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

Stigma and Women Living with HIV: A Co-operative Inquiry

This thesis explores the impact of stigma on women in New Zealand living with HIV through the use of co-operative inquiry, an innovative, participatory, action-based and somewhat revolutionary, research method.…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

New Zealand Volunteers: A Snapshot

Responses from over 1700 volunteers in four charities and six sporting organisations from Wellington and Christchurch. Two very different profiles emerged. The typical charity volunteer was female, aged 56+, retired,…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

How do New Zealanders give? Quarterly Generosity Indicators December quarter 2009 – March quarter 2010

New quarterly data on giving and volunteering in New Zealand

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

How do New Zealanders give? Ethnicity and income research supplement

An overview of how ethnicity, personal income and household income relate to giving and volunteering in New Zealand. It is a brief supplement to ‘How do New Zealanders give’ also…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

A Non-profit Sector Bibliography

A list of research on the non-profit sector in New Zealand collated as part of the Study of the New Zealand Non-profit Sector

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

The New Zealand Non-profit Sector in Comparative Perspective

This report provides the most accurate picture yet of the New Zealand non-profit sector and shows how it compares with 40 other countries. It gives us a better understanding of…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

A Review of the New Zealand Housing Sector

This research provides a broad overview of the housing sector with particular focus on the needs which are evident. It has a focus on the Auckland and Northland regions being…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Maori organisations and their funding information needs

This report presents the findings of a study of Maori organisations surveyed on their funding information needs. The purpose of the report is to build a picture of Maori organisations…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

The 2009 Child Discipline Referendum – What Children and Young People think about Parents’ right to hit children

In 2007, the New Zealand Parliament passed a Private Members Bill to repeal Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961. A petition in response to this law change forced a…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Gambling in New Zealand: Some facts

This is a summary of the most recent statistics from the Ministry of Health and the Department of Internal Affairs on problem gambling.

Posted on 15 October 2012 |

Asian Aucklanders and the arts: attitudes, attendance and participation in 2006

Aims to guide and inform Creative New Zealand, Auckland City Council and ASB Community Trust’s approach to engaging with Asian Aucklanders in the arts. Focuses on Chinese, Indian, Korean and…continue reading

Posted on 15 October 2012 |