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A Scan of the Local Issues Social Service Providers are observing in Communities & their Organisations during Lockdown 2.0

SociaLink asked social service providers via our newsletter and in discussion at the Managers forum to share what issues they are observing in the community and any issues their organisations…continue reading

Posted on 27 September 2021 |

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey – Part Three: Settlement

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research follows a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases of data collection. The…continue reading

Posted on 12 October 2021 |

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey – Part Two: On Arrival

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research Programme is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases of data…continue reading

Posted on 23 September 2021 |

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey – Part One: Pre-departure

The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases of data collection.…continue reading

Posted on 23 September 2021 |

The economic integration of women refugee entrepreneurs in NZ

‘The economic integration of women refugee entrepreneurs in NZ’ is Chapter 5 in the book ‘Women and Global Entrepreneurship: Contextualising Everyday Experiences’ available online at the link below. This chapter…continue reading

Posted on 20 September 2021 |

Education of resettled refugees in Christchurch NZ

In Chapter 2 of the book ‘Educational Policies and Practices of English-Speaking Refugee Resettlement Countries‘, authors Zhiyan Basharati and Lucia Dore discuss the education of resettled refugees in Christchurch. The…continue reading

Posted on 20 September 2021 |

Measuring the Impact of Northcote’s Urban Regeneration on Community Wellbeing

This community-led, co-designed research project explores the impact of Northcote’s Urban Regeneration on community wellbeing. The research undertaken involved meaningful engagement with a diverse cross-section of the Northcote population and…continue reading

Posted on 31 August 2021 |

Shaping the Future

The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary challenge that has required extraordinary solutions. Harvesting and documenting the extraordinary, to distill what we now know possible, lies at the heart of this…continue reading

Posted on 31 August 2021 |

Whāia te Kitā: Ko te Reo o te Tātarakihi

He kaupapa rangahau tēnei hei tutuki i ngā tikanga o Te Tohu Paerua. I whai tēnei rangahau i ngā tukanga o te rangahau kaupapa Māori kia rongo ai i te…continue reading

Posted on 27 August 2021 |

Understanding welfare sanctions in Aotearoa New Zealand

This research project sought to understand the circumstances behind MSD-applied sanctions and the impact of sanctions on beneficiaries in New Zealand. We found that research participants lacked an adequate understanding…continue reading

Posted on 9 August 2021 |

African Mothers’ Experiences of Raising ‘Afro-Kiwi Kids’ in Aotearoa / New Zealand

This article presents findings from qualitative research data gathered from a group of ten refugee-background and immigrant African mothers living in Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand. The research study—From Mama Africa to…continue reading

Posted on 30 July 2021 |

Urban Regeneration and Community Building in Northcote

Posted on 30 July 2021 |

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