The Auckland City Mission has listened to the stories of 100 families who are long-term food bank users in order to better understand the factors that trap some families in…continue reading

POSTED ON: 23 July 2014

NZ Government press release, 16 July 2014 Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew and Statistics Minister Nicky Wagner are welcoming Statistics New Zealand’s decision to update its official measure…continue reading

POSTED ON: 16 July 2014

Results from the “young adults, drinking cultures and social networking” research project were released in March 2014. The three-year research project explored the ways in which new technologies are being…continue reading

POSTED ON: 14 July 2014

The Teach First programme has been implemented well and is successful at attracting talented individuals to teach in schools serving low-decile communities, a new evaluation report shows. The report, written…continue reading

POSTED ON: 3 July 2014

The sixth annual Youth Collaborative hui will tackle the theme “Connections: Developing Youth Wellbeing across all Sectors”. The conference is being held at Lincoln University, Christchurch, 10-11 July 2014. Invited…continue reading

POSTED ON: 19 June 2014

The annual gathering of New Zealand evaluators will focus on “Our House, Our Whare, Our Fale: Building Strong Evaluation in Aotearoa New Zealand”. The wananga is being held in Wellington…continue reading

POSTED ON: 13 June 2014

A national centre of excellence for the support of innovative responses to complex social issues was launched by the ASB Community Trust on 15 May 2014. The new Centre for…continue reading

POSTED ON: 9 June 2014

People working with vulnerable children, young people and their whānau, will share knowledge about how to shift to an outcome focus at He Tai Pari conference, 14-15 July, Wellington. The…continue reading

POSTED ON: 4 June 2014

Budget 2014 commits new operating funding of $15 million over three years from 2015/16 for the Whānau Ora navigators’ work with whānau and families, Whānau Ora Minister Tariana Turia says.…continue reading

POSTED ON: 3 June 2014

Whānau Ora Commissioning agencies:          Te Pou Matakana for North Island whānau,         Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu for South Island whānau          Pasifika Futures for Pasifika families. Te Puni…continue reading

POSTED ON: 3 June 2014

Families are the corner stone of society, their futures are critical to us all. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is honoured to have published two prestigious publications providing perspectives,…continue reading

POSTED ON: 27 May 2014

‘A collaboration with the First Nations Australia Writers’ Network, this special edition of Ora Nui celebrates the indigenous identities of the Antipodes.’ The second edition of New Zealand’s Māori literary…continue reading

POSTED ON: 21 May 2014