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Non-Profit and Community Governance | Mana whakahaere o ngā uepū utu-kore me ngā uepū ā-hapori

We set out to find lessons for good governance for non-profit and community organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand, by focussing on the strengths and capacities, especially of particularly well regarded…continue reading

Posted on 11 July 2022 |

Kaupapakāinga: The potential for Māori cohousing

This report explores the potential for Māori to co-opt aspects of the cohousing model. A hybrid approach, combining elements of cohousing and papakāinga (as co-papakāinga, or ‘kaupapakāinga’ (kaupapa-based kāinga)) could…continue reading

Posted on 6 July 2022 |

West 5: 4 Trauma – an action research project report

West 5: 4 Trauma is an action research project that looks at a model for trauma sensitive schooling within 5 different primary schools in West Auckland. The project used a…continue reading

Posted on 30 June 2022 |

Still Alone Together: How loneliness changed in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2020 and what it means for public policy

Following on from our 2020 report on lockdown loneliness, Deputy Director and WSP in New Zealand Fellow Holly Walker has completed a 2021 update. The new report draws upon new…continue reading

Posted on 27 June 2022 |

The Shared Path: People, not cars, at the heart of communities

The transport sector accounts for almost a quarter of our total climate emissions, and more than half of these come from private vehicles. New Zealand has committed to reaching net-zero…continue reading

Posted on 27 June 2022 |

The Role of Innovation in Getting to Carbon Zero

What place is there for next generation energy such as ‘green hydrogen’? Aotearoa New Zealand needs to look at innovative ways to decrease carbon emissions. This includes increasing our renewable…continue reading

Posted on 27 June 2022 |

Anti-Social Media: Reducing the spread of harmful content on social networks

In the wake of the March 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack, which was live-streamed in an explicit attempt to foster support for white supremacist beliefs, it is clear that there is…continue reading

Posted on 27 June 2022 |

The Christchurch Principles

We believe that the public sphere should be a place of equal participation. As the internet, and social media especially, becomes an increasingly influential public space, these digital media have…continue reading

Posted on 27 June 2022 |

Somewhere to Live: Exploring solutions to the housing affordability crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis, with the effects disproportionately felt by younger generations, single-parent households, Pacific Islanders, and Māori. Housing speculation, fuelled by…continue reading

Posted on 27 June 2022 |

Volunteers Enriching Education in Aotearoa New Zealand

In an online survey of New Zealand’s early childhood education services, schools and kura in late 2021/early 2022, over 83% of respondents involve volunteers, with volunteers most important in primary…continue reading

Posted on 23 June 2022 |

Identity politics of the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict: does instrumentalism offer a compelling framework for analysis

From 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced enduring civil wars. The First Congo War (1996-7) and the Second Congo War (1998-2003) were the most prominent events in…continue reading

Posted on 21 June 2022 |

“¿Y ahora quién podrá defendernos?”: Exploring the Application of Ally Theory in Community Interpreting in Aotearoa From a Latin American Service-User Perspective

The purpose of this research was to explore allyship and social justice in spoken-language interpreting from a service-user perspective. The research was conducted with the Latin American community in Aotearoa,…continue reading

Posted on 17 June 2022 |