We're helping the Office of the Ombudsman better understand how Pacific people seek help, raise concerns, and engage with government services. Your experiences and perspectives can help shape more accessible, culturally responsive, and trusted services for Pacific communities

We worked with Whau Local Board and a rangatahi co-design team to listen to young people across the Whau about their experiences, aspirations, and hopes for the future. The research highlights the importance of safe places to belong, affordable and accessible opportunities, support for the future, and genuine youth voice in local decision-making. A big mihi to the rangatahi and community stakeholders who shared their insights and helped shape this work.

Mission Grocer is reimagining food security in central Auckland - and our role was to walk alongside the Mission Grocer team as an independent research and evaluation partner. Through interviews with staff, volunteers, partners and stakeholders, alongside customer feedback, we helped the team pause, reflect and make sense of what had been learned during the first nine months of operation.

Eighteen months into a shift from event-based funding to grassroots activation, the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board is reviewing how well its community development model is fostering local leadership, inclusion, and connection.

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

Annalise Myers and Kelly Maung worked with Belong Aotearoa to understand how they have positively impacted the wellbeing of refugee and migrant women and their families.

Point engaged with residents in Puketāpapa who celebrate Lunar New Year to understand how they want to celebrate future festivals.

Point surveyed residents and partnered with community organisations and businesses to run workshops and community meetings to identify activities and approaches to bridging social capital.

Point engaged with diverse communities in three local boards to understand how local parks were valued and used and what future development and programming was needed to better serve local communities.