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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Gender Dysphoria
Those diagnosed with gender dysphoria count themselves among the largely diverse transgender community. Gender dysphoria is a treatable disorder that occurs when an individual’s gender identity doesn’t match what was…continue reading
Posted on 24 November 2018 |
Kia Pū te Wai o Pareira: Catalysts of Whānau Health and Wellbeing in West Auckland
Kia Pū te Wai o Pareira: Catalysts of Whānau Health and Wellbeing in West Auckland is the technical report following an 18-month study of Māori living in West Auckland. This…continue reading
Posted on 22 November 2018 |
Kimihia te Hauora Hinengaro: Pathways to Mental Health
Kimihia te Hauora Hinengaro: Pathways to Mental Health report is on a study conducted by Wai Research which explores the relevance of the inclusion of Māori cultural elements in therapeutic…continue reading
Posted on 21 November 2018 |
Measuring Social Categories in NZ
This paper covers the current ‘state of the art’ about best social research measures for the NZ context. The listing is also a useful checklist for those contemplating which to…continue reading
Posted on 13 November 2018 |
Welfare for Wellbeing: A crowdsourced story-based report on the need to transform and reform our welfare system so all children and whānau flourish
This report reflects the voices of people most directly affected by the New Zealand welfare system. Between 18 and 31 October 2018, 267 people contributed their perspectives, insights, and experiences…continue reading
Posted on 9 November 2018 |
Kanohi ki te kanohi – a thing of the past?
Within Māori cultural tradition there is a strong orientation to the values-based idea that relationships among people flourish and rely on kanohi ki te kanohi interactions in both important and…continue reading
Posted on 30 October 2018 |
Reflections on Community Change – TWO COUNTRIES, TWO PERSPECTIVES, ONE VISION FOR MOVING FORWARD
Inspiring Communities and the Tamarack Institute have co-written a new paper in which we reflect on changes in community-led change over the past decade from both Canadian and New Zealand…continue reading
Posted on 30 October 2018 |
DNA Deep Data: Impact Analysis
Posted on 29 October 2018 |
Operation and experience: Formative evaluation of the Transition from Care to Independence Service
OverviewThis report details aggregate findings from a formative evaluation of two Auckland-based Transition from Care to Independence (TCI) services – Launch and Ka Awatea. The original impetus for this evaluation…continue reading
Posted on 3 October 2018 |
Ngā Kōrero Hauora o Ngā Taiohi; A community-powered report on conversations with 1000 young people about wellbeing
In 2018, the government announced plans to develop a Child Wellbeing Strategy to make New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child. While this is an…continue reading
Posted on 3 September 2018 |
Grantmaking in Canterbury 2015 – 2017
I am quite fascinated by the grant making ecosystem and believe that we, as a community, need to understand where grant money comes from, where it goes to, and how…continue reading
Posted on 31 August 2018 |
Small-holder Coffee Grower and Livelihoods in Timor-Leste : Current status, Issues and Challenges
Based on a field study in 2013, it analyses the role of coffee production in the socio-economic and livelihoods of small-holders. It presents prospects for livelihoods upliftment and some of…continue reading
Posted on 1 August 2018 |