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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
supporting vulnerable older people in the community: positioning wesley community action (WCA) to meet emerging challenges through setting and acheiving best practice
this review sketches a picture of changing demand and supply for elder care home care support services and evolving best practice. The future of care of older people is imagined…continue reading
Posted on 20 September 2016 |
Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti: Community organisations engaging with the Treaty of Waitangi
Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti responds to the aspiration of groups and organisations within the community sector to be more engaged with the Treaty of Waitangi. It brings together many…continue reading
Posted on 29 August 2016 |
Positive and Proud: Building a Better Future for Merivale
This report is a piece of action research. It provides a snapshot of how the residents of Merivale, Tauranga feel about their suburb and reveals what they would like to…continue reading
Posted on 30 July 2013 |
TPA (CHCH) Rental Survey 2013
The TPA rental survey is a response to the concerns expressed by many tenants across Canterbury with increased rents and the poor quality of their rental housing post-earthquakes. This report…continue reading
Posted on 9 July 2013 |
Our best generation yet! Engaging Pasifika whanau hearts & and minds in their children’s learning and education.
In 2013, the Rise UP Trust gained Lotteries funding to explore culturally relevant and responsive ways to engage Pasifika whānau in their children’s learning, and to support the development of…continue reading
Posted on 24 August 2016 |
The Hidden Abuse of Disabled People Residing in the Community: An Exploratory Study
The study was inspired by a growing awareness of the abuse of disabled people living in the New Zealand community. Next, while international research has highlighted that disabled people are…continue reading
Posted on 3 July 2013 |
Identifying the non-structural impacts of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence on the Hurunui District
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) is the agency leading and coordinating the recovery of greater Christchurch following the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. The area over which CERA…continue reading
Posted on 14 June 2013 |
An Investment in Evaluation – Final Report
The following report presents a summarisation of the development research and evaluation project “Evaluation for More Effective Community Development”. This project was initiated by Community Waitakere in 2012 and completed…continue reading
Posted on 12 June 2013 |
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 |