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Enhancing the development of refugee-background youth in Aotearoa New Zealand through non-formal education
Globally, non-formal education (NFE) plays an important role in youth development. However, while universal approaches to youth development are well researched, there is little research on what influences positive youth…continue reading
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the Health of Rohingya Refugees
The flows of COVID-19 across global terrains work unequally, impacting disproportionately the margins of global spaces. Refugees constitute the “margins of the margins” of globalization, constituted in spaces without access…continue reading
The Contributions of Tūao Māori: principles of collective responsibility and self-determination
Māori are amongst the highest likely to volunteer yet their contributions are under-represented in volunteering research. This important work has filled this gap stemming from focus group and surveys of…continue reading
Rangatahi-Developed Nutrition & Wellbeing Guidelines
The current nutrition guidelines developed by the NZ Ministry of Health do not adequately serve youth due to the lack of input from rangatahi themselves and the absence of mātauranga…continue reading
E hoki mai nei ki te ūkaipō—Return to Your Place of Spiritual and Physical Nourishment
This paper presents the findings of the Perceptions of Papakāinga project, which explores the connection between place, genealogy, and identity for two Māori (New Zealand’s Indigenous people) communities: one living…continue reading
Māori perceptions of ‘home’: Māori housing needs, wellbeing and policy
This paper presents the findings of the Perceptions of Papakāinga project, a 12-month, Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga funded project which explores comparative views of ‘home’ for Māori. The findings…continue reading
The impact of recessions on fundraising: a systematic review of the literature
The impact of economic crises on philanthropic funding to, and fundraising by, nonprofit organisations is a surprisingly under-researched field. Internationally, data is scant and comparisons are impeded by different categorisations…continue reading
Better Banking : Creating Ease of Banking for the Not-For-Profit Sector
We want to improve experiences with banks for community organisations. Community Networks Aotearoa volunteered to take leadership of a project to investigate and gather the stories of the sector, the…continue reading
Availability and acceptability of interpreting services for refugees as a question of trauma- informed care
Refugee-background communities have been a significant part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s multicultural population for decades. Despite the documented relevance of communication for newly arrived refugees, local reports over the years…continue reading
Advancing a social justice-orientated agenda through research: a review of refugee-related research in tourism
Scholars have called for more critical considerations of social justice and tourism that align with the tenets, values, and practices for sustainability, transformation, and social change. The aim of this…continue reading
A Critique of New Zealand’s Exclusive Approach to Intercultural Education
This article examines the intercultural initiatives, programmes and strategy documents in New Zealand education to answer the following two questions: What intercultural policies and strategy documents are offered to New…continue reading
Perceived Discrimination as Experienced by Muslims in New Zealand Universities
Since the March 15 attacks in Christchurch, there has been raised awareness and new and strong enthusiasm to understand the experiences of the Muslim minority community. This exploratory paper investigates…continue reading