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New Zealand fisheries management has been the focus of a great deal of research, largely because of the early, and very successful, introduction of a neoliberal property regime in the country's commercial fisheries. Less attention has been paid to the other management activities of New Zealand's Ministry of Fisheries. This paper outlines the fisheries management issues arising over the last decade in the region to the north of Auckland and the practices of the Ministry as it worked to address them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The grassland revolution is a national story but the intensification of New Zealand pastoral agriculture was made possible by many changes in farm practice, and application varied within New Zealand. This paper identifies aggregation issues in the narrative and explores their implications for any reassessment of the revolution. Data from six counties are analysed to illustrate some of the varied experiences across New Zealand farm districts. The paper redirects attention to local- and farm-scale studies as a way to investigate the significance of the diverse drivers of pastoral productivity, their timing and effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 1908 Auckland City was the commercial hub for a small and remote provincial economy and cannot have supported more than modest, locally orientated enterprises. This paper argues that such a view is conditioned by a ‘landlubber's gaze’. By envisaging a seafarer alighting on the City's wharves from a 1908 steamship to encounter the city's commercial heart, it demonstrates that Queen Street opened to a maritime world where Auckland enterprises enjoyed extensive networks and markets. Indeed, Auckland's ‘floating world’ rivalled its ‘residential world’. Such an approach may force us to recast Auckland Province in archipelago and network terms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses three walking tour guides prepared for the 12th International Conference of Historical Geographers. It argues that the guides are innovative in terms of format, content and ironic sensibility. It construes them as devices for re-imagining Auckland's urban heritage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on competition within the agricultural machinery industry in Ontario for the period 1850–1930. Evaluation of the efficacy of the National Policy; Comparison with the industry in Chicago; Development of gasoline tractor.

Focuses on the neighborhood community centers, highlighting evidence of a changing leisure culture in Brandon, Canada. Indication that neighborhoods are more ethnically and socially mixed; Information on community centers in Brandon; Influence of mass culture on community centers; Transformation of recreational opportunities in Brandon.