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

Structures and Strategies: a narrative analysis of eleven community organisations in Otago

This research project was initiated in 2001 to explore the governance and organisational practices of 11 diverse community organisations in Dunedin. The themes explored within the study are the life…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Developing a pluralist approach to organisational practice and accountability for social service and community organisations

This paper compares the ‘Achieving Better Community Development’ (ABCD) model for organisational practice (Barr & Hashagen 2000) with the organisational practices in New Zealand ‘social development’ approach to social service…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Alternative models of accountability for third sector organisations in New Zealand

In recent years ‘third way’ style governments have sought to partner with third sector organisations in ‘joined up’ government. The neo-liberal basis for the third way model has sought to…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

The effect of third way style ‘social development’ on women in community development

New Zealand organisations that are engaged in community development practice to empower women are disadvantaged under neo-liberal and third way style policies of the New Zealand Government. Recent research has…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Community Based Cultural Organisations within the Creative Industries – a Cultural Policy Dilemma

This paper explores community-based cultural organisations that combine orientated objectives of community arts practice with commercially oriented creative industries. In New Zealand, these organisations are hampered by gaps in cultural…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Using Participatory Action Research in a Local Government Setting

In this paper I offer a set of guidelines for the use of Action Research in New Zealand local authority community development and parks and recreation settings.

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Te Mata O Te Tai – The Edge of the Tide: Rising capacity in information technology of Maori in Aotearoa

We can extract lessons in the information technology era from our colonial past. One such lesson is to understand how information technologies might further impact our knowledge. Experience has taught…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Our Strategies in Action

The vision of the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre will be implemented primarily through five key strategies: (1) visibility and access, (2) quality and good practice, (3)…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Code of Practice for the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre

The Code Of Practice describes optimum practices in community research for the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre. It is written for the researcher, whether with a tertiary,…continue reading

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Kaitiakitanga and Health Informatics: Introducing Useful Indigenous Concepts of Governance in the Health Sector

Indigenous contributions to governance in health informatics can be drawn from cultural concepts such as Katiakitanga, which implies guardianship, stewardship, governance and responsibility roles. Kaitiakitanga acts as a guideline to…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |

Tangata Whenua, the Treaty and the New Zealand Digital Strategy

With the release of New Zealand’s Digital Strategy in in 2005 and its Draft Content Strategy, came the opportunity to identify their potential impact on the Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa.…continue reading

Posted on 14 October 2012 |