 tino whakahirehira mō ngā tawirenei ko horahi e te whāriki kete ike te mana i runga i te marae o te ra. Norei ira peki mae kake mae. Special guests, graduands, families and friends. I extend a warm welcome to this the 9th 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 Education and the Faculty of Arts. A total of 538 in person plus a further 286 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. And here in Auckland our enviable mix of cultures and ethnicities is evident in the variety of dressed and adornments worn by some graduands. 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 into a 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 cannot 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 has 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 equipped 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 for 2013 to 2020. I encourage you to peruse this wide-ranging document on our website and let us have your feedback. I urge you as imminent 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. But 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. Our speaker at this ceremony is Dr Malik Monique Faliathia who is National Manager of Le Bar, a National Pacific Health Workforce Development Program. Dr Faliathia has worked with Pacific young people in the social services, youth justice and mental health sectors for the past 10 years. She is of Tongan descent and is an alumna of the University of Auckland. After gaining her BA and BA honours degrees she graduated with a doctorate in clinical psychology in 2004 with a thesis on cross-cultural neuropsychology. She was a foundation for research, science and technology, top achiever doctoral award winner and was invited to present at international conferences. Dr Faliathia has held the position at this University of Pacific Clinical Consultant for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workforce Development. Kia ora, ma'a lorolei, Nisam Bulevanaka, whakalowha lahia tu, hallo olo keta, kam na maurei, ma'a loratu i li paia, ma'a le ma'a ma'a lorau ma'a lava, o alfea linae aso, fa'a talo wha atu ma'a lorles, we whua, tina koutou, tina koutou, tina tatou katoa. Warm greetings to you all. Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, distinguished guests, members of the council, members of the university, graduands, family and friends, it is my honour and privilege to address you today at this important celebration. To the staff at the university, congratulations on guiding your students safely to this point. Teaching is one of the most important jobs in the world and as a University of Auckland alumni, I know firsthand that you prepare us really well. Growing the leaders of today for the challenges that we will face tomorrow is really no easy task, so I would like to thank the teachers at the University of Auckland for their commitment and dedication to the cause. Two family and friends for the sacrifices that you have made to ensure our graduands have been supported in their journeys. For making all those dinners and cups of coffee, for filling up empty gas tanks and sitting in Auckland traffic, dropping them at uni, for replying to texts no matter what time of the day or how busy you are, for putting up with the latest fads like hearing next minute 20 times a day, for transferring that extra 20 bucks for all of those emergencies, for providing wise counsel and a shoulder to lean on and for simply worrying about your loved ones. We thank you and we congratulate you today. You've not only made a significant contribution to shaping the future of our graduands here today, you've helped grow leaders who will add to the growth of New Zealand. And for those graduands travelling abroad and for our international students, you've contributed to leadership on a global scale, offering a bit of aotearoa to other nations. And to our graduands, this is indeed a time for celebration. Today is all about you and you deserve it. All of those hours upon hours of study and sacrifice through blood, sweat and tears that have come to fruition. Your achievements are amazing and you now carry with you knowledge and skills to help you navigate your way forward in your journey in life. When I started university 20 years ago, my Samoan father, Vui Steven Yamata, was really set on making sure I got a good education. And he gave me some really great advice at the time. He said, be careful at the university. You'll go in with your own opinion and you'll come out with someone else's. But I held this advice really close and it's advice that I share with the graduands today. What I took from it was two things. Firstly, know who you are and stick to your values. It's really simple. Your university experience provided you with knowledge, expertise, analytical skills, competencies, intellectual grunt and discipline to help you take action in your future roles and execute things with brilliance. But it's aligning all of this with your values that will make the difference in life. We're so powerful when our behaviours and everyday decisions align with our values. When this happens, we can be really confident in our opinions. If decisions that we're making don't align with our values, we need to really question why that is happening and do something about it. When we don't do anything about it and let it simmer, that's when our foundations get a bit shaky. The second thing that I took from my father's advice, don't let others define you. In order to do this, we need to take action. We've already taken action by successfully becoming qualified in your respective fields, but now it's time to continue to take action. It was Peter Drucker that said, the best way to predict the future is to create it. Well, it's time to throw away the maps that other people have been providing you with and to create your own map. From today, start to create your own map. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, take risks and navigate that uncharted territory. You're not own... oh, uncharted territory. In the words of Henley, I am the captain of my fate. I am the master of my soul. You are not only navigating your own future, you're determining what's on the map and determining the nature of the terrain on it. Distinguished guests, graduands, friends and family, this important celebration is not a net-minute moment. You are deliberately and purposefully mapping your own future. By knowing who we are, aligning our values with what we do and not allowing others to define us, we are the captains of our own destiny. Thank you for your time. So, we form maia manawia. Well, thank you, Dr Faliapia. On behalf of the graduands, can I just acknowledge some wonderfully wise advice? No doubt, with some personal experience in there. So, can I ask the graduands to show their appreciation again to Dr Faliapia? This is a meeting of council and convocation of the university for a ceremony of conferring degrees and awarding diplomas. At this ceremony, the pro-chancellor Dr 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 Dean of the Faculty of Education, Associate Professor Aitken, 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 Confirmant of a Degree in the Faculty of Education. Graduate Diploma in Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Shalini Rima-Albacurke, Claudia Silvia-Orswila, Helen Louise Ashton, Wendy Joy Black, Emily Burnie, Radhika Chakrabati, Hayley Ann Clark, Joanne Teresa Clark, Nicole Anna Davis, Lisette D, Papa Li-Itele, Lagalasi Faalata Formatu, Tenille Mary Gardner, Catherine Ann Goldner, Julia Hargan, Garram Han, Rosalyn Hensman, Zoe Hudson, Dag Ju, Halsam Rancar, Seema Harikishan-Kemkar, Kylie Jane Cannell, Brenda Francis Lang-Pashke, Kean Lee, Filomena Lobo, Minka Loschka-Postovol, Louise Raewin Low, Anna Melissa Maitland, Natasha Jane McInnes, Anne McMillan, Samantha Jane McCoy, Buna Felicia Mayer, Elizabeth Dix Mitchell, Elsa Joy Nichols, Rafaela Obnial, Reshma Pathay, Yvonne Joanne Peppers, Anne-Marie Perry-Smith, Joanne Mary Phillips, Maranella Tamala-Pinheadle, Jessica Amy Richardson, Ranjita Sahota, Rosemary Patricia Short, Sally Ann Skecher, Roy Ann Strickland, Anekwa Tahira, Jessica Rose Thompson, Clarissa Silang-Cruz, Vicential Wickens, Graduate Diploma in Teaching Primary, Mennon Sajad-Hattam-Al-Bhadran, Kevin Alexander, Tanya Mary Ellison, Robin Jane Applegate, Susan Jean Ashford, Mishka Bartman, Vanessa Susanna Barbosa, Dill Natham, Alicia Romana Bennett, Candice Briscoe, Roger Bastian Brewer, Sarah Jane Pavelka-Brown, Melissa Heather Kenning, Patricia Margaret Chapman, Melanie Janet Clark, Rebecca Danielle Crowhurst, Inga Ellen Cuthbert, Mary Ann Isabel DeVos, Catherine Louise Lohan, Yvonne Joanne, Yvonne Joanne, Yvonne Joanne, Alls, Catherine Louise Loramadol, Briah Lauren Edgeley, Lailani Egwiri Ekaneyaka, Helen Tawataina Foto, Samantha Joanne Gemmel, Paige Ophelia Dawn Goldson Layton, Linda Diane Hall, Matthew Rodney Hanson, Marion Joan Havel, Monique Pauline Hope, Rianne Michelle Huggard, Susie Imm, Heather Ellen Cartre-Jackson, Heather Ellen Katra Jackson Lauren Jackwellan Yanata Theresa Ann Johnson Wuki Yong Jung Robert Phillip Cately Katharina Klee Siwan Lai Helen Cramer Lloyd Nathalie Marina Mackenzie Brown Elise Amy Martin Kate Julia Martin Yolanda Mathle Shannon Catherine McClure Cheryl Ann McHughan Amanda Jane McKinley Catherine Helen Meredith Rebecca Claire Merer Kelly Rosalind Newcombe Robert George Noble Yasmin W.A. Newman Sylvia Loretta Park Megan Clara Quantrill Sujata Reddy Monique Ann Rogers Jennifer Portia Rukka McAdam Wilma Schmidt Weedy Samantha Georgine Scott Hailey Catherine Sharpe Sabine Sheldon Jill Skeet Janet Elizabeth Marjorie Stankovic Holly Jane Stone Jacob Lee Stringer Nicola Dean Stinell Sachko Sumner Rebecca Joanne Tully Mary Ann Walker Emma Evelyn Weller David William George Wood Simon Gordon Wood To the degree of Bachelor of Human Services Steven James Tumuhuia Crib Natasha Elizabeth Dalton Kelsey Ann Karen Fathomaka Apoeniva Grace Finae Helena Fusiake Fino Ursula Patrice Foley Kelly Levelle's Christine Fooie Moano Katcha Maria Kershaw Sumulata Mosomani Pope Amy Louise Postuma Shade Pele Mamao Mokahela To the degree of Bachelor of Physical Education Stefan James Barton Hayden David Blackford Adam Robert Dericott Sarah Diana Blakey-Innor Alexandra Claire Whitten-Feek Jane Margaret Foster Danita Sharon Fratelli James John Glenn Nicola Louise Howes Mark Robert John Johnson James John Glenn James John Glenn Mark Robert John Johnson Stacy Mae Kerr Senior Scholar Physical Education Ben Samuel Keate Kirsty Jane Legate Catherine Louton Arena Ann McCormick Callum Ian McGibbon Campbell Patrick McLaughlin Brenton William Moyes Jody Ellen Nicole Ashley Marie Jean Ryan Iwashaka Huyum Sansong Taryn Deanne Stead Steven James Stone Cherie Anna Marie-Jane Tiamani I'm sorry, Sheena Anna Marie-Jane Tiamani Natasha Margaret Thompson Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Distinction Jessica Rachel Brown in Early Career Teaching Sandra Ann Coots Patricia Ann Hudson in Literacy Education Rachel Mary Hughes Kerry Muller in Early Career Teaching Meng Zhiyun Penny Lin University Graduate Scholar Moana Brenda Lee Asalva Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Merritt Shantel Storm De Villiers in Counselling Adriana Francesca Houston Maria Mariana King Paula Jane Miller in Literacy Education Maurea Finae Lanihulilomu Brent Ly Reed Jacqueline Eunice Mae Shaw Raman Deep Carl Siddhu Postgraduate Diploma in Education Vai Fallanikul Kashmira Rustam Kambata Yixielang Lin in Counselling Andrew Joina Tala-Mailay Sopana Mishra in Counselling Makareta Louise Rossi-Nurmanin in Literacy Education Ollatanga Oteneru in Literacy Education Ollatanga Oteneru in Literacy Education Shunabaga Valley Patha Pavita Rada Kua Matabalaburabu Vaatia Tia Cietia Susan Fiorgaki-Smith Jennifer Rosalie Margaret Walker to the degree of Master of Educational Leadership with First Class Honours. Peter Michael Lehmann to the degree of Master of Educational Leadership with First Class Honours. Peter Michael Lehmann to the degree of Master of Educational Leadership with Second Class Honours. Brenda Ann Martin Terry Harold Taylor and, in absentia, all those other persons named in the Book of Convocation qualified for the award of a Diploma or confirmed of a degree in the Faculty of Education. Thank you, Pro-Chancellif, 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. Finn Scofield on clarinet, accompanied by Wendy Huang on piano, will now perform fantasy pieces by Robert Schuman. The clarinet is probably my favourite instrument and you just heard why the only fantasy piece of that was that it was a fantastic performance by Finn, accompanied by Wendy and can I ask you to show your appreciation again? Each year we have some memorable performances by students from our acclaimed School of Music such as the one you've just heard. All graduands and their families who would like to hear further performances are invited to attend the Graduation Concert 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 France 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 the Dean of the Faculty of Arts Associate Professor Crosswright to present graduands in that faculty. Chancellor as Dean I have the honour of presenting to you the students qualified for the award of a diploma or confirmant of a degree in Faculty of Arts. Diploma in Professional Ethics Stefan Broff Stephanie Jean Simpson Plowman Graduate Diploma in Arts Margo Jane Baker Nicole Briney Gabriel Curtis Claire Jung Hyokyong Lee Theonosia Petru Lara Thelma Margaretha Simschitz Elki Somansiu Dean Smith Michelle Ann Williamson to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Hassan Hussein Ali Abdulnadi Clare Marie Acton Kirsty Louise Adair Grace Patricia Adams Courtney Paige Addison Tara Jasmine Armad Fatima Hamid Kalafmusa Ali Alsaid Maria Malasadi Felix Francis Alderson Zainab Abdul Karim Hassan Ali Hassan Alhaiki Benjamin Samuel Method Allen Joshua Robert Bruce Allen Hasini Nalika Amarasekara Lida Amiri Lynette Heather Amos Daniel Leslie Anderson Zoe Arato Anderson Therese Louise Anderson Natalie Joy Anderton Jason Robert Antel Kristen Unita Owaki Peter Channel Abigodd Helen Tusipepa Apisaloma Regina Arum Senior Scholar Arts Paul Thomas Atkinson Sally Atkinson Danielle Samantha Zoe Old Julian Rachel Joy Babington Ursula Louise Buck Senior Scholar Arts Matthew Christopher Barrett Manuel Marinus Bustians Andrew A. Sasha Bommier Elizabeth Joan Beckett Laura Audrey Ellen Bell Peter Robert Bellhugh Michael Manoaw Bennett Rebecca Georgia Benson Senior Scholar Arts Kelsey Lucy Bergen Nicholas James Bidwell Rebecca Ann Birrell Benjamin Lewis Charles Blackman Olivia Anna Bloxham Daniel John MacLean Mark Wayne Bond Jirupon Boonfum Senior Scholar Arts Eli James Bolton Federico Jose Bowen Montenegro Nicole Barbara Boyce Carl Joseph Brewer Marissa Braytonbark Stacy Ann Brommel Nicole Bruce Hemoata Dorothy Paniora Brown Nicole Lauren Brown Stacy Jennifer Brown James Fleet Burry Annika Jane Beidelay Senior Scholar Arts Matthew Philip Calvin Anita Lorna Campbell Samantha April Campbell Dylan Alexander Carr Samantha Jane Coey Rajneeta Chand Phoebe Cecilia Chandler Chi Chen Yvonne Nguyen Chi Chen Caroline Christina Chetty Grace Margaret Chernside Hain Su Chou Sua Choy Kawe Chau Rebecca Letitia Chau Ada Waiman Chu Jean-Giahao Chwe Emma Frances Clark Senior Scholar Arts Frances Anne Clark Emma Frances Clarkson Anna Olivia Myriel Claydon Hannah Jane Cleal Jessica Robin Coakley Senior Scholar Arts Shira Ruth Cohen Bernard Harcourt Coleman Peter Alec Coulson Jason Sean Conran Jeremy Stewart Cooper Jennifer Tracy Coppido Tara Jane Coppelston Zoe Laura Cornelius Michaela Ann Corns Emma Jane Cooper Astrid Lee Coward Rebecca Craig Catherine Jane Croshaw Zoe Nicola Croslin Rachel Margaret Cunningham Rebecca Louise Cusack Soraya Dagh Adam Francis Dofan Michael James Peter Davidson Diani Anne De Silva Christopher Keith Deal Ramona Jesse Debenham Peter Garang Dung Margaret Ann Croshaw Giles Peter Dexter Rajitha Kulatunga Dolamula Junyong Dong Kara Rachel Douglas Rachel Laura Dove Elise Brie Dowden Patrick Kelly Doyle Lindsay Marie Duckett Lena Beth Duffin Sarah Charlotte Ellen Dunbar Danitsa Johanna Dura Nicole Claire Edmund Andrea Louise Duffin Jennifer N Emma Jo Engelbrecht Shakira Esso Erika Bettina Evans Mark Richard Evans Andrea Claire Ewan Ava Natasha Eales Maria Oloa Fahamalsili Natalie Kate Fabrin Bessie Florence Sian Fun Siao Yun Fun Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Siao Yun Fun Simon James Farrell Melissa Meliola Fatuamaka Katie Ann Featherston Elizabeth Claire Fisher Matthew Llewellyn Fisher John Charles Francis Stephen John Fria Kristen Ann Fulton Postgraduate Diploma in Arts with Distinction Robin Francis Butterworth in Museums and Cultural Heritage Jane Louise Ferguson in Sociology Ruth Ellen Green-Cole in Art History James Henry Kerr Inkson in Drama Rachel Frances Vintz in Development Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Arts with Merit Lilibez Gallego in Development Studies Roberta Gomes in Development Studies Yu Wing Hwe in Psychology Lomata Faliatoa Margaret Loano in English Leah Robin McFay in Screen Production Evelyn Rhiano-Remoji Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Frederick Loloa Alatini in Pacific Studies Joani Alecki Faawai in Pacific Studies Link Auw in Psychology Te Yen Chin in Screen Production Stephanie Allison Cook in Drama Studies Elizabeth Marika Welch-Davies in English and a Bachelor of Arts Sarawut Gina in Comparative Literature Tame Atatoshi Monawaki Moko Tangaloa-Kingi in Pacific Studies Sangaha Malua in Anthropology Damian Roderick McLeod in Political Studies Narisha Naranjan in Art History Fuzipala Pangai Bekida Pulauku in English Natali Xiaochuan Wong in English and a Bachelor of Arts Postgraduate Diploma in Language Teaching with Distinction Huang Hu Huang Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies with Distinction Amy B. Motel Hailey Jocelyn-Court Rita Maria Lenn Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies with Merit Asakitoyoshima Postgraduate Diploma in English Merit Asakitoshima Postgraduate Diploma in Translation Studies Cheng Chen Hong Laoliu to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours with First Class Honours Victoria Frances Adams in Art History Mohammad Reda Yusuf Mamoud Alansari in Education Faisal Al-Assad in Sociology and a Bachelor of Arts Celia Andrea Mallory sorry Celia Andrea target Celia Andrea Mallory Austin in Art History John E. Hubby in Psychology Brunker Bogdan in History Catherine Louise Bond in Art History Connie Marie Boston in Drama Anna Bracewell-Warrell in English and a Bachelor of Arts Stephanie Amy Brown in Sociology Augusta Violet Bunting in Anthropology Zoe Roisin Bunting in Sociology Nicola Kate Chadwick in Psychology Georgina Helen Murray Crawl in History University Graduate Scholar Lauren Elizabeth Davison in Latin Sarah Marie Dodrell in Psychology Laura Ann Ewns in Psychology Rachel Ann Faliatoa in Development Studies Robert Wayne Fleet in Criminology Lisa Nicole Ganaway University Graduate Scholar University Graduate Scholar Lisa Nicole Ganaway in Psychology Timothy James Gentles in Comparative Literature and a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Arts Christoph Mark Francoise Gillain in History and a Bachelor of Arts Conjoined and a Bachelor of Laws Jonathan Arthur Austin Gould in History Helen Jane Grant in Development Studies University Graduate Scholar Sharon Tarangi Haswell in History Dion Terry Henry in Psychology Christopher Greg Holdaway in Linguistics Isaac Thomas Hollis in Political Studies Madeleine Grace Valentine King in Film, Television and Media Studies Noriko Koyama in Linguistics Sara Malik in English and a Bachelor of Arts Oliver James Mannion in Sociology Brunco Marchetic in History Adele-Marie McNutt in Museums and Cultural Heritage University Graduate Scholar Rebecca Marie Nicholson in Psychology University Graduate Scholar Eliza Futahelu Warwick Ofa Maoni in Anthropology Johan Michael Ordish in Political Studies Alia Anampavine in Film, Television and Media Studies Juliet Crystal Pirano in Sociology Sarah Mae Ricketts in Anthropology Samantha Salisbury in History Oliver Edward Skinner in History Samuel Godfrey Oscar Wilson-Smith in Political Studies Stephanie Ann Turner in Political Studies Angela Koroseta Vaai in History Ruth Ria Van Dyke in Sociology Nicola Santonius-Willem Maria Wajamar in Ancient History Ellen Michelle White in English University Graduate Scholar Penny Peyton-Wolfgrim in Psychology Margo Dominique Wu Min-Wong in Art History Adrianne Wutton in Psychology To the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours with Second Class Honours First Division Laura Ashley Akin in Ancient History Penelope Jane Arras-Smith in Sociology Brittany Rose Carroll in Anthropology Marilyn Rose Chetty in Criminology Rebecca Sharon Chivers in Political Studies Shoe Ying Fu in Sociology David James Gaspard in Political Studies Elizabeth Mary Gill in English and a Bachelor of Arts Matthew Roy Hall in Art History Hene Kuda Elizabeth Hollis in Psychology Chiung Bin Park in Political Studies Lynette Preeti Prasad in Sociology Zachary James Pryor in History and a Bachelor of Arts Peter Stewart Rammage in Political Studies and a Bachelor of Arts Jo in Anthropology Natasha Turnbull in Anthropology Milioti Vaikoso in Pacific Studies and a Graduate Diploma in Arts Jonathan Charles Williams in Political Studies Christina Monique Wood in English and a Bachelor of Arts Shishan Wu in Film, Television and Media Studies Jordan Bradley Yee in Screen Production Yuri Andreevich Zhukov in Political Studies and a Bachelor of Arts Honours with Second Class Honours Second Division Melissa Noel Breones in Anthropology Sio Lafaeli in Film, Television and Media Studies Liu in Economics to the degree of Master of Public Policy with First Class Honours Claire Denise Mortimer to the degree of Master of Public Policy with Second Class Honours First Division Rachel Jennifer Thurston to the degree of Master of Public Policy with Second Class Honours Second Division David Kevin Arthur Radich to the degree of Master of Professional Studies with First Class Honours Aisha Myra Amin in International Relations and Human Rights Songyi Choi in Language Teaching Marcella De Pietro Selwyn in Translation University Graduate Scholar Fung Nguyen Mei in Translation Michael Lowers in International Relations and Human Rights Yishan Wang in Translation to the degree of Master of Professional Studies with Second Class Honours First Division Dinah Violet Karuth in Language Teaching Emir Cherula in International Relations and Human Rights Haida Donegan in Translation Anna Katrina Fisher in Translation Antoinette Stephanie Hale in Language Teaching to the degree of Master of Professional Studies with Second Class Honours Second Division Rachel Marion Arnott in International Relations and Human Rights Anna Guo in Translation William Jun in International Relations and Human Rights Taran Naidu in Language Teaching Wang Xinxu in Language Teaching Le Jiang in Translation to the degree of Master of Professional Studies Lu Sun in Language Teaching to the degree of Master of Arts with First Class Honours Jessica Holly Bates in English Carolyn Lindsay Buring Rabanal in Anthropology Chantelle Marie Alvina Burgoyne in Screen Production Brett Chapman in Linguistics Arden James Roy Crookshank in Anthropology Karen Christine Dombrowski in Language Teaching and Learning Anna Engstrom in Psychology Roland Christy French in Screen Production and a Bachelor of Arts Honours with Second Class Honours First Division in Screen Production and a Bachelor of Arts Fou Yeou in Screen Production Craig Gainsborough Waring in Screen Production Timothy Market with George in Film, Television and Media Studies University Graduate Scholar Leon Gregory Hoffman in Geography Faculty Graduate Scholar Rosanna Joy Keem in Political Studies Aziz Ulakan in Language Teaching and Learning Deti Kuzmalawati in Development Studies Georgina Mae Langdon-Paul in Development Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts with Distinction in Development Studies Tanya Kimberley-Mallon in Screen Production and a Bachelor of Arts Honours with First Class Honours in Screen Production Janet Elsbeth-McAllister in Sociology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts with Distinction in History University Graduate Scholar Marina Alofania Makatmi in Screen Production to the degree of Master of Arts with Second Class Honours First Division Erin Ruth Dillon in Languages and Literature Desislava Andrieva Kapitanova in Film, Television and Media Studies Helen Shirley King in Film, Television and Media Studies Wei Min Lu in Asian Studies Robert Carinyan-Mignol in Drama to the degree of Master of Arts with Second Class Honours Second Division Emily Nia Keita in English and a Bachelor of Arts Honours with First Class Honours in English Jo Jiang in Film, Television and Media Studies Adam Christopher King in Screen Production to the degree of Master of Arts Poasa Base in Development Studies Shuang Hao in Language, Teaching and Learning and in absentia all those other persons named in the Book of Convocation qualified for the award of a Diploma or Confirmative of a Degree in the Faculty of Arts The University places great importance on excellence in teaching each year to teachers who have demonstrated excellence in various aspects of teaching. These awards are contestable across the University and signify truly superior achievement. An award for sustained excellence in teaching has been made to Associate Professor Jennifer Frost in the Department of History within the Faculty of Arts. I call upon a student of that faculty Sharon Halswell to read the citation for Associate Professor Jennifer Frost. Associate Professor Jennifer Frost is truly deserving of this Teaching Excellence Award. Her commitment, enthusiasm and passion for teaching continue to inspire students past and present. Jennifer has a rare ability to engage students in her love of history by sharing and infectious enthusiasm evident in her lecturing style which captivates audiences. She brings history alive by personalising it in a way that is relevant by demonstrating that events do not just happen but it is people who make history. This is a quality that she instills in her students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Like all excellent teachers Jennifer ensures that her students demonstrate a sound knowledge of theory and methodology. She is clear that history is not only an intellectual exercise of research and writing but from the past we can derive purpose for the present. When you care about people you cannot help but be moved by their history and Jennifer exemplifies this approach through her innate gift of encouraging her students to engage the heart and not just the head. She also has an ability to step into a student's shoes by relating to each process of their development to enable a successful result. She challenges what I thought I knew about history. Jennifer put everything into perspective by simply pointing out that as we push boundaries we are confronted by our shortcomings but must never give up. Her grace and wisdom demonstrated humility and empowered me to persevere. In honouring Jennifer with this award the real winners are her students. Jennifer without your empathetic approach to the past your concern for the present and future and most of all your ability to deliver the teaching of history in a meaningful way I wouldn't be standing here today. You have taken a subject that was abstract and brought it to life in all senses of the phrase. On behalf of all your students and the graduate department congratulations and thank you. On behalf of the university I now invite all today's graduates to stand and receive the congratulations of us all. This would be an ideal opportunity for the graduates to show their appreciation of their families and supporters and the staff of the university who have helped them as they achieved their qualifications. This concludes this meeting of council and convocation of the university and 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 programs. Challenges for designing optimised wind turbine is to do measurements in quite difficult terrain. The cost though of putting a mast up alongside a turbine goes up eight times every time you double the size of a mast to keep these costs down if renewable energy is going to be successful. One of the things that we are doing with our research is improving the signal quality and the accuracy of our wind measurements by using smart signals. So instead of simply sending out a little peep noise we send out a very complicated coded acoustic signal. So what I do is use sound but it bounces off turbulence and by making up a picture of that we can visualise what's happening with the turbulence and whether it's moving and we get wind information from that. The aim of our research with wind turbines is to improve forecast of power output in the presence of gusts and also to get much better estimates compared to what models can currently do. So we're using acoustic methods where we have an instrument based on the ground that sends sound into the air and reflects off turbulence. The push towards renewable energy worldwide is absolutely huge.