 families and friends. A warm welcome to this second autumn graduation ceremony for 2012 of the University of Auckland. This week, the university is bestowing a total of 7,048 qualifications on some 6,862 students. At this ceremony, degrees will be conferred and diplomas awarded in the Faculty of Business and Economics. The total of 489 in person plus a further 220 in absentia. As Chancellor, I am privileged to preside at graduation once more. The twice yearly cycle of graduation ceremonies makes them no less significant for the university and me personally than for those of you being capped here today, many for the first and only time. Graduation is always a festive event, rich in history, pomp and colour, but with some endearing contemporary touches. Here in Auckland, our enviable mix of cultures and ethnicities is evident in the variety of dress and adornments worn by some of our graduates. Today is one of celebration, hard earned and well deserved. By you, the graduands and diplomats on your academic feats and by your family and friends who have encouraged and supported you in good times and in bad and who are here to rejoice in your success. The university, represented by the council and academic staff members seated behind me and those many professional staff who direct proceedings with unerring precision, takes equal satisfaction in your hugely significant day. The University of Auckland is deservedly ranked as one of the best universities in the world. The qualifications bestowed on you today will always serve you well in this country and abroad, whether in qualifying you for a fulfilling career or in leading to further challenging study, or simply for your own personal and intellectual enrichment. In today's world of constant and often bewildering change, you can never afford to stop learning and honing your skills and capabilities. So do keep in mind our ever expanding range of postgraduate opportunities. The critically important role of major research-led universities, such as the University of Auckland, in modern life is not always understood. Our cutting edge research is vital for long term sustainable economic growth and social development, never more so than in these globally uncertain economic times. Universities such as ours equip graduates like you, not simply for the jobs of today, but for careers not yet imagined. The University of Auckland's aspirations for the period ahead and our responses to an increasingly constrained funding environment are comprehensive and demanding. They are taking shape in our draft strategic plan from 2013 to 2020. And I encourage you to peruse this wide-ranging document on our website and let us have your feedback. I urge you as alumni of New Zealand's leading university always to remember your alma mater. We depend increasingly on our graduates for support, moral and political, as well as financial. This at a time when our country's universities receive the lowest-income per student in the developed world. 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. That's enough for me on the challenges currently facing universities. For today is unquestionably your day. I warmly congratulate each and every one of you and trust that you will long cherish memories of your graduation in May, 2012. We welcome, as our speaker this afternoon, Karen Vodio. She is a research economist who has held important positions in the public and private sectors, as well as academia and charitable organizations. After gaining a BA degree, Ms. Vodio began her career on the research start of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research. She also started a 35-year relationship with this university in various roles, which included teaching, competition, law and policy at masters and undergraduate levels. She spent five years as a member of the Commerce Commission and since 2002, she has been a lay member of the High Court under the Commerce Act. She has had extensive governance experience on major corporate boards. Ms. Vodio currently chairs the Auckland City Mission and the Musicer's Sacred Trust, as well as being a director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. In 1993, she was awarded a CMG for services to business and economics. Ms. Vodio. Chancellor. Pro-Chancellor. Deputy Vice-Chancellors. Members of Council, members of the University of Auckland, graduands, families and friends. Some of you may be thinking there's a contradiction in having an economist address you today, just when you were expecting this to be such a happy occasion. But don't be alarmed. This economist is not going to talk about sovereign debt crises in Europe, budget deficits, bond rates, exchange rates, or concerns about international growth prospects, except to say that these sleep-depriving economic and financial issues are greatly affecting the international environment in which today's graduates will pursue their careers. It's a fragile environment, fraught with constraints and much uncertainty, as well as increasing competitive pressures. So today's graduates will have little option but to wear the mantra of efficiency and effectiveness in everything they do, whatever and wherever their roles might be. Now we know that geographical boundaries no longer determine the matching of talent with opportunity. More than ever, we can expect a premium for international and multicultural perspectives, as well as a premium for creativity and problem-solving skills. That fly Emirates ad actually grabs attention. Tomorrow rewards the curious, those who travel beyond the borders of convention, which leads me to my central theme, creating your own story. Those of you about to be capped have already embarked on your journey and you can have real pride in the formal recognition at today's ceremony of the credentials you have attained across a wide range of disciplines in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland. This is clearly a milestone event and one that we are all here to celebrate, but just a stepping stone nonetheless. Your stories are yet to be created. Part of what we are celebrating is the opportunity you each now have to influence the future, state and reputation of business, the opportunity to foster social and economic advancement. And we can only hope that this opportunity will not be squandered. Just think of how many individuals here and around the world who don't and won't have such an opportunity, who cannot even embark on a journey that rewards the curious. You are so fortunate to be surrounded today by supportive faculty, family and friends. You will always be indebted to them for the university education you have had. But they have really done no more than help pave the way for you to create your story. What they want for you more than anything is that you use this education to unleash whatever potential is within you. None of us knows on our graduation day what that potential might be. None of us knows the destinations we will reach in our journeys. Now some aspects of my story have just been shared with you. Your stories have yet to be narrated. They will start with what's in your head and they will end with what's in your head. One can only feel sympathy for the young doctor, Tertius Lidgate, who in that great and insightful 19th century novel, Middlemarch, bitterly reflected that this is what I am thinking of. And that is what I might have been thinking of. As to Dorothea Brock, the central female character in Middlemarch, the author concluded that the effect of her spirit and everyday words and actions was incalculably diffusive. For the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts. Now these words still resonate nearly 150 years after they were penned. However diffusive the effect might be, what you say and do day to day matters. How you deal with issues of trust, dignity and justice matters. How you navigate risk, a conflict of interest or dispute resolution matters. Unhistorical acts they may turn out to be, but you have been handed the baton and like Dorothea you will be paving the way for those who follow. Given the investment that has been made in your university education, we are entitled to expect that you will do your best to ensure that the sum of your everyday actions will add value and raise the average. That you will help others to realize their potential and that you'll always be willing to interrogate your own thinking. Bearing in mind what Lord Keynes wrote a century ago, the difficulty lies not in the new ideas but in escaping from the old ones. We are also entitled to expect that in your head you will know that professional and accountable accurately describe the everyday conduct that will anchor your story. Maintaining high levels of personal integrity matters. Your grades may be good and your technical competence superb, but like a singer or violinist on this stage, something has to be added to distinguish the end result. Individual interpretation. It's the whole performance that counts and it's the preparedness to continue to learn and to better that performance that counts more. Now surely this audience would disagree with the young, tertius, Lidgate and Middlemarch for whom knowledge seemed a very superficial affair, easily mastered. And hopefully today's graduands would disagree with Lidgate's view that judging from the conversation of his elders, he had apparently got already more knowledge than was necessary for mature life. Mind you, much of what clutters our airwaves and is available online is hardly necessary for mature life. When I consulted Wikipedia, just to remind myself of what was going on in the outside world in my graduation year, I found amidst beetle mania, Vietnam War protests and the collapse of New Zealand's wool economy that the World Cup trophy for soccer was stolen at a stamp exhibition in the UK. It was found under a hedge in Southeast London by a male mixed breed collie dog named Pickles, who became a celebrity and died soon after when he chaked on his lead chasing a cat. And by the way, the thief died of emphysema. Now I must confess that the place of Pickles in the historical record of world events had escaped me. What must not escape today's graduates is the opportunity to make the story you create wherever in the world you create it truly worthy of the University of Auckland's historical record. On your behalf, can I thank Ms Baudier for some very interesting and wise and valuable observations and advice. This is a meeting of council and convocation of the university for a ceremony of conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. At the ceremony, 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, confer the degrees and award the diplomas stated upon those who, within their faculty, have satisfied the requirements of this university. I call upon the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Mrs Lowrensen, 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 Business and Economics. Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Benazir Shazia Ali. Regan Quinton Badly. Lily He. Luigi Yatindra Ngunja Mani. Yusman Ahmad Khan. Sharon Pratika Kuma. Melissa Erika Mendenka. Sivashni Nadu. Tulsi Patel. Venushka Antonio Parera. Amrita Prasad. Divya Vanessa Boniface-Quadros. Aishleen Ramona Ram. Tracy Marie Shkumga. Seb Nishama. Rahul Ravadeep Singh. Shintel Taylor. Manas Tandon. Dupisha Ben-Yumarria. Chunming Yao. To the degree of Bachelor of Commerce. Michael Ola Rumwaju, Akanola Abraham. Angelo Elbregina. Jeanette Kay Adams. Adikari Muriyanselagi, Vikum Tarinda Adikari. Omeya Adil. Suheb Jamil Afiz. Alani Afu. Elliot Wade Agate. Shane Anthony Eric Albert and a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Alzena Razia Ali. Richmond Fraser Allen. Lewis Allen Anderson. James John Angus. Shahad Ansari. Cheriflu Ana. Abhinav Arowa. Mark Hassan Asapua Desfuly. Namita Mary Justin Austin. Faith Natini Babendra. Chan Yun Beck. Wenjin Bei. Scott Lawrence Baker and a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Manish Balsara. Karan Tashi Sandra Bangera. Dikshah Bansal. Meredith Chelsea Barrow. Daniel James Bowman. Kylie Bae. Tiffany Cheryl Crystal Bell. Senior Scholar Commerce, Polina Bellick. Calvin Andrew Benedict. Kelsey Ellen Benj. Nicholas John Lester Binsley. Gurlene Kaur Bhatia. Abhije Bhattacharya Ria. Haline Bhatti and a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Michael David Bibby. Ian Richard Black. Stephen Christian Blaise. Vanessa Margaret Bond. Oksana Borodina. Courtney Wallace-Bald. Steven Daniel Marvin Boyce. Paul Stephen Brock. Anthony Patrick Forbes-Brown. Bridget Emily Bucknell-Waley. Georgia Kate Anna Burns. Anna Ellen Butcher. Carlos Savatiera, Jr. Canida. Logan James Cason. Philippa Margaret Cutherwood. Senior Scholar Commerce, Michelle Kavanaugh. Lauren Elizabeth Junohoski. Gier Yun Che. Ashley Daniel Chan. Hong Chin Chan. Lum Wu Wen Jiang Edwin Chan. Wai Heng Chan. Wui Hei Chan. Abhije Bhattacharya and a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Shanil Vakash Chan. Li Wang Chan. Maninod Chan Suk. Sobheep Cha. Jennifer Cha. Arik Chen. Deng Ling Chen. Nans Yun Chen. Ting Ting Chen. Sarah Ting Yun Chen. Ting Ting Chen. Yang Chen. Irene Ling Zhen Chiu. Sanjay Chiba. Lok Man Chiu. Ying Shuan Chenang. Sung Mung Chui. Yun Jin Chui. Phoebe Chong. Myung Ja Chun. Cam Yen Chung. Glen William Cleaver. Laura Michelle Klottwey. Anton Kevin Cobcroft. Jesse Robert Cogan. Paula Roberta Cohen. Stephanie Renata Craig. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Irene Kui. Shane Christopher Dalton. Trisha Anne De Souza. Vivian Edward Diaz. Zeran Ding. Charles Phillip Michael Donne. Christopher Calvin Drake. Rupert Peter Owens-Driesdale. Wei Du. Yuhang Du. Nicole Elizabeth Edgar. Zane Ejaz. Hamish John Ronald Ennis. Benjamin McGregor Nolan-Elmsley. Laura Margaret English. Rezaan Ali Eskeri. Cheng Pan. Senior Scholar Commerce, Ling Pan. Rose Phan. Jane Utsovali Fasa Balu. Jonathan Sterling Fallott. Thomas Sawani Frisahoy. Steven Lee Flevel. Robert Nelson Janes Fletcher. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Rebecca Louise Foley. Sebastian Simon Follis. Catherine Olivia Fonseca. Kay Lynn Fu. Mitchell Douglas Foster. Nicholas Joseph Francis. Stace John Freer. Benjamin Jonas Freelander. Irene Jordan Frost. Kendrick Yoke Sunfong. Ziwei Karan Fong. Samuel Ross Galloway. Yimang Gao. Luke Xavier Gardner. Megna Garg. Lesha Dawn Gent. Alice Victoria Winford-Gerbeck. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Gabriel Esther Gillard. Olga Gladiceva. Rebecca Sarah Gutsch. Karl Robert Gorey. Krish Kunal Galsai. Nicol Krishanth Gunda. Angela Aniatta Grant. Stephanie Suzanne Grafangiza. Alastair Jeffrey Green. Sebastian Dennis Courtney Green. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Claire Julia Greenhill. Aditi Grover. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Meryl Narendra Golabdas. Benedict Francis Hager. Sana Hamadeh. Siong Hun Ha. Ayati Hariharan. Senior Scholar Commerce. Rachel Ann Haka. Venita Haka-san. Ha Sahiba. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Alice Rose Harwood. Waiming He. Peter James Hemmingsen. Natalie Anne Henderson. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Sansom Kiyom Yop-hing. Matthew James Hennepoff. Trent Gregory Hicks. Irina Hildebrandt. Gary Jason Hill. Johann Ross Hillman. Gavin Hong Tiong Hull. Gavin Hobbs. Vincent James Hockenhull. Laura Kate Hullioke. Sung-jin Hong. Bo-in-pa-yong-cha. Ying-hu. Mike Huang. Yifan Huang. Jonathan Oscar Huber. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Isti Hudaia. Sung-kyu Huang. Rhys Michael Jack. Hana Zhang. Simon John Jarman. Rinesh Jiram. And a Graduate Diploma in Commerce. Yung-ji. Jijin Jiang. Angela Zhou. Andrew Nicholas Johnson. Brittany Amber Johnston. Ropin Dejot. Scott Justice. To the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint. Christopher Benjamin Q. Adamson. And a Bachelor of Arts. Ahmed Saib Abdul-Sahib. Al Mokta. And a Bachelor of Science. Brooke Aston. And a Bachelor of Property. Lauren Elizabeth Beagley. And a Bachelor of Arts. Revingid Kaur Bhopri. And a Bachelor of Arts. Senior Scholar Arts. Senior Scholar Commiss. Julie J. Linshaw. And a Bachelor of Arts. Mai Bianco Castillo-Canillo. And a Bachelor of Arts. Senior Scholar Arts. Anan Emily Chai. And a Bachelor of Arts. Mingzong Chia. And a Bachelor of Arts. Queeni Wai-Chile Cik. And a Bachelor of Arts. Senior Scholar Science. Lex Yi Chen. And a Bachelor of Science. Pei Wen Chen. And a Bachelor of Health Sciences. Karen Khaman Ching. And a Bachelor of Science. Jade Wei-Chung. And a Bachelor of Arts. Laura Elizabeth Wuen-Yi-Chia. Lauren Theresa Collins. And a Bachelor of Property. Stefan Moritz, Rogan Cornel. And a Bachelor of Arts. Heidi Margaret Croft. And a Bachelor of Arts. Virginia Hope Joy Dale. And a Bachelor of Health Sciences. Anna Samona Dragolescu. And a Bachelor of Arts. Christina Nancy Ellen Dunn. And a Bachelor of Property. Senior Scholar Arts. Senior Scholar Commiss. Laura Grace Fitzpatrick. And a Bachelor of Arts. Lisa Yajifu. And a Bachelor of Arts. Jasmine Paul Young-Fong. And a Bachelor of Property. Shuvi Garg. And a Bachelor of Health Sciences. Olivia Rachel Gibbons. And a Bachelor of Arts. Zane Vincent Gibbs. And a Bachelor of Arts. Hannah Joy Going. And a Bachelor of Arts. Anne Brock Hayden. And a Bachelor of Science. Jingkyung Han. And a Bachelor of Science. Anna Elizabeth Wilson Harley. And a Bachelor of Health Sciences. Emily Louise Harris. And a Bachelor of Arts. Jordan Nicholas Hills. And a Bachelor of Science. Wing C Jessica Ho. And a Bachelor of Arts. Lauren Michelle Honeycomb. And a Bachelor of Arts. Zoe Rachel Hunt. And a Bachelor of Arts. Natalie Claire Inslee. And a Bachelor of Arts. Devea Jajendra Nath. And a Bachelor of Arts. Jody Patrick Thomas Johnston. And a Bachelor of Property. Postgraduate Diploma in Business. Charlotte Maria Arts. And Human Resource Management. Jane Barbara Banfield. And Human Resource Management. Christopher John Boyle. Luke John Clancy. And Administration. Angela Marie Clark. And Administration. Raymond Allen Coventry. And Administration. Aidy Malika Marama. Dylan Namati. And Administration. Sukanya Amal Kanti Dutta. And Administration. Terry England. And Operations Management. Alfred Mark Foster. Helena Jane Gibson. And Administration. Joanne Marie Glespie. And Human Resource Management. Peter Michael Robert Hall. And Human Resource Management. Jared Gregory Harris. And Administration. Prudence Elizabeth Hawkes. And Human Resource Management. Matthew Paul Hawkins. And Human Resource Management. Zaryn Alan Haywood. And Administration. Lee Deanne Knight. And Human Resource Management. Paula Faliau-Poulou. Maiau in Administration. Kumaran Mangalakuma. And Administration. Kelly Marie Mechans. And Human Resource Management. Bona Admetahisa. And Administration. Richard John Neat. And Human Resource Management. Andrew Crichton Nelson. And Supply Chain Management. Tanya Rona Rochelle Parangi. And Administration. Emma Mae Parker. And Human Resource Management. Bhavna Prentis. And Administration. Ben Joseph Richardson. And Health Management. Sharon Poonam Shah. And Administration. Christine Francis Smith. And Administration. Jane Glenburn Spears. And Human Resource Management. Angela Cher-Shin Tai. And Administration. Victoria Tatisfield. And Administration. Claire Helen Elizabeth Thorn. And Administration. Paia Tui. And Human Resource Management. Grant William Wardle. Jeffrey Hague White. And Human Resource Management. Jason Tarpine Wilson. And Supply Chain Management. Majid Zahua. Audrey Zhang. And Operations Management. Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce with Distinction. Ella Watson in Management. Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce with Merit. Lucy Laura Caitlyn-Clark. And International Business. Juncha Li in Information Systems. Sherina Manisha Patel. And Operations and Supply Chain Management. Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce. Gusa Zhang Sing in Management. Ji Yao in Operations Management. And Administration. Ji Yao in Operations and Supply Chain Management. 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. Natasha Port on Obo, accompanied by Rosemary Barnes on Piano, will now perform Bassoon Concerto in F Major by Carl Moir. It's not that often that we have the pleasure of hearing the Obo at graduation and you're reminded on what an interesting instrument it is. And it was beautifully accompanied, of course, Rosemary on the piano, emphatically, but not overpowering. Can I ask everyone to show their appreciation again? Thank you. Every year we have memorable performances by our students and if you would like to hear further performances, all graduands and their families are invited to the graduation concert which is to be held at 7.30pm this Saturday in the Town Hall. By the authority vested in me by Resolution of the University of Auckland Council, I, Roger Franch Chancellor, award the diplomas and confer the degrees stated upon those who within the Faculty of Business and Economics have satisfied the requirements of this university. I now call upon the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, Professor Wittred, to present further graduands in that faculty. To the degree of Bachelor of Commerce Honours with First Class Honours, Elena Bainsianou in Marketing, Prathik Balakrishna in Accounting and a Bachelor of Commerce, Jeremy Paul Beckham in Commercial Law, Kristin Victoria Bouchier in Marketing, Suzanne Frances Ammer-Bauerman Accounting, Chelsea Norma sorry, University Graduate Scholar, Chelsea Norma, Nahuea Boblitz and a Bachelor of Commerce, University Graduate Scholar, Rory Paul Bunker Economics, Christopher Alan Stewart Bunning Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce, Jennifer Lu Chen in Accounting and a Bachelor of Commerce, Claire Pixiancho in Marketing, Charlene Sarita Correa in Commercial Law, University Graduate Scholar, Senior Scholar Accounting, Matthew James Davis in Accounting with a Bachelor of Commerce, Paul Edward Dixon, Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Commerce, Dylan John Ford in Marketing, University Graduate Scholar, Cameron Mark Fraser Accounting, Zach Hyde in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce, Charlotte Tase Horton in Management and a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint, Stephen James Hoskins in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce, to the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours First Division, Suzanne Claire Ainsworth in Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Commerce, Michelle Winifred-Celliner in Commercial Law, Joanne Chen in Accounting, James Charles Anthony Cooper, Commercial Law, Emma Margaret Fenton, Commercial Law, Sue Tysa Tupo Valila-Fuveo in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Yongyang Guo Accounting, Joel John in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce, to the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division, Wing Loon Chan in Commercial Law, to the Degree of Master of Business Administration, Stephen Eric Becker and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Administration. Mark Bernard Godineau Rack Tim Helder Megan Hall James Daniel Hodgson James Fall Little John Ying Liu and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Administration Richard David Long Brendan Grant Main and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Administration Brendan Grant Main and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, Kirsten Lisa MacDonald Stacy Roger McIntosh Robert Alan Michael Merza Wajahat Ali Beg Wendy Lee Mitchell Theresa Marie Monahan Dawson Mahurangi Mutu Shivam Rajan Naidu Jun Siok Park Yan Leon Raver Natika Priyashama Aaron Peter Sleaboss and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Administration. Robert Nelson Spears Rosalind Helen Stewart Helga Daniel Vaal Philip Anthony Verissimo Timothy Hayden Walker Bradford Todd Weekly Stephen Mark White and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Administration. Baron Quinton Wong Timothy Craig Woods Wei Zhang To the degree of Master of Commerce with First Class Honours Mark Christopher Andrew Schulvers in Management Young Hun Ji in Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce with Merit in Management. Fang Xing Liu in Information Systems and a Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce with Distinction in Information Systems. Helen Liu Accounting Tony Kwok Luansou Economics Amanda Rachel Sterling Management Wei Ning Tan Information Systems Song Wang Economics Lin Wang in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours with Second Class Honours First Division in Economics. Minghan Wu Information Systems Lu Yu Accounting To the degree of Master of Commerce with Second Class Honours First Division Rachel Whitney Rose Cocker in Management and a Postgraduate Diploma with Merit in Management. Emma Elizabeth Gordon in Management. Darlene Kelly Management He Sun Kim in Management Deneethi Hassanrazi Paranagama in International Business Aina Frederica Tate Management Brigitte Vassana in Management Bonita Su Waiyun Marketing To the degree of Master of International Business with First Class Honours Tenmeh Mittil Joanna Birchamonato Constantin Silitski Thomas Edward Warden To the degree of Master of International Business with Second Class Honours First Division Christina Inaid Alvarado Yoseki Yuan Cheng Ning Ding Li Wenji David Jonathan Lau Wenda Lemos Martins Tawanda Elijah Munore Margaret Chan-Chue Nao Nadem Truta Li Yan Wang Rowan Jean Waterworth Jing Zhao To the degree of Master of International Business Second Class Honours Second Division Hu Feifei Nirushan Jegenathan Sanjit Kaushal Shenka Raghirathan Malavali Penkdi Pradeep Ravani Jingyao Wang Ping Zhang To the degree of Master of International Business Olga Lucenko To the degree of Master of Management So Yi Peng Etiva Pearl Willamoo To the degree of Master of Management Mark Keo Bright Phillip John Dobson Robert June Hill Robin June Hill Darren Noel Peter Mendonser I now call upon a Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Martin to present the doctoral graduands. Chancellor, I have the honour of presenting to you the doctoral graduands to the degree of Doctor of International Business Second Class Honours To the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Benjamin Philippe Fath In Management Benjamin investigated why individuals become involved in creating innovative ventures how these ventures become established in markets and how they are sustained giving emerging competition Based on a study of 17 innovative New Zealand businesses his findings shed light on the individual opportunity nexus perspective of entrepreneurship and are of use to practitioners Fiedler in Management University Doctoral Scholar Anchi's research showed that German airports adopted certain neoliberal practices and norms as a response to a changing institutional environment Dekani in Information Systems University Doctoral Scholar Given a given set of cities and the cost of travel between each pair of them the travelling salesman problem or TSP for short is to find the least cost tour visiting all of the cities and returning to the home city Though the problem is easy to state the TSP is one of the most intensely studied problems in computer science and yet no efficient solution method is known for the general case Leila developed methods for the solution of the travelling salesman problem based on a compact formulation of the problem she performed computational experiments to further support the theoretical characteristics of this formulation Helen Yang Huang in Economics University Doctoral Scholar Helen provided one of the first empirical studies of the impact of quality of service regulations on electricity distribution networks in the United Kingdom and New Zealand Nan Zhang in Economics University Doctoral Scholar Nan investigated the efficiency of New Zealand dairy farming to provide estimates of its ability to adjust to possible cost increases arising from the emissions trading scheme Steven Edward Jollens in Accounting University Doctoral Scholar Steven investigated the link between quality of service systems and sustainability with a view to better understanding how economic organisations approach this important issue and in absentia all those other persons named in the book of Convocation qualified for the conferment of a degree or the award of a diploma As you would expect the university places great importance on teaching and it recognises this by making awards each year to teachers these awards are contestable across the university and signify truly superior achievement an award for excellence in innovation and teaching has been made to Miss Angela Lu in the Department of Accounting and Finance within the Faculty of Business and Economics I call upon a student of that faculty Kenny Chun to read the citation for Miss Angela Lu Angela's enthusiastic, innovative and effective teaching has made a significant contribution to teaching in the Accounting Information Systems class Angela showed an amazing level of commitment to improving student success in the topic that's usually pretty difficult for students I was impressed by her enthusiastic approach and the large amount of time she invested to developing resources to enhance learning she introduced a comprehensive range of e-learning resources her teaching methods are always very clear, relevant and interesting and we particularly enjoyed her pre-recorded computer laboratory workshop exercises with audio narrated instructions and explanations to guide students step by step through each problem in particular her students enjoyed the flying lessons PowerPoint slides these were animated diagrams with voice over narration that ran through each transaction cycle at a time Angela also introduced regular FAQ email announcements to explain to students common issues raised by the class and Angela didn't just develop these resources she collected data on how often students were using the recorded lectures, workshops and the tutorials so that she could analyze which ones were most effective and continue to improve the course Angela's innovations have resulted in the class being extremely happy with the course and have taken away the risk of frustration of administrative and computer literacy issues we're able to put all of our energy and understanding the course content I believe that Angela deserves this award because she has helped students appreciate accounting and to learn from a different perspective Angela On behalf of the university I now invite all today's graduates to stand and receive the congratulations of us all and the opportunity for the graduates to show their appreciation of their families and supporters and the staff of the university who have helped them as they achieve their qualifications This concludes this meeting of council and convocation of the university for the confirmative degrees and the award of diplomas I now invite you to sing the first verse of God Defend New Zealand in Maori and then in English The words are printed on the reverse of your programs