Government of New Zealand

Snow Avalanche Characteristics Along Milford Road, Aotearoa New Zealand, Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing

Abstract We repurposed an unlit (“dark”) telecommunication fiber cable running along the Milford Road in Fiordland, Aotearoa New Zealand, into a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) array to monitor snow avalanches during the 2024 austral winter and spring season. Using DAS data, w...

With intention, moving safely: Relational decision-making at the heart of evaluation bricolage

This article discusses how evaluation bricolage, when foregrounded by relationality and informed by multicultural validity, offers potential for transparent decision-making within evaluative bricolage. The authors intentionally explore the risks and the opportunities that lie wit...