Mick Strack
BA (Geography), BSurv, MSurv (Otago), PG Certificate Tertiary Teaching, PhD (Otago), NZCLS, MNZIS
Contact Details
Tel 64 3 479 7603
Email mick.strack@otago.ac.nz
Profile
Most of Mick's surveying work has been undertaken offshore – in Australia, the UK and Egypt, as a survey technician with a NZ Certificate in Land Surveying (NZCLS). On returning to New Zealand in the late 1980s and surveying in Nelson for several years, he decided on some re-education in 1993 at Otago. He completed a BSurv in 1995, a BA in Geography in 1996, his MSurv thesis on sustainability and district plans in 1997, and PG Certificate in Tertiary Teaching in 1999. His 2008 PhD thesis examines the river rights of the indigenous people of Canada and New Zealand. His particular surveying interests are in land law, Māori land and aboriginal title, environmental ethics, urban design and planning, and our relationship with land, property and resources.
Teaching
Research
- Rights in land
- Aboriginal tenure
- MāoriLand
- Urban sustainability
- Enviromentalism
- Landscapes
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
- Property loss due to coastal erosion
- Bounding the Land - Surveyors' impacts on New Zealand's landscape
- Interpretation of land agreements and treaties
- High Country lease property rights
Research Students
Research Collaborations and Affiliations
- Te Tiaki Mahinga Kai Project
- CSAFE Centre for Sustainable Agriculture Food and the Environment
- Law, Policy and Practice Research Cluster for the Environment.
- Treaty Research Group
- New Zealand and the Pacific in Global Context: Peoples, Identities and Environment
Responsibilities
- Kaiawhina Surveying - Maori Student Support
- Pacific Islands Student Support
- Disabilities Support
- Tutor/demonstrator coordinator
- Member of School of Surveying Undergraduate Committee
Department Level
Professional Activities
- NZIS Fulton Gold Medallion Class A.2. October 2006
- New Zealand Institute of Surveyors Publications Committee - New Zealand Surveyor, Survey Quarterly
- New Zealand Institute of Surveyors Research and Development Committee
- Member of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors
- NZ Coastal Society – Te Hunga Takutai o Aotearoa
Awards and Achievements
Other Positions and Professional Responsibilities
Memberships
Refereed Journal Articles and Conference Papers
Strack M. 2010. Property loss due to coastal erosion: judicial, legislative and policy interventions. The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Dauphine Universite, Paris 2-3 September 2010
Coutts B.J. & Strack M. S. 2010. "Surveying by Degrees: Educating New Zealand Surveyors". FIG Commission 2 Symposium. Workshop on the Trends in Surveying Education and Training. University of East London. London. August 26-28 August 2010
Strack M. 2010. Property Rights for a New World: Adapting to an ethic of sustainability. FIG XXIV Congress. Sydney. April 2010.(pp 1-18)
Goodwin, D. & Strack M. 2009. Between the lines: The spirit behind land agreements. Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Construction and Building Research (COBRA) Conference, (pp.1389-1400) London RICS
Strack M. 2009. Lines on the Land. New Zealand Surveyor, No 299 14-23
Strack M. & Jeffery E. 2009. Access to landlocked Maori land. New Zealand Surveyor, No 299 31-35
Strack M. 2006. Maori Land Loss: A study of the processes of alienation – The Taieri Native Reserve. New Zealand Surveyor No.296 December 2006
Strack M. 2005. Back to the Land: Walking Access to the Outdoors. New Zealand Surveyor. No 295. 18-25
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