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.

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 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 Hurihanga Initiative is a whānau-led response to intergenerational harm in gang-connected communities, and was evaluated using developmental, kaupapa Māori-informed methods that prioritised reflective practice, relational insight, and whānau voice.

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

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.

A developmental evaluation to support intensive & individualised support, coaching and mentoring for kōhine toa in Tamaki Makaurau

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.

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

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.

Point assisted the Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand to evaluate the ABCpro digital telehealth nurse service for advanced breast cancer (ABC) patients.

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.

Policies for children need to be accessible to children. One of our Point families, the DubP whanau, believes this so strongly that they redesigned the Scouts Child Safeguarding Policy, which is now being shared with every Scouts group in Aotearoa.

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 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.

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).

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.

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

The Caring for children and tamariki with family and whānau care packs programme was informed by and followed on from the Storytime Foundation Lockdown care packs projects. These evaluations explain the underpinning evidence and the strategies used with the care pack projects, and provide a window into the perspectives of whānau, children, probation officers and police.

Read the latest reports from the Peter McKenzie Project to understand how the project is making a difference to whānau wellbeing, how it is impacting the causes of poverty by supporting upstream systems change work and how it has adopted a participatory model of philanthropy