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Item type: Item , Family language policy and Tagalog maintenance in a mixed-heritage family in Aotearoa : a research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Applied Linguistics at Massey University, New Zealand(Massey University, 2025) Iguin, Rosario; Berardi-Wiltshire, AriannaThe 2023 New Zealand Census shows a growing presence of Filipinos, particularly in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) region. However, the maintenance of Tagalog, one of the Philippines’ heritage languages, remains underexplored, especially in mixed-heritage households where intergenerational transmission can be even more challenging. This study addresses the gap in this area of research by investigating how a Filipino and a Pākehā couple in Aotearoa New Zealand navigate family language policy (FLP) to promote Tagalog maintenance within their multilingual household. Drawing on narrative data from semi-structured interviews, the study examines parental beliefs, aspirations, and collaborative efforts toward heritage language transmission. The study highlights the importance of affective, relational, and cultural values, alongside the influence of external and contextual environments of the family, in shaping their FLP. Moreover, it illustrates how broader multilingual realities are incorporated into everyday family language practices. By centring the often overlooked perspectives of a Filipino mother and a non-heritage father, this study contributes to expanding FLP research in Aotearoa’s diverse and multilingual landscape.Item type: Item , Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into public sector construction procurement: a New Zealand case analysis of evaluation weightings and criteria(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025-11-03) Qian J; Siriwardana C; Shahzad WM; Gunasekara CPurpose This study examines how environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles are embedded in public sector construction procurement in New Zealand. It aims to evaluate the extent to which ESG considerations are integrated into contractor selection and how these reflect local policy priorities. Design/methodology/approach A content analysis was conducted on 102 publicly issued requests for proposals (RFPs) to assess the inclusion, weighting and thematic distribution of ESG-related evaluation criteria. The results were compared with international literature to highlight contextual differences. Findings ESG criteria were explicitly weighted in 45% of RFPs, typically between 1 and 20%, while 8% included them as unweighted considerations. The remaining 47% did not include any discernible ESG criteria. Commercial and heavy civil projects showed higher rates of ESG inclusion, while institutional and residential sectors lagged. Social outcomes, particularly workforce training, Maori and Pasifika inclusion and community well-being, received greater emphasis than environmental or governance criteria. The study also found that larger projects were more likely to include sustainability considerations, although the level of weighting was consistent across project sizes. Originality/value This research systematically evaluates ESG integration in New Zealand's public sector construction procurement at scale. It reveals a socially driven procurement model shaped by national policy and demographic priorities and highlights the need for more consistent application of ESG criteria across project types and scales.Item type: Item , It Takes More than a Village: Involvement in Positive LGBTQIA+ Socialization from Origin Family, Chosen Family, Community, and Parasocial Relationships(Taylor and Francis Group, 2026-02-18) Layland EK; Wei AX; Maurer NM; Seager van Dyk IParents remain the focus of LGBTQIA+ socialization, and contributions of other family and non-family relationships remain unknown. We identified who contributes to positive LGBTQIA+ socialization using a broad, queered definition of family. Data from the Queer Joy Project (New Zealand and United States, 2023–2024) included LGBTQIA+ adolescents and adults (ages 16–71; n = 490). Using repeated measures ANOVA, frequency of positive LGBTQIA-related messages while growing up were compared across origin family, chosen family, community, and media. Qualitative content analysis of brief narratives identified who positively influenced participants’ sense of LGBTQIA+ self. Positive messages were most frequent from chosen family, then media, origin family, and community (F = 280.03, p <.001). Transgender and nonbinary participants received positive messages from origin family less frequently than cisgender participants (t = 2.27; p = 0.03). Generation Z participants received positive messages more frequently in all relationship domains compared to older participants (Fs = 19.61–55.14; ps <.001). In narratives, participants most frequently identified chosen family (48.3%), community (22.8%), origin family (18.3%), and parasocial relationships (16.3%). Many participants (69.6%) identified someone who was LGBTQIA+. LGBTQIA+ socialization could be enhanced by improving origin family participation and increasing youth access to LGBTQIA+ peers, community, and media. Future positive socialization research and practice should broaden and diversify conceptualization of family.Item type: Item , Campylobacter colonization and undernutrition in infants in rural Eastern Ethiopia: a longitudinal community-based birth cohort study(2024-05-22) Chen D; McKune SL; Yang Y; Usmane IA; Ahmed IA; Amin JK; Ibrahim AM; Seran AJ; Shaik N; Ojeda A; Hassen BM; Deblais L; Ahmedo BU; Hassen KA; Bhrane M; Li X; Singh N; Roba KT; French NP; Rajashekara G; Manary MJ; Hassen JY; Havelaar AH; CAGED Research Team