According to the United Nations, food is a basic human right. Article 25(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ‘Everyone has the right to a standard of…
The Minister for Whānau Ora, Hon Tariana Turia, has announced that she won’t be standing in the next election. Her decision to retire, made with her own whānau, is based on her belief that both…
This week the Children’s Commissioner published ‘Solutions to Child Poverty in New Zealand: Evidence for action‘, a report from the Commissioner’s Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty. I…
Keeping Well and Regional Public Health (Lower Hutt, Wellington) would like to trial a low cost evaluation skills development programme and want to gauge interest in this. Many providers need…
He mini mahana ki a kōutou i te wiki nei. My post last week gave a brief introduction to the Community-Up Approach to Defining Research Conduct. This approach was recently…
One of the winners of the 2011 New and Emerging Community Researcher Awards, Priyanca Radhadkrishnan, studied the issue of forced and underage marriage in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her paper is now…
The afternoon panel session at the Te Anga Mua Seminar showcased responses to the question of what is good community- and whānau-based research. Trisha Young, Tracey Wright-Tawha, Invercargill Te Poha…
One of the highlights of the recent Te Anga Mua seminar was the presentations by whānau. Here is a quick selection of their feedback. Kim Whaanga-Kipa & Kipa Whānau A Whānau…
The Te Anga Mua Whānau Ora Research Seminar began just after 9am on 23 November 2012 with a mihi whakatau (welcome). The day was acknowledged as the third day of…
Tēnā koutou katoa. He mihi mahana ki a koutou. Ko wai ahau? Ko Mohaka te awa, ko Tawhirirangi te maunga, ko Ngāti Pahauwera te Iwi. Ko Fiona Cram tōku ingoa.…
It has encouraged me to believe that “research and evaluation is possible’ – that we can do it. It’s not so scary, or remote after all, and we don’t have…
Our whānau are spread across the country. We have 7 children and 14 mokopuna. Only one of our children has full time work while the others struggle to find work.…