Helpful Tips 

Viewing this site

This site is best viewed using the following browser versions:

• Internet Explorer Version 6 or above 
• Firefox Version 3.0 or above

This site uses JavaScript which is a programming or script language from Netscape.  Older versions of browsers may not recognise this language and therefore the site may look different when viewed with browsers older than the versions listed above.

This site is designed for a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels with at least a 16 bit colour scheme.

Macrons

Following the convention chosen by the Maori Language Commission this website uses a macronised font, Unicode (UTF-8) to indicate long vowels in Māori.

Unicode (UTF-8) macrons create true macrons with out the need for Māori fonts. Unfortunately they do not display correctly in older computers and older browsers.

If you are having difficulty viewing macrons, click here for assistance.

Using the search engine

At its simplest, a query can be just a word or a phrase. But with the tips on this page, you can expand the focus of your query to give you more complete results. These tips will get you started with basic query language and acquaint you with the full power of Microsoft Index Server.

• Look for words with the same prefix. For example, in your query form type key* to find key, keying, keyhole, keyboard, and so on.
• Search for all forms of a word. For example, in the form type sink** to find sink, sinking, sank, and sunk.
• Search with the keyword NEAR, rather than AND, for words close to each other. For example, both of these queries, system and manager and system near manager, look for the words system and manager on the same page. But with NEAR, the returned pages are ranked in order of proximity: The closer together the words are, the higher the rank of that page.
• Refine your queries with the AND NOT keywords to exclude certain text from your search. For example, if you want to find all instances of surfing but not the Net, write the following query:

  surfing AND NOT the Net

• Add the OR keyword to find all instances of either one word or another, for example:

  Abbott OR Costello

  This query finds all pages that mention Abbott or Costello or both.
• Put quotation marks around keywords if you want Index Server to take them literally. For instance, if you type the following query:
  
  "system near manager"

  Index Server will literally look for the complete phrase system near manager. But if you type the same query without the quotation marks:
  
  system near manager

  Index Server searches all documents for the words system and manager.

• Use Free Text Queries if you want to enter queries using natural language. Index Server will examine your query, extract nouns and noun phrases and construct a query for you. With free text queries you can enter any text you want, from a proper question, to a string of words and phrases, without worrying about the query language. For example, if you type in the following query:
  
  "How do I use the Index Server administration snap-in?"
  
  Index Server will create a query for you automatically and begin the search. Note that when you're using free text queries, the regular query language features are disabled and keywords such as AND, OR, and NEAR are interpreted as normal words.

Viewing PDF files with Adobe Acrobat Reader

A large number of files on this site are 'PDF files' which means 'Portable Document Format'.  This type of file can be viewed and printed using free software called Adobe Acrobat Reader.  We recommend using version 5.0 or above.

Please note that large PDF files can take a while to download in a browser window, particularly if you are using an older system and have a slow internet connection.  To speed up this process, you may wish to save PDF files to your computer and and then open them using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The following introductory paragraph appears before each link to a PDF file:

Note: You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view and print this document.  For help opening PDF files or tips on copying information see Helpful Tips.

Resource Consent Application (Size 81K)

The size of a file is quoted in kilobytes beside each link to a PDF file.  

Once this link has been clicked the PDF file will open in a separate browser window.  

Note: If you are running an old version of a browser and an old version of Adobe Acrobat Reader you may experience problems opening PDF files.  For help with this problem see the options available for opening PDF files.

Problems opening PDF files

You may experience problems opening PDF files if  running older versions of a browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

If you are running Internet Explorer 5, please see the Microsoft Support site in relation to this particular issue with your browser.

Typically the first PDF file will open without problems but when trying to open a second PDF file a blank browser window appears.

Three options for solving this problem are:

Option 1 - Save PDF to a directory on your computer:

• Right mouse click (or click + Option for Macintosh) on the name of the file you wish to download. 
• Click the option 'Save Target As...' - the 'File Download' window will appear followed by the 'Save As' window.  Save the PDF to a directory on your computer.
• Once the file has downloaded, 'double click' the PDF file to launch the file with Adobe Acrobat Reader. 

Option 2 - Open a new browser window:

• After opening the first PDF file and before you open another PDF file, close your current browser session down and then reopen the browser.  Locate and open the PDF file - it should open successfully. 

Option 3 - Download newer versions of your browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader:

• Download the latest version of your browser and the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.  These downloads are free.

Note:

	The three options above are suggestions and not directives.
	Problems with opening PDF files is not unique to this website.
	For further information on this problem see the Microsoft Product Support Service website.

Copying PDF text and graphics

Acrobat allows you to copy text and graphics from a PDF document and paste them into a file in another application.

To copy text

1. Select the text select tool , and do one of the following:

• To select a line of text, select the first letter of the sentence or phrase and drag to the last letter.

• To select multiple columns of text (horizontally), hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag across the width of the document.

• To select a column of text (vertically), hold down Ctrl + Alt (Windows) or Option + Command (Mac OS) as you drag the length of the document.

• To select all the text on the page, choose Edit  > Select All

2. Choose Edit > Copy to copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
3. Choose Edit > Paste command in another application (e.g. Word) to paste the text into your document.

To copy graphics

1. Select the graphics select tool .
   (To locate this button hold down the mouse button on the text tool and then drag to the tool you want).

2. Drag a rectangle around the graphic you want to copy. To deselect the graphic and start over, click anywhere outside the selected graphic.

3. Choose Edit > Copy to copy the graphic to the Clipboard.

4. Choose Edit > Paste command in another application (e.g. Word) to paste the graphic to your document.

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