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The place to find and share good community research & resources, and connect with researchers in Aotearoa.

The place to find and share good community research and researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

03/06/2026

Yesterday, at Community Research’s 2026 Te Auaha Pito Mata Awards, Government House came alive in celebration of the contributions made by emerging community-led researchers.

The awards were presented by none other than Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro. “Like you, I know that knowledge doesn't just exist within institutions. It also, most importantly, lives within our communities," she reflected in her speech. “By listening to these voices, and acting on what we hear, we can create a much more inclusive and equitable society in Aotearoa.”

The Awards shone a light on emerging researchers in the first 1–8 years of their careers. Together, recipients’ community-led mahi centered lived experience, uplifted positive change, and strengthened knowledge.

Our incredible 2026 winners were —
Pasifika Community Researcher: Joseph Tutonga Houghton
Tangata Whenua Community Researcher: Ria Te Uira Holmes
Ethnic Community Researcher: Taylor Le Cui崔乐
General Community Researcher: Corrina Thompson
Billie Award: Paula Ormsby
Billie Award: Atelaite Taupeavai Mapa

Thanks to AUT Faculty of Health and Environmental Science, Garth Nowland-Foreman and Kōtātā Insight for their support for these awards. Thanks also to Atawhai Tibble for being our MC!

Community Research are dedicated to upholding the mana, knowledge and contributions of community-led knowledge. Congratulations to all of our award winners!

20/04/2026

These full-day online workshops train and sharpen the skills of kaimahi, researchers and community-based practitioners.

Critical Tiriti Analysis (CTA) is a practical tool to strengthen Te Tiriti compliance within policy-making, planning and practice. It assesses how policies and institutional documents uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi, revealing how Crown and other agencies continue to privilege monocultural practice while limiting tino rangatiratanga and invites organisations to embrace genuine engagement with Te Tiriti.

Sign up here -
Strengthening Tiriti compliance CTA Workshop:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyabm2jdmd64bX4rVF3aZGFlEJUcMuwk2iBRU1UvhBK80CJw/viewform
Advanced CTA Workshop: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-fcHzobWNd9dlBnAl3LELtnoa5aOUF40HGRj6gN6VvUyINA/viewform

For more information, contact [email protected].

17/04/2026

Understanding if and how our activities and content is useful to researchers and communities is fundamental for how we do our work! Feedback in our annual check-in survey helps us to plan better, do less of what isn't useful, and focus more on what is of value to community researchers, knowledge makers and the communities and decision-makers who use this evidence.

Kōrero mai to provide your thoughts and feedback about Community Research by filling out the quick survey here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=A_JCPHfun0mNZD2u9yh0OPkilhnphPhBhzlgeqg0H5hUNERGU0tTT0M0S1JCTk8wTzk5RVhBRTRVTi4u&route=shorturl

13/04/2026

In this clip, Natalia Sexton (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine) presents at Tūao Volunteering New Zealand’s Volunteering Changemakers Hui 2025. Her talk, “Mahi Aroha: Have we got the framing right?” is an exploration of research, practice and indigenous insights about mahi aroha in 2025.

Community Research is pleased to add this session to our Volunteering and mahi aroha special collection. You can watch the full recording online at https://communityresearch.org.nz/webinar/mahi-aroha-have-we-got-the-framing-right/

08/04/2026

In this clip, Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley (Massey University) presents at Tūao Volunteering New Zealand’s Volunteering Changemakers Hui 2025.
His talk, “The social and cultural factors that impact on social service delivery and volunteering,” explores how factors such as age and ethnicity play into the volunteering environment in Aotearoa.

You can find the full recording in Community Research’s Volunteering and mahi aroha special collection, or watch it here: https://communityresearch.org.nz/webinar/the-social-and-cultural-factors-that-impact-on-social-service-delivery-and-volunteering/

11/03/2026

Whether you’re based in Aotearoa's community, iwi/hapū, the public sector, or academia...

Whatever medium your mahi may be in, whether it’s creative storytelling, a thesis, an article, or policy report...

Te Auaha Pito Mata 2026 Emerging Researcher Awards are closing soon. If you’re a researcher in the first 1-8 years of your career, whose work uplifts communities and strengthens knowledge for positive change, then this is an opportunity to have a light shone on your mahi.

Award recipients will receive a small cash prize, travel to and from the in-person Awards ceremony to be held on 2 June 2026 at Government House in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington, one night of accomodation, and the opportunity to share their research, via a recorded presentation that will be screened at the event.

Nominations close 22 March. Find the nomination form and additional details on Community Research’s web page - https://communityresearch.org.nz/researchers-database/te-auaha-pito-mata-awards/

05/03/2026

“I didn’t even realise it was research that I was doing.” Joe Wilson’s video storytelling project, Lots of Little Fires, jointly won the Billie Award for strength-based research at the Te Auaha Pito Mata Awards in 2023. He tells us a little bit about the project itself, how it came about from his own lived experiences, and why it felt significant to have the project recognised as a body of community research.

Through intimate documentary-style interviews and filmography, Lots of Little Fires shares the lived experiences of inspirational people and kaupapa doing grassroots work to bring about equitable change in the community. Lots of Little Fires aims to uplift these voices to inform change and policy.

If you’re doing an emerging researcher with a piece of mahi, whether it’s community-based, academic or in the public sector, the Te Auaha Pito Mata 2026 Emerging Researcher Awards are a chance to have a light shone on your work. Entries and nominations close 22 March, so follow this link to read more information 👉 https://communityresearch.org.nz/researchers-database/te-auaha-pito-mata-awards/

24/02/2026

Calling all emerging community researchers!

The Te Auaha Pito Mata 2026 Emerging Researcher Awards are open for nominations and entries now. If you’re a researcher in the first 1–8 years of your career, whose work uplifts communities and strengthens knowledge for positive change, then this is an opportunity for a light to be shone on your mahi.

The Community Researcher Award category is guest judged by Sandar Duckworth and Mathea Roorda.

Award recipients will receive a small cash prize, travel to and from the in-person Awards ceremony to be held on 2 June 2026 at Government House in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington, one night of accomodation, and the opportunity to share their research, via a recorded presentation that will be screened at the event.

Nominations close 22 March. Find the nomination form and additional details on Community Research’s web page - https://communityresearch.org.nz/researchers-database/te-auaha-pito-mata-awards/

23/02/2026

Calling all emerging tangata whenua community researchers!

The Te Auaha Pito Mata 2026 Emerging Researcher Awards are open for nominations and entries now. If you’re a Māori researcher in the first 1–8 years of your career, whose work uplifts communities and strengthens knowledge for positive change, then this is an opportunity for a light to be shone on your mahi.

The Tangata Whenua Community Researcher Award category is guest judged by Dr Catherine Leonard and Dr Kathie Irwin.

Award recipients will receive a small cash prize, travel to and from the in-person Awards ceremony to be held on 2 June 2026 at Government House in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington, one night of accomodation, and the opportunity to share their research, via a recorded presentation that will be screened at the event.

Nominations close 22 March. Find the nomination form and additional details on Community Research’s web page - https://communityresearch.org.nz/researchers-database/te-auaha-pito-mata-awards/

22/02/2026

Calling all emerging Pasifika community researchers!

The Te Auaha Pito Mata 2026 Emerging Researcher Awards are open for nominations and entries now. If you’re a Pasifika researcher in the first 1–8 years of your career, whose work uplifts communities and strengthens knowledge for positive change, then this is an opportunity for a light to be shone on your mahi.

The Pasifika Community Researcher Award category is guest judged by Dr Janet Tupou and Dr Edmond Feheko.

Award recipients will receive a small cash prize, travel to and from the in-person Awards ceremony to be held on 2 June 2026 at Government House in Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington, one night of accomodation, and the opportunity to share their research, via a recorded presentation that will be screened at the event.

Nominations close 22 March. Find the nomination form and additional details on Community Research’s web page - https://communityresearch.org.nz/researchers-database/te-auaha-pito-mata-awards/

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