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

Project Whitestreaming: A report on the generalising of Māori specialist staff positions in the tertiary education sector

This report presents the findings of a Tertiary Education Union Te Hautū Kahurangi o Aotearoa (TEU) research project that sought to investigate “whitestreaming” in universities, and institutes of technology and…continue reading

Posted on 27 September 2016 |

supporting vulnerable older people in the community: positioning wesley community action (WCA) to meet emerging challenges through setting and acheiving best practice

this review sketches a picture of changing demand and supply for elder care home care support services and evolving best practice. The future of care of older people is imagined…continue reading

Posted on 20 September 2016 |

Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti: Community organisations engaging with the Treaty of Waitangi

Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti responds to the aspiration of groups and organisations within the community sector to be more engaged with the Treaty of Waitangi. It brings together many…continue reading

Posted on 29 August 2016 |

Our best generation yet! Engaging Pasifika whanau hearts & and minds in their children’s learning and education.

In 2013, the Rise UP Trust gained Lotteries funding to explore culturally relevant and responsive ways to engage Pasifika whānau in their children’s learning, and to support the development of…continue reading

Posted on 24 August 2016 |

Lessons from Community Driven Development in Myanmar : Analysis of Preliminary Results

This paper presents the lessons from phase I of the community driven development (CDD) project being implemented in Myanmar. The CDD approach has a special relevance and application in the…continue reading

Posted on 21 August 2016 |

Outcomes Plus

Over the last decade, government agencies, the community and voluntary sector, and academics have all noted the changes difficulties, and tensions being caused by government policies and processes surrounding social…continue reading

Posted on 9 August 2016 |

Awareness of Prevelance of Unwanted Sexual Behaviour

This summary report details the results of a survey of n=1,076 New Zealand residents aged 18 years and older. The survey was conducted on behalf of the Male Survivors of…continue reading

Posted on 6 July 2016 |

Outcomes, Accountability and Community & Voluntary Organisations in New Zealand: Holy Grail, Black Hole or Wholly Possible?

Although now coming to the fore in New Zealand in a new way, public policy has put increasing emphasis on ‘outcomes’, ‘impacts’ and ‘results’ for at least a quarter of…continue reading

Posted on 27 June 2016 |