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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Hear from us, not about us: The power of refugee-background research
Help protect our refugee-background and migrant communities by validating their voices. Join Community Research and ChangeMakers to celebrate and launch our new collection of research by or for these communities in Aotearoa. Contributors are…continue reading
Sharon Armstrong: Tips for Online Safety
Sharon Armstrong (Ngati Kahungunu), became a victim of romance fraud in April 2011, when she was arrested at an airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with five kilos of cocaine concealed…continue reading
Sharon Armstrong: Staying safe and well in isolation
Sharon Armstrong (Ngati Kahungunu), became a victim of romance fraud in April 2011, when she was arrested at an airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with five kilos of cocaine concealed…continue reading
Outcomes Harvesting Evaluation – the missing piece of the puzzle?
How do you know that your organisation or group creates deep social change? Do you work in a complex environment where linear outputs are hard to measure? Our August 2021…continue reading
Healthy conversations about racism
In our June 2021 webinar, we discuss how we can have healthy conversations about racism online. How can we influence changes of perspective and promote racial equity? We are joined…continue reading
Harnessing the power of data to create a better future for Aotearoa
Ngapera Riley from FigureNZ shares her insights into the potential of data, the stories they tell and how the community sector can better utilise the data around us to create…continue reading
A Vision for Indigenous Evaluation
In brief As community sector professionals, we all need to ensure that our consultation and engagement can express Māori values. In this 60-minute webinar, experienced evaluator Nan Wehipeihana (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) and…continue reading
E na batini tanoa (Around the kava bowl)
Kava has played a dominant role in the cultural practices of many Pacific peoples for over 2000 years. These practices continue today, however myths and misinformation about this plant and…continue reading
Supporting New Zealand born Pacific youth
In the next of our Pasifika webinar series, we welcome Soalaupule Asetoa (Sam) Pilisi, who works to mentor and support Pacific youth aspirations into tertiary education. He explores experiences and…continue reading
Whose voice speaks?
As a New Zealand born Tongan, Dr Janet Tupou knows all about the identity struggles that walking in two worlds can bring. In our first free webinar of 2021, she…continue reading
Indigenous Research Ethics
Indigenous research ethics are a hot topic, with many non-indigenous researchers criticised for undertaking or leading research in and on indigenous communities. Indigenous researchers and communities are often compromised by…continue reading
Identity and its role in cross-cultural communication
Watch our webinar to hear Dr Daniel Hernandez, (pen name Arcia Tecun), Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Auckland, discuss the role of identity in our society. He will…continue reading