Agricultural development is intimately tied to the environment and cultural practices, specifically socio-political change. Nowhere are these relationships more clear than on Polynesian islands. Many sequences of agricultural change have now been documented in the region, and their relationships with the environment and cultural change assessed. Most, if not all, of these identified sequences have...

In late 2013, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) commissioned Sapere Research Group (Sapere) to conduct an evaluation of the ILP. The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of support and determine whether a further phase of New Zealand Aid Programme support is necessary, following the scheduled end of the...

The characteristics of traditional discipleship taught and practiced in Samoan society reflect the consideration of the church’s needs and demands which are more important than family. For example, one characteristic of becoming a disciple is that he or she is expected to abandon his or her family and follow Jesus. However, public criticism of this...

This thesis looks at chiefly Polynesian leadership in the 21st century. Since 2006, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Cook Islands and Aotearoa have each experienced the loss of prominent chiefly leaders. In each of the cases, new leaders have risen to take the places of the recently departed ones. In a world that is constantly changing, the...

This research analysed findings from global transport stakeholder organisations and modelled the energy consumption of electric vehicles under Samoan conditions. Abstract The identification of alternative transport modes is urgently required as fuel price inflation is adversely affecting Samoa’s energy security and increasingly its economic and social well-being. The Samoan government has recognised the society-wide implications...