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Anura Widana

Over 40 years of experience in research, impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation and baseline study

Tessa Mackenzie

Tanja Rother

I live in the Eastern Bay of Plenty where I've been working with various iwi and hapū, the wider community as well as agencies and ...

Penny Fitzpatrick

I specialise in research, evaluation and learning. An anthropologist by training and a jack-of-all trades by experience, I bring qualitative and quantitative research techniques, and ...

Sheree George

Papers for the 2775 claim Te tiriti o Waitangi Hauora

Jaleh Virginia McCormack

My research experience spans twenty years in academic, not for profit, and government organisations with an emphasis on social issues, education and healthcare. I am ...

Rachael McMillan

I work in strategy and regional collaboration in local government. In this role I have been working with elected representatives, senior council staff, iwi, business ...

Beth Neill

I'm a registered community psychologist working in Northland, with a special interest in community wellbeing, social research and evaluation. I've been involved in applied research ...

Karthiga Kanesha

I have been involved a number of co-design initiatives undertaking empathy interviews ranging from Family violence, youth employment, poverty, driver licensing, early years, financial capability ...

Suzanne Grant

I have 15 yrs University research and teaching in the areas of social enterprise, community development, not for profit organisations and organisation behaviour. My specific ...