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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Sharon Armstrong – Staying Safe in Isolation
Check out these 2 videos filmed for us in April 2020 by Sharon Armstrong (Ngati Kahungunu), who became a victim of romance fraud in April 2011, when she was arrested…
Mahi a Atua – Treatment for Racism?
Join Ngati Porou psychiatrist Dr Diana Kopua who gives us an insight into her work developing Mahi a Atua, a Māori approach to well-being which draws on the stories, narratives…
The Indigenous Criminologist
Watch our webinar to hear Dr Juan Tauri – a.k.a The Indigenous Criminologist – present on the challenges and opportunities for improving Māori justice outcomes, following the recent social sector…
Co-Design for Well-Being
In this webinar, join Angie Tangaere and Dr Penny Hagen from The Southern Initiative who have been working with whānau, community facilities, early child health services and researchers to understand…
Māori, Stats and Data Sovereignty
This webinar explores the issues with the 2018 Census data collection and examines what the implications could be for communities and funding. See below to read some relevant articles prior…
White Fragility
In this free webinar, join renowned writer, trainer and speaker Dr Robin DiAngelo to better understand how you can engage and partner more effectively in cross-cultural dialogue, anti-racist action and…
Valuing Our World Views
Join our free webinar to hear how indigenous community designers, Rebecca Kiddle and Danièle Hromek, are pushing the boundaries of the academy, community development and design practice and principles by…
Housing Research: Challenges and Insights for Communities in Aotearoa
The webinar provides a chance to engage with key Maori researchers and the latest research from Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities Ko Ngā wā Kāinga hei Whakamāhorahora National Science…
Taxes, Treaty Settlements and Māori Health
Dr Marewa Glover shares her thoughts on recent research on the comparative analysis of taxes, Treaty Settlements and the severely disproportionate social and health inequities experienced by Māori. She discusses…
Getting to Outcomes in the Real World
Outcomes are important to organisations striving to make a difference in the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector. In this webinar, the second in our Tools for Change series, Garth…
Indigenous Evaluation
How and in what ways can indigenous evaluators and indigenous communities draw upon traditional knowledge to guide evaluation theory and practice? In this webinar, experienced evaluator Kataraina Pipi (Ngati Porou,…
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a planning and evaluation tool that seeks to generate positive change within groups and communities. It focuses on the strengths and assets in a community organisation…