Peter McKenzie Project (JR McKenzie Trust) 2018-current

The Peter McKenzie Project (PMP) is a multi-year, multi-site initiative of the JR McKenzie Trust which seeks to tackle the root causes of child and whānau poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Point provides developmental evaluation support to PMP.

Participating PMP projects are:

Tokona Te Raki; a Ngāi Tahu-led collaborative established to increase Māori participation, success and progression in education and employment outcomes.
Te Ohu Whakawhanaunga, which fosters active citizenship and civil society leaders who have the ability to negotiate with decision-makers toward systemic and structural change.
WhyOra, which works collaboratively to improve educational and employment outcomes so that whānau can flourish.
The Workshop: Improving lives by changing how we talk about complex issues.
Community Housing Aotearoa; a platform to discuss and understand what a well-functioning housing system means in Aotearoa, how it can be achieved, and what that looks like in real life.
Muaūpoko Tribal Authority and FinCap; a partnership to boost wellbeing at both community and national levels.
ActionStation Aotearoa; member-driven, digitally facilitated, multi-issue, values- and evidence-based grassroots campaigning.
Uptempo; a four-year collective learning programme that partners with Pacific ‘aiga to explore how to progress in work and earn more money.
Lead researcher: Alex Woodley