The Teach First programme has been implemented well and is successful at attracting talented individuals to teach in schools serving low-decile communities, a new evaluation report shows. The report, written…continue reading

POSTED ON: 3 July 2014

The sixth annual Youth Collaborative hui will tackle the theme “Connections: Developing Youth Wellbeing across all Sectors”. The conference is being held at Lincoln University, Christchurch, 10-11 July 2014. Invited…continue reading

POSTED ON: 19 June 2014

The annual gathering of New Zealand evaluators will focus on “Our House, Our Whare, Our Fale: Building Strong Evaluation in Aotearoa New Zealand”. The wananga is being held in Wellington…continue reading

POSTED ON: 13 June 2014

A national centre of excellence for the support of innovative responses to complex social issues was launched by the ASB Community Trust on 15 May 2014. The new Centre for…continue reading

POSTED ON: 9 June 2014

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

POSTED ON: 4 June 2014

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

POSTED ON: 3 June 2014

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

POSTED ON: 3 June 2014

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

POSTED ON: 27 May 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

POSTED ON: 21 May 2014

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

POSTED ON: 20 May 2014

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

POSTED ON: 19 May 2014

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

POSTED ON: 16 May 2014