Oro atua:  Support your hauora - A puoro Māori sound healing experience

Instead of inspiring you with new ideas and change, at the end of a fraught and often difficult year, we want to look after you.  Join us for our last webinar for the year, a hauora offering by sound healer Jerome Kavanagh (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Kahungunu). 

He will share his pūrākau (story) and puoro (Māori musical instrument) sound healing experience, using his collection of unique and rare Māori musical instruments.

Tues 23 November 11am NZ Time.  Register here.

Watch the recording: Hear from us, not about us: The power of refugee-background research webinar

Community Research and ChangeMakers celebrate and launch our new collection of research by or for refugee and migrant background communities in Aotearoa. 

"We need to take research out of the ivory tower and put it into action to drive transformative change." - Webinar participant.

Watch the recording here.

Telling the stories of our researcher whānau: Terryann Clark

Dr Terryann Clark (Ngāpuhi) is passionate about giving voice to positive stories of rangatahi and whānau Māori.  

Growing up, she didn't know anyone who had gone to university, but can now look back on 20 years of academic mahi benefiting youth in Aotearoa.

She kindly agreed to share her inspiring story with us.

Read the full story here.

New research: Supporting the homeless: Let's keep the ball rolling

The Male Room has released a report detailing the findings from interviewing homeless men and women in Nelson and Blenheim. They were interviewed to surface what they felt were the areas they needed support with and how this support should be delivered and by whom.  Kia ora to David Mitchell for sharing this mahi with us.

Read the report here.

Invitation: Community Research AGM

The Kaitiaki of the Tangata Whenua, Community and Voluntary Sector Research Centre warmly invite you to join us for our brief 2021 AGM.

Āhea/When: Thursday 18 November 1pm–1:30pm

Kī hea/Where:  Online Zoom Hui:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87322211837

Our Co-Chairs, Garth Nowland-Foreman and Pania Coote, and our General Manager Janie Walker, will report on the past 12 months and invite your support for the year ahead. Agenda available here.

It's now even easier to become a mematanga (member) of Community Research - you can join online here.

RSVP to admin@communityresearch.org.nz

Second hui for migrant and refugee-background researchers

Following our successful September webinar, Community Research is hosting a second online informal networking hui for researchers and evaluators from refugee-background and migrant communities. We invite you to join us online to connect, share and strengthen.

Wed 24 November 1pm NZ Time.  Register here.

Kōrero me te whakarongo (talk and listen)

We asked social scientist and human rights advocate Dr Jill Chrisp to share her feedback after watching one of our webinars.  We want to genuinely learn from you – the people we seek to serve. 

Read Jill's kōrero here.

He huringa āhuarangi, he huringa ao: a changing climate, a changing world

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research have published a new report that provides guidance for Te Ao Māori on climate change adaptation and mitigation.  Find out why this kaupapa is so important for te Iwi Māori and Aotearoa New Zealand.

More details and read the report here.

What is your vision for an Aotearoa New Zealand that is free of racism?

The Human Rights Commission is engaging with the public over the best action to take to eliminate racism in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

They want your ideas to ensure the National Action Plan Against Racism reflects the vision, values and lived experiences of impacted communities, families, whānau, hapū, and iwi across the country. 

Have your say before 23 November 2021 here.

Decolonial Research Methods Webinar Series

Connect with other indigenous kaupapa around the world, by registering for this free webinar series run by the University of Liverpool, UK, during November and December this year.

Presenters include Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Aotearoa) and a whole host of international speakers.

Various dates in Nov/Dec 2021. Register here.