Tēnā rawa atu koutou, we acknowledge the efforts of the many working together to support communities across the motu

Our thoughts are with everyone affected whose homes, schools, communities and livelihoods were hard hit in the severe weather events of February and March - particularly those who lost loved ones. 

We are aware that impact of the devastation and the duration of the recovery will continue for years. The impact of severe weather events on housing, and the viability of rebuilding in locations more prone to the impact of climate change, is an issue being widely discussed.  This adds further stress to those in communities where they have lost everything.

The recent disasters have further highlighted the inequitable access to warm and secure housing across Aotearoa. This issue prompted Community Research to commission an inquiry, which aimed to identify gaps in existing research on Housing and explore ways to address them. During our recent webinar "Housing for All", we spoke with four tāne who work directly with groups that are often not represented in current housing research.

It is crucial that we capture these missing voices and take action to find better solutions for housing in the future - add your submissions here

Kaimahi profile - Batool Arif

Batool Arif is part of Community Research’s contractor whanau as our Former Refugee and Ethnic Migrant Research Coordinator.

Batool is a Community Advocate from Pakistan living in Aotearoa for the past 10 years. She strongly believes in equity and inclusion and wants to see New Zealand a society where former refugees and migrants can meaningfully participate and experience the same rights and responsibilities as any other New Zealanders. 

Batool has been an integral part of the creation of our Special Collection - Hear from us Not about us.               

Sharing the stories of our researcher whānau - Sincere Duhabwanayo

Community Research talks with researcher Sincere Duhabwanayo about her life and mahi, and what drives her research.

There’s a time to sit around and theorise and a time to do -from your perspective what does that look to you?   Sincere...“Setting time aside to reflect is important to weigh the content and the value of the work. To sit down with different people (of various ethnicity, religion, gender, race, life experiences, etc) and put everything on the table, to discuss, to celebrate each other’s’ accomplishments, and to address difficult societal topics in an open and supportive environment. "

Read her story here

WEBINAR: Towards a More Equitable Aotearoa: Utilising Critical Tiriti Analysis as a tool for  honouring Te Tiriti

Join us for our upcoming webinar to gain a better understanding of how you can apply the Critical Tiriti Analysis framework in your organisation.

Recent research has highlighted the significant disparities in our system are a result of a range of factors, including historical injustices, systemic discrimination, and ongoing inequalities. 

The CTA provides us with a straight forward and adaptable tool to measure the strength of Te Tiriti o Waitangi compliance in policy, strategy and research.

Presented by co-author's of the CTA framework; Dr Heather Came, Professor Dominic O’Sullivan (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu), Professor Tim McCreanor, Professor Jacquie Kidd (Ngāpuhi) and hosted by Kaye Maree Dunn.

When: online 2 May 2023, 11 am -12 pm  

Register here

PAST WEBINAR: Housing for all - speaking to the housing research landscape and actioning solutions

Our first crucial webinar of the year marked the launch of Community Research's  Special Collection on Housing. Community Research welcomed four incredible presenters to a discussion about the state of housing research and services in Aotearoa. 

Watch this webinar here

Critical Tiriti Analysis launches on our website

The Critical Tiriti Analysis provides a framework for values driven organisations to honour and action Te Tiriti o Waitangi in your workplace strategy and policies.

We are honoured to have the privilege of providing a virtual whare to such an important collection of work for our nation and our collective futures.

 The CTA collection will go live May 2, 2023 11am

Housing for all - Special Collection

The Community Research special collection on housing connects you to the most recent and significant research that resonates with the housing needs of Aotearoa now, and into our future.

Community Research recognises the significant need for a collection of research that reflects the need for not only academic research in the identified gaps of research-renting/tenancy, lived experience and knowledge of housing, homelessness/houselessness, and rangatahi housing research, that is more reflective of community needs.

If you have important research to contribute to this collection please upload your research here and/or write to us admin@communityresearch.org.nz

He Kōrero - Podcast Collection 

White Fragility  Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. “…dominant culture of whiteness is consistently left unaddressed…”

The term "white fragility" has already reached into the homes of thousands across Aotearoa . The term was coined by Dr Robin DiAngelo whose area of research is in Whiteness Studies and Critical Discourse Analysis. she has many published works on this subject and is the become an educator for those who ask the question "What does it mean to be white?"

Listen to the podcast here

Connect with Community Research

Create change - upload your knowledge and research here.

Join our researcher and evaluator database here.

Share your story here.

New Research: A New Guiding Framework for Engaging Diverse Populations in Disaster Risk Reduction: Reach, Relevance, Receptiveness, and Relationships

This article presents a study with 20 Pacific Island community leaders and connectors about their communities’ perspectives and anticipated responses to natural hazards in Auckland, New Zealand. 
The rich cultural and linguistic backgrounds of multiple Pacific communities living in this city highlight the need to consider the complexities of disaster messaging related to natural hazards. 
In particular, the article forwards the importance of incorporating the guiding concepts of reach, relevance, receptiveness, and relationships into a DRR approach with culturally and linguistically diverse groups. These concepts are presented as an embedded guiding framework that can helpfully inform disaster communication

Read the research here.  

Reframing crime and justice

Training for community advocates and public sector workers. The crime and justice training draws on tested narratives and strategies from The Workshop’s ‘How to talk about Crime and Justice’ guide. Delivered over five weeks as a combination of online content and live virtual facilitated sessions, Reframing Crime and Justice training allows participants to move through the online modules for each week at times that suit them. Online (over 5 weeks) 20 April - 25 May 2023 

Register here

State of the Sector Survey - Community and Voluntary Sector “ON THE BRINK”  

For ten years, the respondents to this survey – Leaders of community and voluntary organisations – have painted a picture of the Sector’s financial vulnerability and the pressure to grow provision and delivery to meet their communities’ service demands. Covid has 

Find out more here

VAKA CON

VakaCon is a FREE one-day immersive tech conference for Pasefika youth and families to discover the limitless possibilities within the technology industry.

Come along to this free event Te Raupahara Arena in Porirua on Thursday 27th April 2023

Find out more here