Unpacking the Community Research Code of Practice 

What is it, who is it for and how can it be used?   

We are pleased to invite you to a webinar jointly hosted by the Aotearoa Migration Research Network (AMRN) and Community Research. Presented by Bev Tso Hong (Community Research) with Cayathri Divakalala, Tim Fadgen, and Arezoo Zarintaj Malihi (Aotearoa Migration Research Network). 

First launched in 2007, the Community Research Code of Practice (the Code) has been developed to describe optimum practices in community research as a set of benchmark principles and standards and to help researchers ensure there is minimal risk and maximum benefit to the people, groups, communities and organisations that are participants in research. The Code was developed by Community Research after consultation with, and input from, a range of researchers and others from the community, government, and academia.   The revised and current edition of the Code was released in 2020. It built on and reformatted the 2007 Code presenting five whanonga pono (core values) with an emphasis on research that benefits communities rather than as an extractive exercise. The five whanonga pono are: whanaungatanga, rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, kotahitanga and embedded. 

Bev will provide an overview of the Code and introduce two projects that Community Research are undertaking. The first project Unpacking the Community Research Code of Practice from ethnically diverse perspectives involves a series of online awheawhe (workshops) to unpack the Code and together identify tools and resources to support researchers and knowledge makers to optimise their practices to align with it. The second project scopes the development of a training resource for the Code including the perceived value of doing so, development process, target audience, delivery and potential outcomes and impact.   

Facilitator: Bev Tso Hong | Kaitūhono, Ethnic Research Engagement Lead, Community Research