Kia ora and welcome to our first eNews of 2024.
We have returned feeling recharged for the challenges of the year ahead. As an organisation entrusted with holding research for and by the community, it is our responsibility to share the insights and perspectives that lead to a more informed, inclusive, and equitable Aotearoa. This year we will share that research with you in new and innovative ways!  

A strong focus for us this year will be to provide greater support to researchers to build a strong and resilient community researcher network.

We also remain focused on creating and sharing content that honours and upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi, so we are thrilled to be launching the third series of our He Kōrero podcasts "Conversations on Te Tiriti 2024 and Beyond".
We are once again proud to be supporting Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism. It’s a 10-day online event – and it is completely free! 
Read below for more details . . .  

Te Tiriti-Based Futures is holding its bi-annual speakers' event 16-25 MARCH, 2024.

We eagerly anticipate the 10 days of the 2024 Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism online conference. Join us at this free event to hear an incredible lineup of speakers and leaders come together to discuss topics including social justice and racism, decolonisation, building Te Tiriti-based futures and transforming our constitution.
Hear from Ani Mikaere, Amohia Boulton, Professor Mikaere (Margaret) Mutu, Leonie Pihama, Annette Sykes, Witi Ashby, Catherine Delahunty, Sue Bradford, Tim McCreanor and so many more. 
Register now for this ten-day session it will blow your mind. Share the details of this event with your friends and colleagues.
Check out their event programme, and register here

PAST WEBINARS: Check out our housing webinars 2023

In our first webinar of 2023, Housing for All – speaking to the housing research landscape and actioning solutions we welcomed four incredible presenters to a discussion about the state of housing research and services in Aotearoa. 
In our second housing webinar in 2023, Conceptions of housing: Papakāinga, co-housing and Māori perceptions of ‘home’ we invited researchers from across the motu to discuss their research and solutions they had found.
Follow this link to find our Special Collection Housing For All. We have so much more to do to address the gaps in the research available, please contact us if you would like to further this resource by adding your knowledge to this space.

He Kōrero - Podcast Collection "Te Tiriti Kōrero with Dr Kathie Irwin"

This interview outlines how public service and social justice are deeply embedded in her bloodlines. We are re-sharing this podcast series to lead us into the new series. Look out on March 27, 2024, when we drop our latest set of podcasts. "Conversations about Te Tiriti - 2024 and Beyond". 
Kaye-Maree Dunn sits down to some beautiful conversations with the esteemed Professor Mikaere Mutu, Te Huia Bill Hamilton and Pita Tipene to name a few. 
Follow us on Podbean to get the latest episodes of our new podcast as soon as they are released. 

Connect with Community Research

Create change - upload your knowledge and research here.

Join our researcher and evaluator database here.

Share your story here.

Kaimahi profile - Raylyn Christian 

Ko Te Aroha raua ko Moehau ōku maunga,
Ko Waihou tōku awa, Ko Ngāti Maru, rātou ko Huarere, ko Te Rarawa ōku iwi. Ko Ray tāku ingoa.
Kia ora, these last few months have been an intense time with the constitutional challenges presented by our current government. Particularly concerning our rights to exist as indigenous people for Māori, as agreed upon in Te Tiriti, the Fair Pay Act affecting our wages and the proposed threats to our environment.
My hope for 2024 is that we stick together to forge a sustainable and healthy future for Aotearoa. 
You can read more about me and my research here
ngā mihi nui, Ray
#toitūTeTiriti 

New Research: Epilepsy New Zealand – Wellbeing Opportunity Assessment Report 2024

Epilepsy New Zealand partnered with Melde and Huber Social to understand the holistic needs of people affected by epilepsy, especially Māori. 430 participants, including 307 with epilepsy and 123 caregivers, contributed. The report highlights common themes and suggests strategies to improve well-being for both groups.
Read the research here

New Research: Outcomes, Accountability and Community Organisations: Holy Grail, Black Hole or Wholly Possible?

Context: The Winds of Change
Since 1984 the New Zealand Government was an early and bold adopter of neoliberal approaches to public administration that collectively came to be known as new public management. 
Read the research here

Community Governance Aotearoa

Board Talks are back for 2024! Our online lunchtime sessions include fantastic speakers on relevant topics for our not-for-profit governors. Free to attend. 

Click here for more details

Groundwork Facilitating Change

We tautoko our partners and the release of the new work from Jen Margaret - here

We encourage you to check out this pdf and share it. 

The New Zealand Violence Clearinghouse invites you to attend this panel

'Recognising and responding to coercive control and systemic entrapment' - unpack how systems, organisations and individuals can better support victim-survivors. 
Date: Monday 11 March 2024, 5:30-7 pm
Location: Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland City Campus 
Cost: Free. Registration required
Find out more here

Pasifika Festival 

Pasifika Festival returns to Western Springs Park in 2024 for a celebration of all things Pacific on Saturday 9 March and Sunday 10 March
Find out more here

Older Person's Mental Health ( Mherc)

Dr Brian Deavoll will provide you with an introduction and overview of the mental health disorders that older people most commonly experience. This workshop will benefit healthcare workers in all fields, as they adjust to the rapidly growing proportion of older people in our community.
This is an in-person event with a one-off cost of $109.
Event is on 20 February 2024. 9 am -12 pm
Register here