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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Using Participatory Action Research in a Local Government Setting
In this paper I offer a set of guidelines for the use of Action Research in New Zealand local authority community development and parks and recreation settings.
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Te Mata O Te Tai – The Edge of the Tide: Rising capacity in information technology of Maori in Aotearoa
We can extract lessons in the information technology era from our colonial past. One such lesson is to understand how information technologies might further impact our knowledge. Experience has taught…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Our Strategies in Action
The vision of the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre will be implemented primarily through five key strategies: (1) visibility and access, (2) quality and good practice, (3)…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Code of Practice for the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre
The Code Of Practice describes optimum practices in community research for the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre. It is written for the researcher, whether with a tertiary,…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Kaitiakitanga and Health Informatics: Introducing Useful Indigenous Concepts of Governance in the Health Sector
Indigenous contributions to governance in health informatics can be drawn from cultural concepts such as Katiakitanga, which implies guardianship, stewardship, governance and responsibility roles. Kaitiakitanga acts as a guideline to…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Tangata Whenua, the Treaty and the New Zealand Digital Strategy
With the release of New Zealand’s Digital Strategy in in 2005 and its Draft Content Strategy, came the opportunity to identify their potential impact on the Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa.…continue reading
Posted on 14 October 2012 |
Sport and recreation in New Zealand Pasifika Communities
Policy makers, and those intending to be influential around sport and recreation in Pasifika communities, need to make decisions and develop programmes that are culturally aligned and relevant. They should…continue reading
Posted on 11 October 2012 |
“Hope for Change – Change Can Happen”: Healing the Wounds of Family Violence with Indigenous Traditional holistic Practices
This Indigenous Collaborative Research (ICR) investigates with the community agency, Warrior Against Violence Society, how culturally-based healing practices provide a more comprehensive and thus more effective method to assist Aboriginal…continue reading
Posted on 10 October 2012 |
Using Digital Media to Report Back Information Rich Research and Evaluation Results
Since digital storytelling was first developed, technological changes have meant that they are now relatively simple to put together. In light of personal success with digital stories helping stakeholders and…continue reading
Posted on 10 October 2012 |
Empty Food Baskets: Food Poverty in Whangarei
The effects of lack of food are seen by teachers daily in the school classroom and is experienced by children in both their educational achievements and in their relationships with…continue reading
Posted on 10 October 2012 |
A major leftwing think tank in Aotearoa – impossible dream or a call to action?
This article summarises the background to my current PhD work, considering questions around what academics and activists on the left in Aotearoa in 2012 think about the idea of establishing…continue reading
Posted on 10 October 2012 |
Rangatahi Initiative: Process Evaluation
WCA hosts the Rangatahi Initiative which works in “hard to reach” whānau (mostly Black Power affiliated) with a focus on improving physical and emotional/mental health outcomes. It operates as a…continue reading
Posted on 10 October 2012 |