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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Immigrant entrepreneurs’ well-being
Existing well-being theories in entrepreneurship highlight business start-up and development as a way of achieving happiness, autonomy, and purpose in life. These theories on entrepreneurs’ well-being are, however, developed based…continue reading
LALAGA Ōtara Leaders Knowledge Exchange
The Lalaga Ōtara Leaders Programme 2025 was a Moana-centred leadership and wellbeing initiative grounded in the Lalaga framework and card game (a weaving approach) that strengthens identity, confidence, and purpose…continue reading
Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga Māori and Labour Frameworks: An Exploration of Collective Agreement Clauses and the Experiences of Māori Workers
This thesis examines the integration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tikanga Māori within labour frameworks. The labour framework is comprehensively conceptualised to include statute, common law, terms and conditions,…continue reading
Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) Professional Perspectives Survey A summary of VisAble’s 2026 survey: The Professionals Voice
The VisAble 2026 Professional Perspectives Survey highlights that Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) is a common yet under-recognised issue across Aotearoa New Zealand, with most professionals reporting experience…continue reading
Child to Parent Violence and Abuse: Understanding the Types of Traumas Experienced by Families and Whānau
This report examines Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) through a trauma-informed lens, highlighting the complex, cumulative, and often overlapping forms of trauma experienced by parents, caregivers, siblings, and…continue reading
Learning from lived experience: How phenomenology could help transform Aotearoa’s justice system and navigate the barrier of public opinion
This project researched the narratives of those with a personal lived experience of the justice system in Aotearoa, from the premise that lived experience is specialist knowledge. This thesis argues…continue reading
Queer migration, heteronormativity and the ‘ethnic closet’: Chinese queer international students’ intersectional experience in New Zealand
Drawing on semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 Chinese queer international students from New Zealand’s tertiary institutions, this paper explores their motivations to pursue higher education transnationally and unpacks the interconnected…continue reading