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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 70

SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION—AN ANALYSIS AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
By T. R. Smith

New Zealand Institute International Affairs
248 p. 1972. $7.50

Surveys the birth of the South Pacific Commission, in 1947, and its subsequent achievements in ensuring regional co-operation among territories which are separated by great expanses of ocean and by wide differences in cultural and political, economic, and social development. It also looks to the commission’s future role.

Contains 11 chapters with 2 appendices, and illustrated with black and white photographs.

SPORTS DIMENSIONS IN METRIC
CURRICULUM BULLETIN No. 76

16 p. 50c

In this curriculum development unit bulletin, sports areas and component measurements are given in metric. This information covers the dimensions of all popular sports.

TALKBACK

28 p. 1974. 55c

This report on the contributions which many thousands of New Zealanders made in discussion groups, meetings, and seminars held during the public discussion phase of the Education Development Conference. The report is designed to give an impression of the major outcomes of the discussion, not only indicating where a measure of consensus emerged, but also pointing out where people disagreed. (Educational Development Conference.)

TARARUA STATE FOREST PARK

24 p. 1976. $2

Within easy reach of most Wellingtonians, the Tararua Forest Park offers a variety of scenery and recreation to those wishing to escape the pressures of urban living.

This booklet briefly outlines the geology, climate, vegetation, flora and fauna, tramping, hunting, fishing, historical notes, and forest management. Three appendices briefly cover search and rescue, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of plants and animals.

A useful introduction to the park which will stimulate interest and encourage the visitor to use the park wisely and well. (Ncw Zealand Forest Service.)

TE RANGATAHI—Book 3—Maori Language Course
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

157 p. 1978 $6.90

Te Rangatahi 3 contains all chapters of the Te Rangatahi 2 except for the “Te Rama Tuna.” Exercises have been revised to comply with the new audio lingual teaching and testing in the fifth form.

This publication now completes the revised Te Rangatahi series.

TE REO RANGATIRA
By S. T. Karety

197 p. Illustrated. 1974. $4.50

A textbook for students of the Maori language written in the “Tuhoe” dialect. Its subject is contemporary Maori life with those aspects of the Maori heritage which prevail in it. This book is intended for advanced fifth formers and the sixth and seventh forms.

TE TAUTOKO 8, HE KEI AKU RINGA

1976. 60c

TE WHAREKURA No. 27 AND TE WHAREKURA No. 28 AND No. 29

Three new additions to this interesting and popular Maori reader series. (Department of Education.)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND
REPORT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, APRIL 1977

302 p. $4

This commission was established in June 1976 to advise on developments in telecommunications including broadcasting and other technical fields involved in modern communications.

New developments arising from the evolving technologies could have such a profound effect that matters of national economics, and social considerations would assume considerable importance.

This report will contribute to a better understanding of the place of telecommunications in New Zealand.

TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP
By T. H. McCombs

112 p. 1976. $2.80

Report of the Committee on Secondary Education which was set up to consider:

(a) The progress of the Secondary Education Review.

(b) Desirable developments in secondary education.

(c) Ways of ensuring close co-operation between schools and their parents and communities.

Contains 17 sections including a summary of recommendations.

(Department of Education.)

TRAFFIC RESEARCH REPORTS
NUMBERS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.

1975. No. 6, 30c; No. 7, 30c; No. 8 and 9, 45c; No. 10, 45c; No. 11, 40c; No. 12 and 13, 60c; No. 14, 15 and 16, 80c.

A series of reports which present the results of investigations into traffic safety and management problems.

Report No. 6 investigates accident occurrence at planned off-street type shopping areas and the strip-development type and compares the findings.

Report No. 7 deals with vehicle priority at uncontrolled intersections.

Report No. 8 and 9 contains an analysis of fatal motor cyclist accidents for periods of 1 year before and after the introduction of the law which makes the wearing of safety helmets compulsory.

Report No. 10, the role of alcohol in traffic accidents in New Zealand, is reviewed and reference to relative data is made. Alternative counter measures to the problem of drinking and driving is examined.

Report No. 11. A month-long intensive traffic enforcement programme was conducted in Christchurch. This analysis review shows the effects on road users. In this publication it also reviews the long-term effects of a similar programme conducted in Hamilton City in 1973.

Report No. 12. The 50 mph limit was introduced in December 1973 as part of the Government’s fuel conservation measures. In this report is a review of the first year’s operation of the 50 mph speed limit and its effects.

Report No. 13. Reviews the current organisation of traffic safety research in New Zealand. It concludes by outlining some of the implications for the medical profession.

Report No. 14. This report evaluates the effect alcohol has on driving skills and the part played by alcohol in traffic accidents. Also dealt with is the part played by engineers in reducing the alcohol-involved accidents and other research.

Report No. 15. Is a general review of the roles that traffic rules and their enforcement can reasonably be expected to play in the field of road safety.

Report No. 16. The trends and patterns of injury traffic accidents over the last two decades are traced and described through tables and comments.

Report No. 17. Evaluation of the New Zealand Compulsory Safety Belt Law— 70c

UNDERSTANDING LAKES
GOVERNMENT PRINTER

38 p. 1976. $3.95

This booklet was prepared jointly by Ministry of Works and Development and D.S.I.R. The foreword is written by Bruce W. Spooner, Chairman of the Water Resources Council. Well illustrated with coloured photographs and diagrams, covers the geological origin and general characteristics of lakes, the processes of lake ecosystems and lake problems. Outlines how private citizens and Government bodies can together prevent and solve problems relating to lakes and their environment. A bibliography is listed. A very useful booklet for schools and all concerned with understanding and preserving New Zealand’s beautiful lakes.