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

He Kōrero Whānau o Te Rarawa

He Kōrero Whānau is a component of a wider whānau and hapū development project within Te Rarawa, an iwi located in the Far North of Aotearoa. It aimed to prepare…

Posted on 20 November 2012 |

Innovation as Necessity: Te Rarawa and the Challenges of Multi-Purpose Research

One of the major factors affecting not only iwi (tribal) research but also iwi development generally is compartmentalisation of – for example – funding, service provision, service and research contracts,…

Posted on 20 November 2012 |

TE PUNI KOKIRI Rangahau Tūkino Whānau – Māori research agenda on family violence

This research contributes to the Family Violence Mäori Research Agenda initiative. It identifies research priorities, gaps and potential areas of exploration. This study is part of a wider research project…

Posted on 20 November 2012 |

‘Ma te Whānau te Huarahi Motuhake: Whānau participatory action research groups” in MAI REVIEW, Special Issue: Community Research Engagement

Whānau must lead their own development and solutions to work towards individual and collective whānau wellbeing for the future. Whānau are experts of their everyday lived experiences and hold the…

Posted on 20 November 2012 |

Talanoa Research Methodology: A developing position on Pacific research

This paper contributes to the theorising on Pacific research approaches from a personal and Tongan perspective.

Posted on 20 November 2012 |

He Waka eke Noa – Health and Disability sector NGOs: Towards a whānau-centred approach 2010

The Health and Disability sector NGOs working group identified the current and potential contribution of NGOs to Whānau Ora. This paper recognises that sector NGOs are already maximising their contribution…

Posted on 13 November 2012 |

Rangatahi Initiative: Process Evaluation

WCA hosts the Rangatahi Initiative which works in “hard to reach” whānau (mostly Black Power affiliated) with a focus on improving physical and emotional/mental health outcomes. It operates as a…

Posted on 13 November 2012 |

Te Kawai Toro – Report of analysis of expressions of interest 2006

In 2006 the J R McKenzie Trust invited expressions of interest from Māori community organisations for grants supporting whānau development. This resulted in a large and diverse response. This document…

Posted on 13 November 2012 |

Te Rarawa Community Research

This presentation to the 2010 Community Research Awards provides insight into the approach to community research by the Te Rarawa Iwi Research and Development Group (IRD), Te Runanga O Te…

Posted on 2 November 2012 |