Families and Whānau Status Report 2013 Towards measuring the wellbeing of families and whānau The Families and Whānau Status Report is the first in a series that aims to enrich…continue reading

POSTED ON: 15 August 2013

“Independence is particularly important for Pacific people with disabilities, who, while valuing their important relationships with family caregivers, also want to be able to participate independently in society” (Ministry of…continue reading

POSTED ON: 14 August 2013

Click on the links below to access the New Zealand General Social Survey: 2012; Information and media releases, our new interactive web tool, poster and brochure:

Information release: Media release: http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/people_and_communities/Households/nzgss_MR2012.aspx
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POSTED ON: 14 August 2013

In my fifth writer’s toolkit post I set out a plan for writing an introduction for a research report after initially developing my abstract to both guide and focus my…continue reading

POSTED ON: 13 August 2013

New Zealand Diversity Forum Register now for the 2013 New Zealand Diversity Forum on 26 August in Wellington. There is a cost for a full day multiple session ticket, that includes…continue reading

POSTED ON: 13 August 2013

The Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand has conducted research into the lives of 1.5 generation Chinese living in New Zealand. 1.5-generation immigrants are those aged 6 to 18 years old and…continue reading

POSTED ON: 8 August 2013

“A new generation of indigenous researchers is taking its place in the world of social research in increasing numbers. These scholars provide new insights into communities under the research gaze…continue reading

POSTED ON: 7 August 2013

The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has released a report, Breaking the Binary: Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation (April 2013). They define social innovation as, “the application of innovative, practical, sustainable,…continue reading

POSTED ON: 5 August 2013

ANGOA hosts regular Community and Voluntary Sector Research Forums. Their purpose is to bring together community-based, university, and government researchers to share projects, skills and experience. The next Wellington one will be…continue reading

POSTED ON: 2 August 2013

The 2013 Millennial Impact Report is now available. This year, they gathered information from an online survey, distributed widely and conducted usability testing of nine nonprofits’ online presence [website, social media…continue reading

POSTED ON: 1 August 2013

Housing Funding Summary: Evaluation Report (2013) In 2008, in response to a growing number of requests from the community for grants for housing projects, ASB Community trust (the trust) commissioned…continue reading

POSTED ON: 31 July 2013

The report, Social Innovation in Auckland (2013), has been released by the Research, Innovation and Monitoring Unit – Auckland Council. “The two types of innovation – innovation targeted at solving…continue reading

POSTED ON: 29 July 2013