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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.

Perceptions of Community Safety in West Auckland

Community Safety is relevant at both individual and community levels. This research report is about perceptions of safety which is different from an objective measure of changing crime rates, or…continue reading

Posted on 31 May 2017 |

Final Report for project ‘He ara toiora: Suicide prevention for Ngātiwai youth through the arts’ (LGB-2016-28888)

Suicide in New Zealand is considered to be a major health crisis, with Māori taitamariki (youth) featuring in disproportionate numbers as more likely to die from suicide than non-Māori youth.…continue reading

Posted on 10 February 2017 |

Can Voluntary Organisations Survive the Bear Hug of Government Funding? – A View from Aotearoa New Zealand

Purchase-of-service contracting with voluntary organisations for social services in Aotearoa New Zealand is examined, in the context of international trends and as a part of the long run historical evolution…continue reading

Posted on 8 February 2017 |

What can Pākehā learn from engaging in Kaupapa Māori research?

Written by Te Wāhanga kairangahau Alex Barnes, this working paper focuses on how Pākehā have become involved in Māori-determined and controlled educational research, and what issues inhibit and facilitate their…continue reading

Posted on 27 January 2017 |

Crushed or Just Bruised? Voluntary Organisations 25 Years Under the Bear Hug of Government Funding in Aotearoa New Zealand

What has happened in the 25 years or so since purchase-of-service contracting was introduced for government funding of voluntary organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand? This article provides a brief commentary…continue reading

Posted on 8 December 2016 |

2016 State of the Sector Survey – Snapshot Summary

The survey, of over 280 community organisations, shows that stresses on our community organisations are increasing. They are experiencing greater demand for services and are dealing with greater complexity, but…continue reading

Posted on 6 December 2016 |

2016 State of the Sector Survey – Snapshot

The second Snapshot Survey conducted by ComVoices shows that the stresses on our community organisations are increasing. A survey of over 280 community organisations shows that they are experiencing greater…continue reading

Posted on 6 December 2016 |

The empty nest is refilled: the joys and tribulations of grandparents raising their grandchildren

This is the ‘first cut’ report of a large quantitative and qualitative study of over 1000 grandparents or other kin in Aotearoa who have their grandchildren living with them. The…continue reading

Posted on 2 November 2016 |

Scoping the costs of homelessness in New Zealand

The cost of homelessness to society and to the individual is difficult to measure, which in turn makes it difficult to formulate and evaluate meaningful policy change to address rising…continue reading

Posted on 1 November 2016 |

Good Practice Responding to Sexual Violence. Guidelines for ‘mainstream’ sexual violence crisis support services. Round 2.

The purpose of this project was to update existing ‘Good Practice Guidelines’, building upon the findings of the initial project conducted in 2009. The development of ‘Good Practice Guidelines’ aims…continue reading

Posted on 25 October 2016 |

Creative Ecology: A New Model For Resilience in Creative Communities

Increasing complexities brought about by global crises are calling for us to actively disrupt and challenge the conceptual frameworks currently dominating cultural policy and theory. Creative ecology offers a new…continue reading

Posted on 19 October 2016 |