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Webinar – CTA Community of Practice – Whakakotahitanga

Haami Harmer and Andi Crawford present this webinar discussing their use of CTA in the review of and development of new guidelines and principles required for the diagnosis of Fetal…continue reading

Webinar – CTA Community of Practice – Unmasking Racism

Tertiary institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand have been placed under the spotlight for claims of systemic racism. Following the claims made in relation to the University of Waikato in 2020,…continue reading

Critical Tiriti Analysis Community of Practice – Leveraging the value of evaluation

In this community of practice hui we heard from Louise Were and Kate McKegg with their model of and use of CTA in evaluation.

Webinar – CTA Community of Practice – Māori Final Word

This webinar includes two presentations from kaikōrero on practical insights into the Māori final word in the process of Critical Tiriti Analysis. The presenters speak of their experiences learning and…continue reading

Strategies to Improve Māori Health Outcomes, in Private Surgical Settings, by Understanding the Perceptions and Experiences of Māori Nurses

In Aotearoa New Zealand, a disconcerting decline in Māori health outcomes persists, echoing historical roots dating back to the early days of colonisation. This enduring decline manifests in a stark…continue reading

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

“I know – that’s the system. The system is wrong”: Allyship and social justice in community interpreting from a service-user perspective

Defined as the practice of gaining awareness and acting upon the oppression of marginalized groups, allyship can account for the power interpreters hold in systems of oppression and can contribute…continue reading

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.

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

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

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

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

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