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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.

Gordon Cessford

I was the lead Social Scientist at the Department of Conservation for many years. Work there involved outdoor recreation participation and development; tourism impacts, benefits and development; physical impacts on…continue reading

Robyn Barry

As a mature student, I completed my PhD research on a shared social housing model for older women. It was a challenge to be operating both in and for the…continue reading

Garth Nowland-Foreman

Garth is a founding partner of the capacity-building social enterprise, LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance & Leadership. He also taught part-time for 18 years in Graduate Programmes in…continue reading

Alice Beban

Senior lecturer in Sociology at Massey University, conducting research on gender, land and agricultural change in ecologically sensitive areas of the Mekong region, and women’s health and rural social change…continue reading

Pania Tui Coote

Māori Health, Social Welfare, Community Development. Master of Social Welfare, Otago University.

Sue Elliott

Community development, refugees, migrants, human rights. Msc (distinction), BEd.

Alison Greenaway

The main thread for my work is supporting the co-production of knowledge for sustainble development. I work with people in a variety of settings to explore the possibilities in front…continue reading

Liz Gordon

Managing Director, Pukeko Research Ltd. We do research across the education, social services and justice sectors. I research in the areas of law and justice, sexual harm, alcohol harm, wahine…continue reading

Rachael Trotman

Fifteen years social and sustainability research and evaluation for all sectors

Iris Pahau

Jen Margaret

Community development, social justice, Te Tiriti o Waitangi implementation, capacity development. MA (Hons)University of Auckland.

Georgina Johnson

Community, Tangata Whenua, Women, Business. Grad Dip NFP Management, Unitec, Assessor HSI, ATTTO.

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