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

Jumoke Giwa

I am a community development, social justice and equity advocate who conducts research with diverse communities in the Global North and Global South. I am passionate about building the capacity…continue reading

Jill Chrisp

An international, regional and community-led development specialist. Has extensive experience working in strategic leadership, capacity-building, facilitation, project management, monitoring and evaluation, education and research roles with a focus on the…continue reading

Jordan Green

Ko Jordan tōku ingoa. He uri ahau nō Ngāti Porou me Te Whānau ā Apanui. I am a narrative, research and communications consultant with a background in social and narrative…continue reading

Dory Reeves

Maree Young

I have 25 years experience as a Researcher/Evaluator. I hold a MA (Applied) Social Science Research. Since graduating in 1994, I have worked as a Community Researcher, Exhibition Evaluator (Project…continue reading

Louise Tester

May 2016 – Present: Sport Taranaki. Project management – Development of Regional Sports Facility Strategy. February 2016 – Present: Bishop’s Action Foundation – Pathways to Sustainable Housing in Taranaki. July…continue reading

Gary Watts

Have completed extensive research within the community (for a number of years) which includes social issues which indicate distinctly unusual (regularly major and often ongoing) forms of societal produced disadvantage.

Helen Potter (Dr)

I’ve been a kaupapa Māori researcher for 20 years predominantly in the fields of Māori education, adult learning, whānau wellbeing, and more recently, in Māori health, housing and environmental wellbeing.…continue reading

Gillian White (Dr)

40 years in health services and academic research including supervision of Masters and Doctoral theses and examination of same.30 completed research projects. 53 international and national peer-reviewed publicationsAreas of expertise:…continue reading

Claire Smith

Food Insecurity in New Zealand, the Family Food Environment, food purchasing practices in low income households. Secular changes in food and nutrient intakes in NZ.

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

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

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