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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Te Ahi – Youth Wellbeing
BGI facilitated a diverse group of about 20 young people (who named themselves Te Ahi o Ngā Rangatahi (The Fire of Youth)) to identify issues facing young people and develop…continue reading
Posted on 31 March 2020 |
Facilitating domestic violence programmes: Listening to voices from the field.
Relationship Services Whakawhanaungatanga (now Relationships Aotearoa) undertook an evaluation of 15 years of domestic violence programme facilitation. Ideas were gathered from experienced facilitators, client evaluation forms were analysed and Māori…continue reading
Posted on 22 November 2012 |
Implementing Working for Families: the impact of the policy on selected Māori whānau
This paper presents an analysis of the qualitative data collected for a study investigating the effect of the Working for Families policy on Māori families’ self-reported whānau ora (family wellbeing).…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2012 |
Tangihanga Paper – COVID-19 (Part 1)
E ngā tini kārangarangatanga maha puta noa i te motu, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātau katoa. Tēnā tātau me te ngārara nui, a te mate korouna, kua pae mai ki tēnei…continue reading
Posted on 27 March 2020 |
Takitini: A collective approach to Whānau Ora action research
Takitini: A collective approach to Whānau Ora action research presented at the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association Conference (anzea), Hamilton, 9 July 2012. This presentation reflects on the emergent ‘learnings’…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2012 |
How Pākehā in Not-for-profit Organisations Implement Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Many people have learned basic facts about the Treaty, but this is not enough to know how to apply it in organisational contexts. After attending my first Treaty training I…continue reading
Posted on 26 March 2020 |
Kia Rite Kia Ora – Pilot Programme Evaluation What have we learned?
A powerpoint presentation on Kia Rite Kia Ora (2012) is a pilot whanau ora health intervention. This powerpoint summarises some of the results.
Posted on 20 November 2012 |
Global trends and refugee settlement in New Zealand
Resettlement provides access to rights similar to other New Zealanders and the opportunity to eventually gain citizenship. It also provides an avenue for countries like New Zealand to share international…continue reading
Posted on 24 February 2020 |
Reducing Inequalities: Analysing the Effect of Government Policy on Whānau Ora
The research discussed in this report to the Health Research Council (HRC) was commenced in February 2009 and completed in February 2012. Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development (WRMHD)…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2012 |
Population Change and Its Implications: Southland
This report has presented the results of three research projects carried out in the wider Southland region: interviews with household members about population change; a survey of employers in the…continue reading
Posted on 12 February 2020 |
Making Work Pay: Policymakers Perspectives on ‘Working for Families’
The paper focuses on preliminary analysis of the first set of data collected, namely key informant interviews conducted with policy makers involved in the development of the Working for Families…continue reading
Posted on 20 November 2012 |