Across Auckland, youth voice groups are creating meaningful opportunities for rangatahi to lead and influence. This work helps make that visible, and supports thinking about how to strengthen it, so it’s more connected, more consistent, and better supported across the region. Because when those conditions are in place, the impact grows. Not just for young people, but for the city as a whole.

Since 2019, Point & Associates has supported the Champions Initiative as its evaluation partner co-designing a multi-year strategy, leading Social Return on Investment studies, and helping shape a model that’s as impactful as it is inspiring.

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.

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

This evaluation aims to assess the difference arts and culture programming makes in Aotearoa prisons.