A scientist’s footprint

He tapuwae pūtaiao

Fieldwork, Fiordland.  Photo - Claire Newell. Manaaki Whenua is a science business. Our business performance is affected by the accumulated impacts from each scientist’s activities. This individual impact or ‘footprint’ can be measured by some of the summarised data presented here
He umanga pūtaiao a Manaaki Whenua. Mā te hua o ngā mahi a tēnā, a tēnā o ngā kaipūtaiao, e pakari ake ai ngā mahi o tēnei umanga. Tērā e kitea te pānga, te tapuwae rānei, i ngā mahi e rārangi iho nei.

Each scientist has an environmental, social and economic impact

E kore e hapa he pānga ā-taiao, ā-pāpori, ā-ōhanga, tā ia kaipū taiao

On average in 2001/02, each of our scientists:

I tēnei tau, 2001/02, te toharite tēnei o ngā mahi i oti ai ia kaipūtaiao:

Photo - Jake Overton.
Photo - Ivor Yockney.
Photo - Jake Overton.
Photo - Graham Shepherd.
Photo - Ivor Yockney.
Photo - Ian Whitehouse.
Photo - Jake Overton.
Photo - Ian Whitehouse.
Photo - Diana Leufkens.
Photo - Ian Whitehouse.
Photo - John Hunt.
Photo - Claire Newell
  • produced work with a value of more than $175 000
  • i neke atu te $175 000 te mahi i oti

  • published 1.2 papers papers in international peer-reviewed journals and presented one paper at a scientific conference
  • 1.2 ngā pepa i whakaputaina ki ngā hautaka o te ao whānui, ā, i pānuitia tētahi pepa ki tētahi huihuinga kaipūtaiao

  • were supported by 0.75 technical and 0.4 administrative staff
  • 0.75 ngā kaimahi hangarau, 0.4 ngā kaimahi whakahaere mo ia kaiputaiao

  • covered 4000 km in air travel and 2500 km in vehicle travel for work activities in New Zealand
  • i rere 4000 ngā kiromita, i haere 2500 kiromita mā runga motokā, mo te mahi i roto ō Aoteoroa

  • flew 12 600 km to overseas destinations, and spent $2000 on international travel and conferences
  • i rere 12,600 kiromita ki tāwāhi, ā, i pau te $2000 i te takahi i te nuku o te ao, i te haere hoki ki ngā huihuinga nui i tāwahi

  • used 6900 kilowatt-hours of energy for heating, lighting and operating equipment
  • i pau te $6900 hāora kirowāta pūngao, hei whakamahana whare, hei tahu rama, me ēra ata mahi

  • produced 6.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide from travel and energy-use
  • i whakaputaina te 6.5 tana o te hauhā i ngā hāereere, me ngā mahi whakapau pūngao

  • used 6300 sheets of A4 paper (32 kg), 140 envelopes and 1.7 kg of coffee grounds
  • i whakapaua te 6300 hīti pepa A4, 140 pūkoro pepa, me te 1.7 kirorāmu kukū kawhe

  • recycled 32 kg of paper and disposed of 100 kg of solid waste
  • i hangaruatia 38 kirokarāmu pepa, ā, i kawea atu 100 kirokarāmu parahanga

  • used 1.6 Gigabytes of computer disk space.
  • i whakapaua 1.6 kikapaiti i te whakaputu kōnae ki te manawa rorohiko

  • obtained $6200 worth of new science equipment, personal computers and printers
  • i whakawhiwhia ki te $6200 o ngā rāwekeweke pūtaiao hou, ki ngā rorohiko takitahi me ngā pūreretā

  • accessed journals and bibliographic databases costing $2600
  • whakapā atu ki ngā hautaka me ngā pātengi tātai pukapuka, ko te wāriu $2600

  • has worked for Manaaki Whenua and its predecessors for 10.6 years
  • kua taka te 10.6 tau e mahi ana mō Manaaki Whenua

  • spent over 20 days working in the field
  • i pau te 20 rā i te mahi kohikohi mōhiotanga i waho i te tari

  • contributed more than 7 full days in socially-responsible activities to science societies, students and the public
  • i mahi mō ngā rā e whitu mō ngā rōpū pūtaiao, mō ngā tauira, me te iwi whānui

  • took 3.7 days of sick leave.
  • kīhai i tae ki te mahi, i ngā rā 3.7 nā te māuiui

  • shared in the company profit with a $890 bonus and a 1.5% base salary increase
  • i whiwhi i te hua o te kamupene, nā te moni tāpiri $890, me te pikinga o te utu ā tau mā te 1.5%;

  • increased their salary by 5.5%
  • i piki tō rātou utu mā te 5.5%;

  • and were paid 7.8% above the science sector and 3.7% below the general market rate.
  • 7.8% te pikinga ake o ō rātou utu i te nuinga o te wehenga pūtaiao, 3.7% i raro i te ōhanga whānui, mō ngā mahi pēnei.
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