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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.

Social Statistics – Issues and impact from a community perspective

Policy-making requires more than market mechanisms for implementation. That recognition should also be made with great caution, because the Government’s attempt over the last 20 years to incorporate as many…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Social Responsibility: Whose Agenda? Choices for the Future. The Key Word is ‘Social’!

This paper considers the space within which the State, the Public Service and Common Wealth interact. In particular, power relationships which fall outside nation-states are examined. These general issues are…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Poverties and Satisfiers: A Systems Look at Human Needs. Creating a New Democracy.

All systems have needs, whether the systems be people, families, communities, cities, economics or ecosystems. System needs are complex. They exist simultaneously, and must be addressed systemically and holistically, rather…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Leadership and the Big Picture – Inspiring Involvement

My basic assertion is that Leadership in Volunteering, from my Pakeha (those of European ancestry) understanding, requires attention to the “Big Picture”. A dozen facets of the Big Picture are…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Gifting – and the Consequences of its Absence

As more and more activities – housework, childcare, looking after the sick and the old – become monetised and institutionalised, the values that allow people to provide services to one…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Forgotten Women: A study of women and homelessness in Auckland, New Zealand.

There are women who are not in permanent safe or secure homes in New Zealand. Their houses are damp, cold and unsafe. The violence and poverty these women face means…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

A Research Ethic for Studying Maori and Iwi Provider Success

This paper explores how kaupapa Maori practices were operationalised within Maori and Iwi Providers. It examined the practices of successful Maori and iwi (tribal) providers of services and/or programmes across…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

My home, My well-being; everybody needs a place where they belong

The relationship between housing and recovery from mental illness has been recognised by users and providers of mental health services in New Zealand in a number of reports and discussion…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Managers Matter: who manages New Zealand’s volunteers? – Summary Report

This summary report provides baseline data for understanding the sector and the role and importance of those managing volunteers. It is a snapshot. It tells us who are managing volunteers,…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Mahi Aroha: Maori Perspectives on Volunteering and Cultural Obligations

Volunteering for Maori is based on the notion of whanaungatanga (kinship) and the benefits derived from contributing to the common good. Within Maori culture, conceptions of self are linked to…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Survey of NGO Relationships with DHBs (November 2003)

Survey of NGO Relationships with DHBs

Posted on 15 October 2012 |