Watch the webinar recording: Racism, community, art and social change

Our April webinar explores the compounding issues of racism and how it is experienced and responded to among different communities in Aotearoa.

Hear from three community researchers about collaborative art and social change project, the Aotearoa Poster Competition. Here is a great example of how the mana of lived-experience can be valued alongside academic research.

"Touched my heart and head, improved awareness and understanding alongside increased commitment to take steps to tackle racism."  Webinar participant.

Watch the recording here.

New Research: "You’re so powerless”: Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people’s experiences before becoming homeless in Aotearoa New Zealand

New research by Dr Brodie Fraser explores the experiences of homelessness for Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa. This research explores the contributors to becoming homeless and looks at what systems changes need to occur in order to prevent LGBTIQ+ homelessness.

Read the research here.

Connect with Community Research

Create change - upload your knowledge and research here.

Join our researcher and evaluator database here.

Share your story here.

He Kōrero podcasts

Follow our He Kōrero podcast channel.  Our latest series - Te Tiriti Kōrero - has been extremely well received. We will be adding new content over the next few weeks.

Subscribe here.

Update: Refugee and migrant background research collection and researcher tautoko

Last year we held two hui for refugee-background and migrant-background researchers and evaluators. And earlier this year, we surveyed participants to find out how Community Research can continue to tautoko their mahi.  

The survey showed there is a strong and growing need for researchers from these communities to connect, share and advocate for collective action.  Community Research will offer more informal hui this year.  Dates to be advised.

Read the full update.

Join this online tautoko – email Gauri Nandedkar

Browse or contribute to the research collection.

Sharing the stories of our researcher whānau - Dr Dianne Wepa

“It’s almost like a calling, anything to do with kaupapa Māori,” says community researcher Dr Dianne Wepa. "You make a deliberate choice to ride out the rough seas when you work in Māori Health. The disparity is so huge that you can’t not be involved, especially when it’s your whānau that has been affected; you have this inner drive, as Māori, to keep persevering.”

Dr Dianne Wepa talked to Community Research about her background, journey and research into mental health and Māori whānau engagement with healthcare.

Read the article here.

Nau mai haere mai! Join our team!

We’re looking for two new kaimahi to join our Community Research team: A coordinator and a communications lead – both permanent part-time (20 hours). To kōrero and find out more, please contact Mel North from Niche Recruitment: Phone 021 242 4339.

Volunteering New Zealand Survey 2022

Volunteering New Zealand are seeking feedback on the state of volunteering in Aotearoa.  Covid-19 highlighted the voluntary sector’s vital contribution to unity, kindness and the wellbeing of New Zealanders. It saw whānau and friends uniting behind things that mattered most to them.

How has volunteering changed for you or your community organisation, with the impact of Covid-19?

Complete the survey here.

CORE Education webinar:  The art of intentional listening

Leading diverse teams means being able to intentionally listen and leave space for kōrero where all voices can be heard. 

In this free interactive webinar run by CORE Education, you'll find out what it’s like to be heard and how you can help others be heard, building your capacity as an equity-minded leader through intentional listening.

10 May 2022 - More details and register here.

ANZEA Workshop: Evaluation & Value for Money

It is important for good resource allocation, accountability, learning and improvement, that policies and programs and undergo rigorous evaluations of value for money (VfM). 

This workshop provides practical guidance, underpinned by a sound theoretical framework, for evaluating VfM.

4 and 11 May 2022 - More details and register here.

Community Networks Aotearoa - Local Government Review

Watch a topical panel of experts discuss the local government review, as part of the Community Networks Aotearoa Conference 2022.

Watch here.