Using evaluation to improve people’s lives through better policy making 2015 declared as International Year of Evaluation The aim of designating 2015 as the International Year of Evaluation is to advocate…continue reading

POSTED ON: 14 October 2013

Te Pūwānanga (Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s quarterly newsletter) is out. This issue includes, among other news: •       Spotlight on Research: Mauri Piki, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora!…continue reading

POSTED ON: 12 October 2013

This report was conducted on Islington, an area of London where the gap between the wealthy and the poor is stark, and forecast to become more so by 2020. The…continue reading

POSTED ON: 10 October 2013

“…..there are real health effects of social, political, and economic marginalization embodied within individuals, which can collectively affect entire communities.” This paper, written by Karina Czyzewski, University of Toronto,  explores…continue reading

POSTED ON: 10 October 2013

Social well-being in New Zealand – Workshop on insights from the General Social Survey 2012 Wellington – 6 November 2013, 2pm – 4.30pm With the recent release of the findings…continue reading

POSTED ON: 8 October 2013

The concept of Collective Impact offers a powerful, fresh approach to collaboration. Collective Impact occurs when organisations from a range of sectors agree to tackle specific social problems, with strong…continue reading

POSTED ON: 7 October 2013

September 2013 15 community learning trust pilots were set up by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (UK) to test new ways of planning and delivering community learning between…continue reading

POSTED ON: 5 October 2013

Maree Henderson, 2013 “The aim of this research was to bring voice to the experiences of adult children exposed to domestic violence as children; to privilege their experiences, insights, contradictions…continue reading

POSTED ON: 3 October 2013

A new report from the Mental Health Foundation (UK) has been released about a project to develop a group for young mothers that would facilitate their access to mental health services…continue reading

POSTED ON: 1 October 2013

The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Service’s publication Kete Kupu is available now.  It profiles the new book, Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis and its launch, for which Professor Robert Wade from…continue reading

POSTED ON: 29 September 2013

In her thesis towards a Master of Public Health, Jodi Porter asks the questions:  What constitutes wellbeing from an iwi perspective? What are the characterisiscs of robust wellbeing indicators from…continue reading

POSTED ON: 27 September 2013

 I recently had the opportunity to talk with Tania Hodges (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Haua and Ngāti Tūwharetoa), the Managing Director of the company Digital Indigenous. Tania also holds…continue reading

POSTED ON: 27 September 2013