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Pacific Research Methodology
Punapuna a manu fou, To begin heartily and finish weakly. (Samoan proverb) In my last post I presented the principle of respect which includes feeding the results of research back…
Practical Evaluation Workshops
Do you really know whether the services you deliver make a difference? How do you verify to funders that you team are making a positive impact? Do you need better data…
University Degrees: Impact on Lifecycle of Earnings
The study compares the earnings (and employment) of people who have a first degree (and 2 or more A-levels) with those with 2 or more A-levels and no higher education…
Publication of the Maori Workforce Service Forecast
“Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi -With your basket and my basket the people will live” The Māori Workforce Service Forecast has been released this…
Ngā Pae Research Methods & Skills Scholarships 2013 NZSSN Summer Programme
Applications are now being accepted for Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s Research Methods and Skills Scholarships via the New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN) summer programme 2013. Applications must be received…
Developing Community Circus in Aotearoa New Zealand: Key Research Findings – Research in Kete
What is community circus, who is it for, what comes out of it and how can it be developed? These questions were the focus of a research project conducted from…
Talking with Geoff Nauer
On July 30, 2013, at the He Manawa Whenua conference, Geoffry Nauer talked to Fiona Cram about his background – personal and research – and also about a recent evaluation…
Pacific Families, Disability, and Whānau Ora Research #2
“Pacific disabled peoples and their families can live in their home and take part in their community in the same way other New Zealanders do” (Vision, Faiva Ora, Ministry of…
Seeing is Believing: A Guide to Visual Storytelling Best Practices
The Visual Story Lab is a project of Resource Media, it exists to show people why social change matters. “Science shows us that our brains are wired to respond first…
Te Huarahi o te Ora
Rachel Selby and Alex Barnes have authored Māori mentoring and pathways to wellbeing: Te Huarahi o te Ora (published by Te Tākupu, Te Wānanga o Raukawa, 2013, $20). “This book…
Third National Survey of New Zealand's Young People
This latest national survey, completed in 2012, is the third in this series and is complemented by surveys with students in Alternative Education and Teen Parent Units, and with school staff.…
Developing Community Support Services to Empower the Waikato Endometriosis Community – Research in the Kete
This research, carried out by SHORE and Whariki Research Centre and Insight Endometriosis (formerly known as Endometriosis Waikato), explored the experiences of women in the Waikato with endometriosis and looked…