People working with vulnerable children, young people and their whānau, will share knowledge about how to shift to an outcome focus at He Tai Pari conference, 14-15 July, Wellington. The…continue reading
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Extra Budget support for Whānau Ora navigators
Budget 2014 commits new operating funding of $15 million over three years from 2015/16 for the Whānau Ora navigators’ work with whānau and families, Whānau Ora Minister Tariana Turia says.…continue reading
Whānau Ora Commissioning agencies
Whānau Ora Commissioning agencies: Te Pou Matakana for North Island whānau, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu for South Island whānau Pasifika Futures for Pasifika families. Te Puni…continue reading
Publications discuss future of families in the International Year of the Family
Families are the corner stone of society, their futures are critical to us all. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is honoured to have published two prestigious publications providing perspectives,…continue reading
Ora Nui- Special Edition 2014
‘A collaboration with the First Nations Australia Writers’ Network, this special edition of Ora Nui celebrates the indigenous identities of the Antipodes.’ The second edition of New Zealand’s Māori literary…continue reading
Youth turn to Google for help – new Youthline research
Youth prefer search engines to those around them when seeking advice A recent Colmar Brunton youth survey finds young people are turning to Google and other websites for help before…continue reading
RESTORING THE MAURI TO THE PRE- MV RENA STATE
The grounding of the MV Rena on Ōtāiti, 5 October 2011, had significant environmental impacts that were experienced in anthropocentric terms as impacts upon social, economic and cultural well-being. The…continue reading
Publication: Delivering Social Services Every Day
Social services are working more and more collaboratively to deliver services to New Zealanders. This occurs throughout the sector, from frontline NGOs delivering services on behalf of multiple agencies, all…continue reading
NZ General Social Survey consultation – have your say?
Consultation by Statistics NZ regarding proposals for content of the 2016 New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS) is now open. Every two years the NZGSS interviews 8,000 people aged 15…continue reading
Funding for Māori Centre of Research Excellence
A Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) will be funded as part of the Government’s increased investment in research excellence, Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Associate Tertiary Education,…continue reading
Clark Tuagalu on Reciprocity
Researchers must ensure that the research process should be equal and balanced in the exchange and interaction of gifts, goods and services (HRC, 2004). For instance, researchers could provide opportunities…continue reading
MEASURING MĀORI WELLBEING: A COMMENTARY
Māori wellbeing is the foundation of Māori development, yet Indigenous peoples (including Māori) are often invisible in universal measures of wellbeing. In 2006 Mason Durie outlined Māori-specific measures of wellbeing,…continue reading