines. In addition to this research, he also developed active packaging for food preservation using bioactive compounds extracted from the winery wastes. Amy Reaver Page Park in Psychology. Amy examined the effect of schizotypii in healthy adults. These are non-clinical personality traits that are qualitatively similar to schizofrenia symptoms. She found that highly schizotypal individuals displayed neural and behavioural differences akin to schizofrenia patients, adding to the evidence that subtle changes may already be present in the onset of any clinical symptoms. University doctoral scholar Glenn Stewart-Robertson in Computer Science. Glenn investigated techniques for machine learning strategic behaviour using minimal domain-specific information. He developed a method for building behaviour tree models by analysing sequences of player actions and contributed a reusable dataset through an improved process for extracting information from logs of experts playing the real-time strategy game StarCraft. Sue Jong-San in Biological Sciences. Amy looked at the structures of orph virus, tuberculosis and breast cancer-associated proteins in order to investigate their significance and initiation and development of the diseases. Her research also included synthetically recreating the target proteins using chemical methods. William Joseph Thornton in Architecture. William investigated a large cross-section of urban spaces from two contrasting cities and explored a different approach to understanding the kinds of spaces we encounter in the city. William's research offers support to designers, urban planners and policy makers in their efforts to provide urban spaces while accommodating human needs and preferences. Tomohiro Uchiama in Mathematics. Tomohiro's research was in group theory, the branch of mathematics that studies symmetries of objects and their abstraction. He studied algebraic and geometric properties of subgroups of exceptional groups and in particular those subgroups that are completely reducible. University doctoral scholar Michelle van Rensburg in Chemistry. Michelle studied a range of compounds for potential use in the treatment of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and amiatrophic lateral sclerosis as well as a secondary group of compounds targeted as chemotherapeutic agents against triple negative breast cancer. Lena Francesca Weissett in Environmental Science. Lena used a wide range of methods applied at different spatial and temporal scales to investigate the role of urban vegetation in the urban carbon cycle. She demonstrated that urban vegetation in subtropical cities dominated by evergreen vegetation may play a more important role in mitigating local carbon dioxide emissions than is observed in temperate cities. University doctoral scholar Stefan Wender in Computer Science. Stefan used a combination of different machine learning algorithms to create an artificial intelligence agent that learned how to autonomously manage groups of units in the real-time strategy game starcraft. He achieved this by hierarchically decomposing the problem space into individual numerous components that integrated together addressed complex tactical and reactive tasks. University doctoral scholar Eletra Isabel-Williams in Forensic Science. Eletra developed and optimised a novel method for labelling forensically relevant cell types and fluorescent probes. She also showed that this labelling method could be used with isolation techniques to purify forensic samples. This provides a potential new tool for forensic investigators to process biological evidence of mixed origin and generate DNA profiles from problematic samples. And in absentia all those other persons named in the official record qualified for the conferment of a doctoral degree in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries and the Faculty of Science. We are now nearing 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. And while you are standing it would be a great 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 achieved their qualifications. Please. Thank you. This concludes this meeting of council and convocation of the university for the conferment of degrees in the award of diplomas. I now invite you all to sing the first verse of God Defend New Zealand in Māori, then in English. The words are printed on the reverse of the programme.