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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Integrating Māori Ecological Wisdom and Civil Defence: A Contrasting Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Resilience in Hauraki Māori Communities
This article explores the response of Hauraki Māori communities to the housing crisis in Hauraki, which was intensified by Cyclone Gabrielle. It contrasts Indigenous disaster response strategies with existing civil…continue reading
Posted on 31 January 2025 |
More than monitoring: Developing impact measures for transformative social enterprise
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 involves transformational change in the business of business, and social enterprises can lead the way in such change. We studied Cultivate, one such…continue reading
Posted on 4 December 2024 |
When Cultivate Thrives: Developing Criteria for Community Economy Return on Investment
Project overview: Urban communities around the world are using farming and gardening to promote food security, social inclusion and wellbeing. For Christchurch-based Cultivate, urban farms are not only physical places…continue reading
Posted on 4 December 2024 |
Delivering Urban Wellbeing through Transformative Community Enterprise: Final Report
Urban communities around the world are using farming and gardening to promote food security, social inclusion and wellbeing (Turner, Henryks and Pearson, 2011). In the New Zealand city of Christchurch,…continue reading
Posted on 4 December 2024 |
Enabling life in vacant spaces: A partnership approach to evaluating holistic wellbeing in disaster recovery contexts
This report outlines two approaches to assessing the intentions and outcomes of the non-governmental organisation, Life in Vacant Spaces (LiVS), in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Ōtautahi Christchurch presents a useful case study…continue reading
Posted on 4 December 2024 |
Huritanga 10 Years of Transformative Place-making
This book celebrates a decade of Life in Vacant Spaces, affectionately known as LiVS, and the collection of over 700 projects supported during this time.
Posted on 4 December 2024 |
Refugees and mental wellbeing. A call for community approaches in Aotearoa New Zealand
This paper was co-produced by a mental health special interest group as part of the Migrant and Refugee Health Research Centre at Auckland University of Technology. The paper started as…continue reading
Posted on 3 December 2024 |
Nine approaches to buildings
Creating case studies of successful pathways to building ownership was an important part of the Stable Spaces research. They model strategies and tactics that we can learn from and repeat.…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2024 |
The Stable Spaces Survey
The purpose of the Stable Spaces survey was to establish an overview of how the arts are housed in Aotearoa, and how their housing supports their activities. Going into the…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2024 |
Who Cares About Us? The Hidden Population of Current and Former Aotearoa/New Zealand Young Carers Reflect on Their Experiences
New Zealand [NZ] young carers are an invisible and disadvantaged population of children, youth, and young adults aged 25 years and under providing significant, ongoing care for a family member…continue reading
Posted on 2 October 2024 |
Voices from the Margins: Aotearoa/New Zealand Young Carers Reflect on Their Experiences
Young carers are a largely invisible and unsupported population of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) children and youth aged 25 years and under who physically, emotionally, socially, and/or spiritually support loved…continue reading
Posted on 2 October 2024 |
MATES Construction Industry Well-being Survey Results, supported by ASB
The 2023 MATES Construction Industry Well-being Survey, supported by ASB, sheds light on the mental health and well-being of over 2,100 workers in New Zealand’s construction sector. The online and…continue reading
Posted on 20 September 2024 |