Te Huringa ō te Ao Whānau Voice (2025)
Te Huringa ō te Ao Whānau Voices Project is a shift in how we listen, how we design, and how we honour whānau voices. The research is led by Point and guided by a Kaitiaki Steering Group. It uses a kaupapa Māori-informed, trauma-aware approach to uplift tāne, whānau, and community voice - exploring aspirations, service needs, and opportunities for culturally grounded, whānau-centred change on Waiheke Island
Auckland Council Youth Voice (2025)
Youth voice groups play a vital role in shaping local decision-making and civic engagement. This project helps ensure that their contributions are recognised, supported, and amplified - so that rangatahi across Tāmaki Makaurau can continue to lead, influence, and thrive.
Mana Whānau Evaluation (2025)
The Mana Whānau evaluation is capturing how intensive, in-home parenting support is helping keep tamariki safely with their whānau. Through hui, interviews, and shared learning, the process is surfacing what works - and what matters most.
Christchurch Youth Hub Evaluation Infrastructure (2025)
The Christchurch Youth Hub is co-developing a youth-friendly evaluation framework that centres rangatahi voice, trauma-informed practice, and collaborative service mapping. It’s a model for how youth services can measure what truly matters.
Mapping Youth Needs in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki and Puketāpapa (2025)
Rangatahi in Maungakiekie-Tāmaki and Puketāpapa shared what helps them thrive - and what’s missing. A new asset mapping and needs assessment highlights youth-led solutions, safe spaces, and creative pathways for change
Ethnic Communities Violence Prevention Programme Evaluation (2025)
The ECVP Programme supported ethnic communities across Aotearoa to prevent family and sexual violence. Researchers spoke with over 200 people from 17 communities in 20+ languages, using interviews, focus groups, surveys, and site visits to evaluate impact.
Little Libraries (2025)
With 100 bookshelves delivered to ECE centres in 2024, the Little Libraries project is lifting the status of reading for tamariki and whānau. This evaluation shows more reading, more engagement, and more joy - one book at a time.
Cultural perspectives on Abuse of Older People (2023-25)
This collaborative research with WaiRangahau and GravitasOPG explored how elder abuse is understood across diverse ethnic communities in Aotearoa, highlighting cultural perspectives, systemic barriers, and opportunities to shape more responsive, culturally grounded prevention strategies.
The Rānui Accord Community-Led Research (2024)
This “Amazing Race” style community-led research project found that the Rānui community hope for a safe, family-friendly environment, more parks, events, and improved emergency preparedness
Anglican Trust for Women and Children Evaluation (2024)
In 2024, ATWC partnered with Point & Associates to evaluate its Granger Grove residential programme - supporting mothers and tamariki through complex transitions. Through interviews, literature reviews, and thematic analysis, the project surfaced powerful insights into trauma-informed care, parenting, and systemic change. The final report will help shape a stronger, more sustainable programme for wāhine and their whānau.
Kōhine Toa (2024)
A developmental evaluation to support intensive & individualised support, coaching and mentoring for kōhine toa in Tamaki Makaurau
Student, whānau and parent insights for the Literacy & Communication and Maths Strategy (2023)
In recounting their positive experiences with literacy & communication and maths, students, whānau and parents helped to provide some clarity around what learning looks and feels like when it’s successful, the role of whānau and parents in contributing to this success, and what indicators show it’s working.
Creative Arts and Cultural Wellbeing Programmes in Prisons Evaluation (2022-2025)
This evaluation aims to assess the difference arts and culture programming makes in Aotearoa prisons.
Rheumatic Fever Co-Design: Samoa Team (2022 - 2024)
This Rheumatic Fever co-design initiative was facilitated by a team who held Samoan cultural and social capital as well as extensive professional skills and expertise. Point was lucky enough to be invited along for the ride.
ABCpro Pilot Evaluation (2020 - 2022)
Point assisted the Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand to evaluate the ABCpro digital telehealth nurse service for advanced breast cancer (ABC) patients.
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Evaluation (2023)
Point and Associates evaluated the Writers in Schools programme drawing on feedback from students, authors and illustrators and school staff including teachers, librarians and principals.
SafeMan, SafeFamily Evaluation (2023)
Point and partner Awa Associates describe in this evaluation how SafeMan SafeFamily helps men who have used violence become safe and understand how much of a difference SafeMan SafeFamily has made for the men, their families and whanau. A copy of the draft report is available.
Income and housing security amongst creatives in Aotearoa (2022)
The arts enable us to thrive. A vibrant arts, culture, and creative sector is a vital part of community. An investment in the arts, culture, and creativity is an investment in our wellbeing. This report helps us to better understand the extent and impact of income and housing insecurity, and the level of interest in artists’ community housing and the Universal Basic Income (UBI).
The experience of Takatāpui and Rainbow rangatahi in care (2022)
This report, commissioned by the Oranga Tamariki Voices of Children and Young People's (VoCYP) team and led by Point and a community design team, centres on what takatāpui and rainbow care-experienced rangatahi want Oranga Tamariki to know about them and their experiences of care.
People's Inquiry into Student Wellbeing (2022)
Research conducted by Dr. Tony O’Connor for the Green Party found that hardship and distress experienced by many students may be leading to poorer tertiary education outcomes for New Zealand’s future leaders