Blog
The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Glimpses of a better world: The role of tangata whenua, community & voluntary sector in the Canterbury earthquake recovery
Address to “Our Future Community and Voluntary Sector Forum”, Hosted by Council of Social Services Christchurch and Te Runaka ki Otautahi Kai Tahu, Christchurch, 28 July 2011. Drawing on lessons…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
The PATH Planning Tool and its Potential for Whanau Research
This paper outlines use of the PATH in Māori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand by Kataraina Pipi over the past eight years, including an examination of: • The foundations and…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Community-led Development in Wairoa
A community developer’s personal account of efforts by a rural community to confront local issues by developing a long-term social development strategy. The author describes attempts by a group of…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
A Comparative Study of Two Small & Remote Urban Communities: Implications for Social Policy and Practice, (A Tale of Two Towns).
Raetihi & Ohakune are two small & remote towns on the North Island’s Central Plateau. They have similar sized populations yet present as totally different communities. This research details the…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Empowering collaborative networks of providers to increase health and well-being outcomes across populations with high deprivation: Starting dialogue around the mechanics of a network model in a health context and a brief example.
A document presenting some simple ways to analyse current health networks and how to look to strengthen them.
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Our Aranui – Creating new dialogue for development, and increasing participation to effect change.
A presentation of the method of work currently being undertaken at the Aranui Community Trust a community development organisation in Eastern Christchurch. This was the presentation that was given at…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Our Aranui – Results of the Aranui Door-to-door survey 2010
In late 2009 a survey was carried out to every house in Aranui. Questions were asked about the 5 result areas that the trust is working towards. These 5 areas…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Financial Reporting Stocktake: An Assessment of Accountability through Charities’ Filings on New Zealand’s Charities Register.
This research was undertaken to assess the veracity of financial filings at the Charities Commission by charities which are “small” (expenditure less than ,000 pa) or “medium”-sized (expenditure between ,000…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Evaluation of the Healthy Relationships Programme for youth with intellectual disabilities
Independent evaluation of the Healthy Relationships programme, exploring the impact of the programme on student behaviour (e.g. if and how students used the Healthy Relationships skills to prevent potential sexual…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
2010 The Social Report – Te Purongo Oranga Tangata
The Social Report 2010 provides a picture of progress towards better social outcomes for New Zealanders. It shows how we are faring on a range of important social indicators and…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Te Rarawa Community Research
This presentation to the 2010 Community Research Awards provides insight into the approach to community research by the Te Rarawa Iwi Research and Development Group (IRD). Located within Te Runanga…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |
Learning to play jazz: adaptive community leadership for turbulent times
This paper discusses mindsets, competencies and attitudes of community leadership. Metaphors such as playing jazz are used to normalise the complexity of community sector work and starfish to emphasise the…continue reading
Posted on 15 October 2012 |