Reports
We produce a report for most projects. Some are available to share now while others are still waiting on final permissions. We’ll keep adding to this page as more reports are approved for public release.
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We produce a report for most projects. Some are available to share now while others are still waiting on final permissions. We’ll keep adding to this page as more reports are approved for public release.
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.
After a few years behind the scenes, our work with the Ombudsman on how tamariki and rangatahi in care raise concerns is finally out in the open.
Listening matters. What you do with it matters more.
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.
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.
In this report, Alex Woodley reports on how child-centric prison visiting has deepened whānau connections in a positive way, decreased stress for children, and created the conditions to improve educational and wellbeing outcomes.
Scouts Aotearoa want to better understand the benefits and impacts of the scouting movement. Point has worked with Scouts Aotearoa to develop ongoing evaluation framework enabling them to monitor progress, create a culture of continuous improvement and measure outcomes and impacts.