The Higher Degree Theses collection contains digital copies of University of Waikato higher degree theses deposited since 2006.

Prior to 2006, digitisation for open access was not mandatory. To find older print theses please check the University of Waikato’s Library catalogue. These theses may be requested by interloan through your local library.

Submitting your thesis: University of Waikato Higher Degree and Masters Degree students can submit a digital copy of their completed thesis through the Australasian Digital Theses program.

Copyright Statement:

Theses are protected by the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). The theses may be consulted by you, provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use:

Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person.

Authors control the copyright of their thesis. You will recognise the author’s right to be identified as the author of the thesis, and due acknowledgement will be made to the author where appropriate.

You will obtain the author’s permission before publishing any material from the thesis.