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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Hearing the Voices of Canterbury’s Children-Evaluating the Place of Cholmondeley in the Overall Canterbury Social Services Environment
Since 1925 Cholmondeley Children’s Centre (formally Cholmondeley Children’s Home) has provided emergency and planned respite residential care for children aged between 3 and 12 years old, that is directly accessible…continue reading
Posted on 18 September 2014 |
Protecting the Vulnerable: An Independent Review of NZ’s laws on trafficking, slavery & exploitation
This is a legal review of all laws touching on the issue of human trafficking, slavery and labour exploitation in New Zealand. It makes recommendations for legislative and policy changes…continue reading
Posted on 10 September 2014 |
Outcomes and expereinces of participants of the Activity Based Experience (ABE) Programme at Richmond Services Limited: a mixed methods study
The ABE Programme is a client-centred, individualised physical activity intervention for people with mental illness delivered by non-government organisation Richmond Services Ltd. It is three months in duration with weekly…continue reading
Posted on 8 September 2014 |
Reintegration Services in the Canterbury Region
This is a study undertaken by the Howard league for Penal Reform on reintegration services in teh Canterbury region. It is a multi faceted study involving interviews with prison and…continue reading
Posted on 3 September 2014 |
NGO Health and Disability Network Governance Review
In February 2014, the NGO Health and Disability Network held five Good Governance workshops around New Zealand. These were attended by more than 150 board members from approx 85 non-profit…continue reading
Posted on 3 September 2014 |
Youthline, resilience and the CYRM-12
A top priority for Youthline is for young people to be supported in their resilience and ability to thrive, their knowledge of where to go to get help, and their…continue reading
Posted on 20 August 2014 |
Intrapreneurship: Testing the application of theory within a New Zealand workplace.
Burgess found an average productive capacity measurement of 70% and an innovative capacity measurement of 68% from within the sampled organisations New Zealanders are well known for their entrepreneurial flair…continue reading
Posted on 28 June 2014 |
Community Economic Development: Understanding the New Zealand Context
This research explores the principles and practices relating to community economic development (CED), and social enterprise in New Zealand at this time. Success factors and challenges are identified, including an…continue reading
Posted on 4 June 2014 |
Early Childhood Needs Analysis – West Coast
A full needs analysis of the early childhood communities from Haast to Punakaiki on the West Coast. The triangulation method involved interviews with parents, early childhood teachers, primary schools, playgroup…continue reading
Posted on 29 May 2014 |
Movers and Shakers: Women’s Stories from the Christchurch Earthquakes
This is the final report of a research study undertaken by the National Council of Women (Christchurch Branch) between 2011 and 2014 with women living in Christchurch through the earthquakes.…continue reading
Posted on 9 May 2014 |
He Taura Tuakiri; Ko Te Reo Tipua
Ko Te Ataarangi te huarahi ki te Reo Maori? He piki me nga heke o etahi o nga tangata kua whakapa atu ki te kaupapa o Te Ataarangi. Na nga…continue reading
Posted on 8 April 2014 |
Te Mana tu o te Wahine: Women as Leaders in the Community & Voluntary Sector
There is little information in Aotearoa New Zealand about how women are represented in the Community and Voluntary Sector, despite the fact that the the sector’s voluntary and paid workforce…continue reading
Posted on 7 April 2014 |