Monday 29th March 2021  11am NZ Time Kava has played a dominant role in the cultural practices of many Pacific peoples for over 2000 years. These practices continue today, however myths and misinformation about this plant and drink abound. In this free Community Research Pacific Webinar, Dr Apo Aporosa and Dr Edmond Fehoko will seek […]

Recorded on Monday 15th February  11am NZ Time In the next of our Pasifika webinar series, we welcome Soalaupule Asetoa (Sam) Pilisi, who works to mentor and support Pacific youth aspirations into tertiary education. He explores experiences and perceptions of New Zealand born Pacific youth, of their various responsibilities to serve family, church and community.  […]

Broadcast on Monday 25th January 2021   11am NZ Time As a New Zealand born Tongan, Dr Janet Tupou knows all about the identity struggles that walking in two worlds can bring. In our first free webinar of 2021, she discusses her research into the way that creativity is becoming a vessel for Tongan women in […]

Wednesday 16th December 11am NZ Time Indigenous research ethics are a hot topic, with many non-indigenous researchers criticised for undertaking or leading research in and on indigenous communities. Indigenous researchers and communities are often compromised by the commissioning and ‘ownership’ of research. Research funding and approaches to managing ethics predominately rest with mainstream institutions.  In […]

Monday 7th December  11am NZ Time Watch our webinar to hear Dr Daniel Hernandez, (pen name Arcia Tecun), Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Auckland, discuss the role of identity in our society. He will explore how we learn, express, negotiate, and create our identities and how this is relevant to our culture, society, […]

In our November webinar, Edmond Fehoko, Pasifika Partnerships Consultant at Manukau Institute of Technology, discusses how the use of cultural practices (e.g. faikava) can be used to capture intergenerational experiences to support families and communities and to inform policy. Edmond has contributed important research towards Tongan cultural identity and social issues in Aotearoa. The cultural […]

Watch our October 2020 webinar to hear Martin Tolich from the NZ Ethics Committee discuss community research ethics and how the NZEC can support you or your organisation on your community research journey. Martin also speaks about some of the pressing issues in ethical community research including: Te Tiriti o Waitangi Equity Pākehā Paralysis Importance […]

Supporting Rainbow People in Aotearoa is a Rainbow resource for mental health professionals created through collaboration between InsideOUT, RainbowYOUTH, Gender Minorities Aotearoa, Youth Wellbeing Study and Gloria Fraser, a researcher at Victoria University of Wellington. Watch our webinar to hear more about why and how this resource was developed and how it is being used […]

We welcome Judge Becroft, Children’s Commissioner, who discusses how community organisations can focus on and respond to priorities for our tamariki and rangatahi.  He shares insights into how children fared during the Covid-19 lockdown and examines what is needed in 2020/2021 to support our young people going forward. Resources Powerpoint Presentation About the Presenter Judge […]

In response to the hugely positive feedback from our Mahi a Atua webinar, we now welcome Riana Manuel, Manukura Hauora (CEO), and Taima Campbell, Poukura Hauora (Clinical Services Manager), from Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki, who, earlier in 2020, launched Te Kūwatawata ki Hauraki – an immediate response service for whānau suffering mental distress. The […]