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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Welfare for Wellbeing: A crowdsourced story-based report on the need to transform and reform our welfare system so all children and whānau flourish
This report reflects the voices of people most directly affected by the New Zealand welfare system. Between 18 and 31 October 2018, 267 people contributed their perspectives, insights, and experiences…continue reading
Posted on 9 November 2018 |
Outcomes and expereinces of participants of the Activity Based Experience (ABE) Programme at Richmond Services Limited: a mixed methods study
The ABE Programme is a client-centred, individualised physical activity intervention for people with mental illness delivered by non-government organisation Richmond Services Ltd. It is three months in duration with weekly…continue reading
Posted on 8 September 2014 |
Kanohi ki te kanohi – a thing of the past?
Within Māori cultural tradition there is a strong orientation to the values-based idea that relationships among people flourish and rely on kanohi ki te kanohi interactions in both important and…continue reading
Posted on 30 October 2018 |
Reintegration Services in the Canterbury Region
This is a study undertaken by the Howard league for Penal Reform on reintegration services in teh Canterbury region. It is a multi faceted study involving interviews with prison and…continue reading
Posted on 3 September 2014 |
Reflections on Community Change – TWO COUNTRIES, TWO PERSPECTIVES, ONE VISION FOR MOVING FORWARD
Inspiring Communities and the Tamarack Institute have co-written a new paper in which we reflect on changes in community-led change over the past decade from both Canadian and New Zealand…continue reading
Posted on 30 October 2018 |
NGO Health and Disability Network Governance Review
In February 2014, the NGO Health and Disability Network held five Good Governance workshops around New Zealand. These were attended by more than 150 board members from approx 85 non-profit…continue reading
Posted on 3 September 2014 |
DNA Deep Data: Impact Analysis
Posted on 29 October 2018 |
Youthline, resilience and the CYRM-12
A top priority for Youthline is for young people to be supported in their resilience and ability to thrive, their knowledge of where to go to get help, and their…continue reading
Posted on 20 August 2014 |
Intrapreneurship: Testing the application of theory within a New Zealand workplace.
Burgess found an average productive capacity measurement of 70% and an innovative capacity measurement of 68% from within the sampled organisations New Zealanders are well known for their entrepreneurial flair…continue reading
Posted on 28 June 2014 |
Operation and experience: Formative evaluation of the Transition from Care to Independence Service
OverviewThis report details aggregate findings from a formative evaluation of two Auckland-based Transition from Care to Independence (TCI) services – Launch and Ka Awatea. The original impetus for this evaluation…continue reading
Posted on 3 October 2018 |
Community Economic Development: Understanding the New Zealand Context
This research explores the principles and practices relating to community economic development (CED), and social enterprise in New Zealand at this time. Success factors and challenges are identified, including an…continue reading
Posted on 4 June 2014 |
Ngā Kōrero Hauora o Ngā Taiohi; A community-powered report on conversations with 1000 young people about wellbeing
In 2018, the government announced plans to develop a Child Wellbeing Strategy to make New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child. While this is an…continue reading
Posted on 3 September 2018 |