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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
There is always someone worse off…The unheard voices of women fromthe Christchurch earthquakes and beyond
The Christchurch earthquakes can be viewed from many disciplines: geology, geography, history, disaster management, psychology, sociology etc. For the past two years, the National Council of Women in Christchurch has…continue reading
Posted on 3 February 2014 |
Co-operation among Cook Islanders living in New Zealand: Research into the impact of the Cook Islands Development Agency of New Zealand’s oneCO-OPERATIVE Model
This report is the result of a research project funded by the Lottery Grants Board through the Lottery Community Sector Research Committee, into the impact of the oneCO-OPERATIVE initiative of…continue reading
Posted on 21 May 2018 |
Post-Disaster Mobilities: Exploring Household Relocation after the Canterbury Earthquakes
During 2010 and 2011, a series of major earthquakes caused widespread damage in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The magnitude 6.3 quake in February 2011 caused 185 fatalities. In…continue reading
Posted on 14 January 2014 |
Experiences of grandparents raising grandchildren in getting income support from work and income offices in New Zealand
Grandparents raising grandchildren in New Zealand are entitled to the unsupported child benefit (UCB) if they meet the conditions for eligibility. To access the support, they are required to attend…continue reading
Posted on 13 May 2018 |
Te Ako Whaiora- Through learning is well-being
There are many pockets of work across institutions like Unitec where the community has approached particular people or programmes with a plea to deliver to a specific need. The Graduate…continue reading
Posted on 14 January 2014 |
Evaluation of Youthline Wellington
The main purpose of this research and evaluation is to really understand from a young person’s perspective, their connection and relevancy to Youthline Wellington. In addition to that, we wanted…continue reading
Posted on 23 April 2018 |
Needs Analysis for Older People in Wanaka and Upper Clutha
With the support of Lottery funding, the work reported here was conducted to document the needs of older adults in the Upper Clutha. Particular efforts were made to include outlying…continue reading
Posted on 23 December 2013 |
The Hastings Baseline Youth Resilience Study
Project Background: The Hastings District Council ‘Supporting Social Wellbeing Strategic Framework 2010’, has as one of its key outcomes: Young people connect and develop positively within the community and add…continue reading
Posted on 15 March 2018 |
A Community-led, Science-informed Conversation around the Future Use of the Avon River Residential Red Zone
Lincoln University was commissioned by the Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON) to estimate the value of the benefits of a ‘recreation reserve’ or ‘river park’ in the Avon River Residential Red Zone…continue reading
Posted on 17 December 2013 |
Increasing the Effectiveness of Stopping Violence Dunedin Programmes
This document pulls together five strands of research. The first is a collection of demographic data concerning 502 participants who were referred to and attended programmes at Stopping Violence Dunedin…continue reading
Posted on 8 March 2018 |
An Inventory of Community-led and Non-governmental Organisations and Initiatives in Post-earthquake Canterbury
The impact of the Canterbury earthquake sequence of 2010-12 and its aftermath has been enormous. This inventory lists some of the thousands of community-led groups and initiatives across the region…continue reading
Posted on 17 December 2013 |
The Social and Economic Impact of Sport and Recreation in New Zealand: A research collection
This page collates evidence of the economic and social value of sport and recreation, and the costs of inactivity in New Zealand. With thanks to Sports New Zealand. The Economic…continue reading
Posted on 17 January 2018 |