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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
A Report on the Progress of Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou – The Court of New Beginnings
Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou, or the Court of New Beginnings, was established in October 2010 following advocacy to the Chief District Court Judge by Lifewise, an agency working with…continue reading
Posted on 12 June 2013 |
Amplify Action Enquiry
AMPLIFY is a 13-month action enquiry into the needs and best practice approaches for 9-13 year olds in the West Auckland suburbs of McLaren Park and Henderson South. The action…continue reading
Posted on 11 June 2013 |
The effectiveness of services delivered by DOVE Hawkes Bay Inc (May 2013): Summary Report
DOVE and EIT wanted to address this by examining the efficacy of family violence prevention services run for men, women and youth in Hawke’s Bay. In particular, we were interested…continue reading
Posted on 10 June 2013 |
The effectiveness of services delivered by DOVE Hawkes Bay Inc (May 2013): Full report
The DOVE Research Project came about after discussions between family violence intervention service, DOVE Hawkes Bay (DOVE) and the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) about the high levels of family…continue reading
Posted on 9 June 2013 |
Comparison of socio economic characteristics of ethnic minority vis-à-vis main stream population: New Survey Evidence from Vietnam
This brief paper provides some key-socioeconomic data fro ethnic minority people and compare with that of the main-stream population.
Posted on 8 June 2013 |
“Chimes of Time” Wounded Health Professionals Essays on Recovery Flyer
Here is the publisher’s flyer for the complete book (“Chimes of Time: Wounded Professionals Essays on Recovery”, edited by Bruce Kirkcaldy).
Posted on 16 May 2013 |
Steps towards better colaboration between stakeholders to promote mental health and to alleviate disablement due to mental illness.
Mental Health Care in many countries is multiply-fragmented. Amongst the players are a variety of professional groups, many different community organizations for service-users and caregivers, as well as commercial enterprises…continue reading
Posted on 16 May 2013 |
New delivery model for non-profit organisations: Shared computing services
This paper presents results of a survey of Wellington non-profit organisations (NPOs) with the aim of understanding the interest and readiness of NPOs in adopting shared computing services. The survey…continue reading
Posted on 15 May 2013 |
Whatever happened to Tuatapere?
The focus of this study is on Tuatapere, a rural south island community and how it managed the dramatic social changes over the past fifty years. Government policies,changes in international…continue reading
Posted on 9 May 2013 |
NGO Stories & Statistics: A profile of the mental health & addiction NGO sector in New Zealand
The publication describes the part that community none-government organisations (NGOs) take in New Zealand Mental Health and Addictions (MH&A) service system. It describes some of the activities of these essential…continue reading
Posted on 7 May 2013 |
Report on changes impacting referrals to Man Alive Stopping Violence Programmes between Jan 2009 and Jun 2012
This study has been undertaken as a result of concerns raised by Man Alive with the Waitakere Taskforce on Family Violence that the numbers of referrals received to stopping violence…continue reading
Posted on 5 May 2013 |
Occupational Safety and Health of Migrant Sex Workers in New Zealand
The research examined issues relating to migrant sex workers in New Zealand and their occupational safety and health. There were three parts to the research: key informant interviews, self administered…continue reading
Posted on 2 May 2013 |