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A new method of biodiversity assessment is developed to characterise the biodiversity values of roads across New Zealand.

This research project investigated the use of curve advisory speed signs in New Zealand.

This project was undertaken in 2001 to review environmental protection measures that have been applied through the Resource Management Act (RMA) process, to a sample of 35 state highway roading projects constructed in New Zealand, between the years 1…

A research project was undertaken in 2001 to analyse the patronage and cost-effectiveness impacts of nine public transport enhancement initiatives (the case studies) in three New Zealand cities (Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland).

Road networks are lifelines for the community and are essential for the economic and social well-being of New Zealand.

This research continues recent work to investigate ways of analysing and providing for improved passing opportunities on state highways in New Zealand.

One 1986 and three 1991 180/200 penetration grade Safaniya bitumens (from Saudi Arabia) produced by the Marsden Point Refinery were analysed by a range of procedures to detect any significant differences in chemical composition.

A robust methodology has been developed, in 2000–2001, to locate change points (i.e.

Road networks are lifelines for the community and are essential for the economic well-being of New Zealand.

The objective of this project, carried out in 2000–2001, was to study the weathering quality index (WQI), the measure used in the Transit New Zealand M/4:1999 specification basecourse aggregate, in order to determine the changes occurring when a marg…