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

A Review of the New Zealand Housing Sector

This research provides a broad overview of the housing sector with particular focus on the needs which are evident. It has a focus on the Auckland and Northland regions being…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Maori organisations and their funding information needs

This report presents the findings of a study of Maori organisations surveyed on their funding information needs. The purpose of the report is to build a picture of Maori organisations…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

The 2009 Child Discipline Referendum – What Children and Young People think about Parents’ right to hit children

In 2007, the New Zealand Parliament passed a Private Members Bill to repeal Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961. A petition in response to this law change forced a…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Gambling in New Zealand: Some facts

This is a summary of the most recent statistics from the Ministry of Health and the Department of Internal Affairs on problem gambling.

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Asian Aucklanders and the arts: attitudes, attendance and participation in 2006

Aims to guide and inform Creative New Zealand, Auckland City Council and ASB Community Trust’s approach to engaging with Asian Aucklanders in the arts. Focuses on Chinese, Indian, Korean and…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Mentoring: Help when you need it

This pamphlet promotes the concept and practice of mentoring, outlines the role of mentors, guidelines, projects, training and support for mentoring.

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Counting on Capacity: A Review of Community Waikato

An earlier Review (Nowland-Foreman, 2006) examined the rationale for funders to invest in capacity building, and through supporting the core operating costs of capacity building organisations. This Report builds on…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Free and Equal: A Review of NZAID Pacific Regional Disability Programme for New Zealand Agency for International Development

NZAID is seeking to move to a more strategic developmental approach that meets their principles and ways of working to effectively address the needs of people living with disabilities in…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

The Challenge of Accountability, the Opportunity of Responsibility for Third Sector Organisations

Accountability is usually assumed to be an unmitigated good for Third Sector organisations – the more the better. While there are some benefits from externally imposed accountability requirements, they can…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Draft Relationship Agreement between the Communities of Aotearoa New Zealand & Government of New Zealand: Submission from Garth Nowland-Foreman

The Background provides a summary of various key developments over the last decade in working to strengthen relationships between Government and the Tangata Whenua, Community & Voluntary Sector. Analysis concludes…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

One Million Children and the Measure of a Nation: Key Messages from Social Policy Briefings for Todd Foundation Strategic Planning

The briefing draws selected verbatim extracts from various Government and community organisation briefing documents. Collated to inform Todd Foundation‚ strategic planning process in 2010, the paper focuses on the key…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |