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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.

Gary Watts

Have completed extensive research within the community (for a number of years) which includes social issues which indicate distinctly unusual (regularly major and often ongoing) forms of societal produced disadvantage.

Posted on 21 March 2016 |

Helen Potter (Dr)

I’ve been a kaupapa Māori researcher for 20 years predominantly in the fields of Māori education, adult learning, whānau wellbeing, and more recently, in Māori health, housing and environmental wellbeing.…continue reading

Posted on 2 December 2015 |

Gillian White (Dr)

40 years in health services and academic research including supervision of Masters and Doctoral theses and examination of same.30 completed research projects. 53 international and national peer-reviewed publicationsAreas of expertise:…continue reading

Posted on 18 May 2015 |

Marg Wilkie

I grew up in Te Awakairangi (Lower Hutt) and studied at Victoria University of Wellington. I worked in Community Development and coordinated and managed Vocational Education and Training. I completed my PhD in 2010…continue reading

Posted on 20 November 2014 |

Pat Bullen

As a Senior Lecturer in youth development and youth mentoring in the School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice in the Faculty of Education at The University of Auckland, I…continue reading

Posted on 4 July 2014 |

Gordon Cessford

I was the lead Social Scientist at the Department of Conservation for many years. Work there involved outdoor recreation participation and development; tourism impacts, benefits and development; physical impacts on…continue reading

Posted on 9 December 2013 |

Muni Prabaharan

Research Achievement: Written 81 research papers & 2 books Specialty: Topology Optimization, Computer Aided Engineering, Structural Analysis Experience: 5 years plus in Independent Research career & 3 plus in New…continue reading

Posted on 7 September 2013 |

Robyn Barry

As a mature student, I completed my PhD research on a shared social housing model for older women. It was a challenge to be operating both in and for the…continue reading

Posted on 3 August 2013 |

Garth Nowland-Foreman

Garth is a founding partner of the capacity-building social enterprise, LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance & Leadership. He also taught part-time for 18 years in Graduate Programmes in…continue reading

Posted on 22 November 2012 |

Carolyn Cordery (Dr)

Carolyn Cordery’s research interests are focused on Not for Profit accounting and accountability, incorporating financial and non-financial reporting, regulation, and governance. She is an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University and…continue reading

Posted on 22 November 2012 |

Jude Varcoe

Sixteen years of practical research experience. Quantitative: telephone surveys, online surveys, intercept and face to face surveys, mail surveys. Qualitative: in-depth interviews, focus groups, mini groups and paired interviews

Posted on 22 November 2012 |