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CLD Workshops Training

Inspiring Communities’ suite of CLD skills workshops are designed to strengthen your community-led practice and local connections in a dynamic group environment. These can be delivered in place or online for groups or teams.

Shaping the Future

Alongside honest conversations about who holds power, these shifts summarise the key interconnected approaches that will build community resilience, grow a sustainable economy and drive transformative change.

Shaping the Future. Resource

This report documents the insights, implications, and recommendations drawn from the nearly 70 interviews Inspiring Communities undertook in May and June 2020 – post COVID-19 Lockdown.

Consulting Consulting

Powerdigm is the for-purpose research and consulting arm of Inspiring Communities. We help central and local government, iwi, non-government organisations, and communities to work together to solve complex issues and shift Aotearoa towards a sustainable future.

Budget Consultation Submission Template Resource

Auckland Council has released its emergency budget, in response to the hit COVID has had on our economy. Use this template to make a submission for the Auckland Council Emergency Budget Consultation.

Video: The power of CLD & Collective Impact Story

Watch this video to better understand what Community-Led Development is and how collective impact can accelerate locally-led outcomes.

Improving intergenerational outcomes Resource

Inspiring Communities’ kaupapa or vision has always been that we’re stronger when we work together. As communities across Aotearoa look to recover and transform amidst a post COVID-19 world, there’s never been a more important time to harness our combined strength.

Shaping the Future Resource

Harvesting locally-led leadership and insights to strengthen community wellbeing

Evolving our Systems Resource

As we prepare to move out of lockdown, the attention now shifts to recovery.

Webinars Training

Explore our range of community innovation webinars.

Looking at Council services through a Child Equity Lens Story

Child Poverty is an epidemic that affects approximately 29% of tamariki in Aotearoa; an uncomfortably high number which is even higher in Rotorua, where Jill Campbell – Advisor for the Strategy and Partnership Team of Rotorua Lakes District Council told us about the work they’re doing to address urgent issues.

The Community Kindness Movement. Story

Now more than ever, the notion of community kindness is relevant to how we support each other and our wider community. Sharing of surplus food is one key way neighbours can support each other. While there are now over 100 pātaka kai open street pantries operating across Aotearoa, they have been advised to close while we are on Alert Level 4 for COVID-19. When Aotearoa is officially released from lockdown, we look forward to seeing these and other neighbourhood-sharing initiatives continue to grow and expand in our communities. Kia Kaha.

Shaping the Future Webinar

Co-Matters Community Innovation webinar series brings you Shaping The Future. See here for our speaker line up.

Growing and Nurturing Child-Rich Communities. Story

In the remote and small community of Taneatua, Eastern Bay of Plenty, providing sustainable food security is a real and confronting challenge of everyday life.

Co-Matters Webinar

Community Innovation Insights to Get Us Through COVID-19

Micro-credential in Community-led Development Facilitation Training

Are you an experienced facilitator of community-led mahi? Do you support groups, whānau and communities to lead their own change but haven’t had a way to formally recognise those skills? Our Community-led Development (CLD) Facilitation Micro-credential is designed to validate and strengthen the real capability you already bring to your work.

Building Wellbeing The Manawa Way Story

Connecting heart, mind, body and soul.

Honoa te ngakau, te hinengaro, te tinana me te wairua.

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Walkways and Whitebait: Good things in Greymouth Story

From an idea to a collaborative effort to an ongoing success, Greymouth celebrates two projects that have seen visitors and whitebait flourish.

Passing on the mentoring torch with BGI Story

Saturday 28 September 2019 marked a special celebration for BGI (the Boys’ and Girls’ Institute) in Wellington.

UNICEF – a partner for Child Rich Communities Story

Our friend Belinda Tuari-Toma, Child Rights Advocate for UNICEF, shares her reflections with us
after sitting on the Education Panel at the Child Rights Symposium convened by Massey University’s Roseanna Bourke.

Te mauri o Uawa – The essence of Tolaga Bay Story

Ka tipu te whaihanga, e hika, ki Uawa.

And creativity and innovation flourished, my friend, in Uawa.

I’ve been thinking… Resource

…that it’s Time for New Community-Led Governance Models.

Megan discusses the need to rethink governance approaches for CLD.

Me Mahi Tahi Tātou – Working Together Resource

A workbook written to explore community leadership as well as how to build collaborative leadership skills and capacity.

AgeConnect: looking out for our older generations Story

AgeConnect Nelson Tasman is an initiative started by Age Concern Nelson Tasman to support the older generation living in the area by asking the community themselves for ideas.

Reflections and Learning from Great Start Taita: A Final Kitchen Table Conversation Resource

Learning from what doesn’t work matters too. The below case study shares insights from the Hutt Valley based Great Start Taita initiative whose journey ended abruptly in 2017.

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Our Top Ten Tips Resource

Here are our Top tips for getting started in community-led development.

Mapping Community Strengths and Assets Resource

This resource describes how to take a strength- or asset-based approach and is a useful tool to help explore and capture the gifts, talents and strengths in your community.

Localism and Devolution Resource

The latest Policy Quarterly, published by Victoria University’s Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, and contributed to by our very own Megan Courtney examines Localism.

Tensions, Learning and Adaptation Resource

There will always be times when uncomfortable tensions arise. Leaders need the courage to challenge unacceptable behaviour and acknowledge their own weaknesses too.

How to bring the community together to plan Resource

This tip sheet will guide you through how to publicise your event, how to establish your core key messages, how to capture meaningful feedback and much more.

Working with Tāngata Whenua Resource

Building relationships between tāngata whenua and tāngata Tiriti communities is a core component of community-led development in Aotearoa.

Leadership as Learning Framework Resource

Leadership as Learning – a framework that will help guide you through the destructive and constructive responses that shape our own leadership style, and allow us to further develop it.

Stakeholder mapping Resource

Stakeholder mapping is the collaborative process of identifying a list of key people within your community (and beyond if necessary) and organising them into groups. The below information will help you identify these key people, what impact they’re likely to have on your project, and some suggestions of how to engage with them.

The Working Together Continuum Resource

With many stakeholders in a Community-led Development approach, working together is naturally going to take shape differently depending on who’s involved, at what levels, and at what stages. This guide will help you determine where you are on the Working Together Continuum and what tools you can utilise to make each working relationship a success.

Questioning our Leadership Assumptions Resource

Our thoughts and observations around building leadership capability within your communities and how to work toward a ‘leaderful’ community, where people keep moving between different leadership roles.

From service delivery to being of service in place Resource

Primary health, social and education services are the focus for Tipu Ora in Rotorua.

Putting Pen to Paper Resource

Putting pen to paper is all about creating partnering agreements that work, specifically between local and central government. This resource gives guidance to those entering into new multiparty relationships and highlights some current challenges and opportunities related to developing and implementing partnering agreements in New Zealand.

News Story

Stay up to date with the latest insights, updates, and opportunities from across Inspiring Communities, Powerdigm, and Child Rich Communities. Our pānui bring you fresh stories, upcoming events, and practical resources to support your mahi in community-led development and systems change.

Explore the latest editions and see what’s happening across our networks.

For Enablers Resource

Without our local businesses, funders and government officials taking action within their own communities, CLD work can feel overwhelming.

For community activators Resource

When a community works together, anything is possible.

For residents Resource

From reaching out to your neighbours to establishing up a community fruit and vegetable stand, there are many wonderful ways you can connect and engage with your community.

Reports Resource

Some of the reports we’ve linked to are written by the Inspiring Communities team and others are those we think are also worth the read.

Perspectives Resource

This is a selection of our collective thinking, our expertise and perspectives to help support and develop your own thinking and idea generation.

10 Tips To Build Resilient Communities Resource

Start Local – a full report covering off insights and perspectives in support of driving sustainable, effective, locally-led change, alongside a Top Ten Tips Sheet to help build more resilient communities.

I’ve been thinking… about Aotearoa: Inclusion Pioneers Resource

Canadian Evaluator Mark Cabaj talks about CLD evaluation in Aotearoa and how we are the pioneering community builders, social innovators and evaluators.

Appreciative Inquiry – A Model for Approaching Change Resource

The five stage, 5D model will help you plan a practical pathway for approaching change; Define, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver.

Working with complexity Resource

Being prepared for complex situations is a very sensible thing to do when working with diverse communities. Here are a couple of our favourite resources which specifically deal with complexity.

Mataura: a community transformed Story

Ten years ago, Mataura wasn’t seen as a very desirable place to live. But the last decade has seen the town go through a complete transformation.

Neighbourhood Strengthening Ideas Resource

From building a diverse dialogue to engage your wider community to the indifferences of resident-led and community organisations, this is a one page summary of the insights shared during Jim Diers 2016 visit to New Zealand.

Embracing Complexity Resource

Our National Coordinator, David Hanna, met recently with the team at Deloitte to discuss the complexity of systems and the resilience and potential of communities. Deloitte’s Adithi Pandit describes the key takeaway points here.

Our 2019 CLD skills workshops

Community-led development (CLD) is the process of working collaboratively to create and achieve locally owned visions and goals.

Growing diverse community leadership Resource

Learn of the guiding factors that you can harness to support leadership development in your community – such as values, culture, vision, relationships and processes.

Tips for organising a street BBQ Resource

A tip sheet to support you in pulling together a successful community BBQ, including engaging attendees, things to plan for and suggested contacts to support with your event logistics.

Creative Commons Policy

Sharing what you find on this website

Looking back to move forward Resource

Looking Back to Move Forward – a report on taking a community-led development approach in Aotearoa from Mangakino, Mt. Roskill, North-East Valley & Whirinaki – and the learnings and insights that followed.

CLD Planning and Evaluation Framework Resource

Learn how to create a Theory of Change framework so you can develop a plan for your community-led initiative that considers causes, challenges, and the key considerations and decisions you need to make together.

Making the most of community conversation feedback Resource

This guide will help you make the most of those conversations and will provide you with a simple, practical system to better engage your group and record your community conversations.

How to measure and monitor CLD Resource

This resource will support you with ideas, tools and frameworks in support of your CLD project planning. It will support how you progress, evaluate and create action, because it is important to consider not only what you intend to deliver, but how you intend to deliver it.

Facilitating Effective Teamwork and Learning Resource

Included in this resource you’ll find strategies for overcoming common challenges in growing a high
trust culture. Including signals and indications to identify when things are going well and progress is being made.

Essential conditions for change Resource

Use this resource to learn how best to set yourself up for success through practical examples and learnings from those before you.

My Inspiring Community: Randwick Park Story

A small community of 5-6,000 in Manurewa, Auckland – with a high percentage of young people – turned what was originally a blank canvas into a thriving community park where their young people could participate in sport and recreation and create meaningful connections as a community.

Reducing child poverty and improving child wellbeing. Resource

Weaving our Strengths Report – insights captured during a one day hui aimed at reducing child poverty and improving child wellbeing. Managed and curated by Inspiring Communities, the J R McKenzie Trust and the Office of the Children’s Commissioner invited the sector to contribute.

How do we grow a movement for child wellbeing? Resource

Lisa Woods, Inspiring Communities Child Rich Communities (CRC) Lead, talks about the CRC Project and what needs to be done to secure better child wellbeing in Aotearoa.

Child-Rich Communities Webinars Resource

In 2018, Inspiring Communities ran the Child Rich Communities (CRC) webinar series! Through three webinars we explored key practice principles that mobilise the community and improve child and family well-being.

Child Rich Communities Principles Resource

Engagement, empowerment, connection and collaboration are just a few of the guiding principles that underpin Child Rich Communities. Download this resource to engage with all of the Inspiring Communities CRC Principles.

Social Justice is Not as Easy as ABC Resource

Jim Diers, renowned community-action collaborator believes that it’s not enough to be community-driven: we need to ensure that those who are less privileged are in the lead.

Economic and Social Policy and CLD Resource

Read what Donna Provoost – Chair of Inspiring Communities – says about the benefits of taking a community-led approach to economic and social policy.

Advice to Ministers Resource

We outline what is required and how it can be achieved in our briefing to the incoming Ministers of 2017.

I’ve been thinking … about Building Connections Resource

Megan talks about the importance of creating connections and building local relationships.

I’ve been thinking… about Sustaining Momentum Resource

Barbara talks about why other community-led initiatives endure and keep transforming over time, and how important this culture of leadership is.

I’ve been thinking… about Sustaining a CSO Resource

Kindra talks about how to sustain a Civil Service Organisation.

I’ve been thinking… about Starting Local Resource

David talks about NZ’s unique position to evolve new systems and approaches that support vibrant, sustainable communities.

I’ve been thinking… about Walking the Talk Resource

Jim Diers believes that New Zealand is paving the way in community-led development.

I’ve been thinking… about Hosting Community Resource

Dee Brooks, a community development expert, talks about the Art of Hosting, relationships, connections, engagement and having conversations that matter.

Learning by Doing – a handbook Resource

Originally published in 2013, Learning by Doing is a comprehensive exploration of community-led development in New Zealand. Blending theory with real-world practice, it has become an essential resource for anyone working in CLD. While the full book is no longer available in print, a selection of chapters can be accessed online.

Connections and Collaboration in Gore

Our first workshop of the year is done and dusted. Who came, what was learned and shared and what will happen as a result?

A positive Christchurch community story Story

Here’s a story of a Christchurch community that managed to transform itself through community-led development.

Connecting communities one repair at a time Story

Repair Cafés are happening all over Aotearoa. These pop-up events combine recycling, repair, community connection and food. It’s a win-win!

CLD Coordinator Job Description Template Resource

A sample job description template to support your recruitment of a CLD Coordinator – including values, likely responsibilities and core relationships.

Practical Steps to Growing a Community Vision Resource

Key steps for growing a community vision and helpful links into more in-depth information and resources.

Community engagement tips Resource

Useful community engagement tips to strengthen and define your engagement approach, whether one-to-one, small groups or larger community gatherings.

The use of images to communicate Resource

PhotoVoice – the approach of initiating conversation and connection through the sharing and discussion of images, which are taken by community members and facilitators to foster discussion.

Strategies to build your community Resource

Use these helpful links and resources to help with project planning, methodical action and building community collaboration.

How to craft powerful questions Resource

This resource has been put together with the intention that it be used as a tool to craft questions that are more powerful in your community hui.

Active Listening Checklist Resource

Active listening involves paying attention, withholding judgment, reflecting, clarifying, summarising and sharing. Each listening skill requires several techniques or behaviours. Download the PDF resource below to learn more.

How to get community conversations started Resource

What do you need to know and why? Strengths-based questions to help you decide on your vision, actions and ways of working.

Te Reo Māori resources Resource

Explore our te reo Māori resources to support the use of karakia, waiata and whakataukī. These resources are intended to support learning by doing, alongside local relationships and guidance.

Our engagement with Te Tiriti o Waitangi Resource

Here is our commitment to working with the Treaty of Waitangi and some useful resources.

The CLD Capability Framework Resource

This framework will help you celebrate skills and capabilities you and your team already have or want to grow or recruit more of, to bring the best to your CLD work.

How do we do this work when everything keeps changing? Resource

The Eco-cycle Framework is designed to help you plan for the changing seasons of CLD work.

Top 10 Tips for Community-Led Development Resource

We’ve compiled our top 10 tips for success in Community-Led Development.

How does sustainable change happen? Resource

Ka pēhea te panoni e toitū ana? Here are our Theory of Change and The Quadrants of Change frameworks.

The Quadrants of Change Framework Resource

To achieve sustainable change in communities, there are four key dimensions of change to consider.

Re-imagining Governance. Resource

This resource offers some of our favourite emerging ideas about governance in relation to community-led development (CLD) contexts. These add to and sometimes challenge conventional wisdom on governance. Take what’s useful to you and leave the rest!

Our way of working – Ā mātou tikanga whakahaere Person

This approach is shaped by Inspiring Communities’ whakapapa and long-standing commitment to community-led development grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our understanding of working with tāngata whenua has evolved through practice, reflection and learning alongside whānau, hapū and iwi over time.

Our CLD Principles – Hei tautoko Resource

Rather than a service model, community-led development (CLD) is a way of thinking that’s underpinned by five principles. Inspiring Communities has crafted these principles from working with communities.

What is community-led development? Resource

Community-led development strengthens the vitality of communities by activating and weaving the contribution of everyone connected to a place/whenua.

Our supporters Person

The mahi of Inspiring Communities would not be possible without the generous support of our funders, partners, community groups, whānau, and friends.

Thought Leadership – Hei whakaaro Resource

Perspectives, frameworks and reports curated by our national network of practitioners.

Frameworks Resource

These are what we think are the key frameworks for working in a Community-Led Development space in Aotearoa.

Other useful resources – Ērā atu rauemi whai take Resource

Additional references, thoughts and examples to fuel your ideas and learnings.

Join us in 2019!

Ngā mihi o te tau hou! Happy New Year! We’re back after a relaxing and refreshing break and we’re ready to take on 2019.

Our 10 year celebration video

We celebrated our 10 year anniversary by having a party and inviting some of the other changemakers who’ve been part of our journey. Take a look at this video, capturing some of the highlights from a very memorable night.

Snapshot 2018

We spent 2018 celebrating ten years of supporting community-led change in Aotearoa. As a result we’ve got lots to share. Enjoy this short illustration that focuses on just seven highlights from a very rewarding year!

Grey Lynn 2030’s transformation over the last decade Story

Like Inspiring Communities, Grey Lynn 2030 is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year! We spoke to Brigitte Sistig and Colinda Rowe about how the organisation started, what it focuses on and where it’s headed.

Our Vision, Mission and Whakapapa Person

Inspiring Communities exists to grow and strengthen community-led development (CLD) across Aotearoa. Guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and grounded in collaboration, connection and collective learning, we build the skills, knowledge and systems that enable communities to lead change for their own wellbeing (hauora).

The Team and Board – Te Kapa me Te Poari Person

The Inspiring Communities team is a virtual organisation consisting of people from all over the country who have skills, expertise and experience in CLD approaches.

Community Building Blocks Training

Facilitated online by one of Inspiring Communities’ team, we explore a community-focused way of working collaboratively and build on the foundations of community-led action to strengthen resilience and create positive changes in your community that will last.

Take Action – Ngā tukanga Resource

Resources for residents, community activators, businesses and enablers of CLD.

Our CLD Principles – Hei tautoko Resource

Tools and practices that support effective CLD work, based on Inspiring Communities’ five core principles.

Resources – Ngā rauemi Resource

Frameworks, factsheets, resources and guides to support your locally-led mahi.

Submit a story – Tukuna mai tētahi kōrero Story

Storytelling helps us to identify common values, it gives people a voice, it helps us learn, it engages us, it connects us. Storytelling builds community and can be a force for change.

Stories – Ngā kōrero Story

Here’s where you’ll find community-led development stories from around Aotearoa

November 2018 newsletter

Our latest newsletter is full of great stuff! Two new blogs, our webinar and three community stories!

Building sustainable change in Auckland Story

A key question to ask is ‘How will things keep going once we step back?’. If the answer is from outside funding and expertise, then it is not sustainable. It’s not going to work.

Community at the heart for Point Chevalier Story

The aim of this project was to revitalise the Point Chevalier town centre into a vibrant and inclusive space. Read about how Community-led development has informed all that the Point Chevalier Placemaking Project team does.

Sustainable change through leadership Story

Sport Waitakere has recently learned and implemented some valuable lessons that have helped them to be more sustainable and work in a more community-led way.

Our September newsletter

This past month has been busy! We have a newsletter packed with events, resources and information for you.

Auckland Symposium 2018

Join us to engage with 13 people from different places and perspectives celebrating how CLD works for them in Tamaki Makaurau.

Our revised CLD principles

We’ve refined our CLD principles to make them simpler, more accessible and more responsive to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori world views.

Our August newsletter

In this edition: a new Jim Diers blog, more CLD skills workshops, a blog on Child Rich Communities and info on the Whakamana conference.

Colville building a healthier rural community Story

The emergent issue facing Colville and the wider Coromandel area is a lack of infrastructure, meaning the community has to travel out of Colville for many essential services. The Colville Project has an inspiring solution.

Our July newsletter

All the latest news and information from the team, including a blog from Deloitte, the report from the Weaving our Strengths Forum, a visit from Jim Diers, upcoming workshop dates and more.

Our June newsletter

Here’s Inspiring Communities’ June 2018 newsletter, just in case you missed it! All the latest news here.

Weaving our Strengths forum report

We thought you’d be interested in our report from the Weaving our Strengths forum in May 2018. Here’s the report as well as some fantastic illustrations and photos from the day.

The Pūkeko Centre: A shared vision in East Christchurch Story

The Parklands community in East Christchurch was badly affected by the 2011 earthquakes. This is a story of how two unlikely collaborators came together to create something new for the whole community, using a community-led approach.

Jim Diers available to come to Aotearoa

Jim Diers is available to come back to Aotearoa New Zealand from 11th – 18th August. Always popular, Jim can run workshops, masterclasses or sessions with your team.

Find out what we have to offer you Story

Did you know that we offer advisory services, events, workshops, coaching, resources and more? Find out what we have to offer you here.

From Complexity to Collaboration: a new paper

Using a community-led development lens, this paper discusses public policy and implementation for complex problems such as child poverty. Ideas from Inspiring Communities, Whānau Ora, Vibrant Communities Canada, the Scottish Community Development Centre and more are included.

Our May newsletter

Lots of great stuff, including a new blog about our new CLD Capability Framework, a few CLD skills workshops to go in May and June, Community Coaching and more community stories.

Our April newsletter

This year we celebrate our ten year anniversary! In celebration, we will be publishing a series of resources that reflect on our work, celebrate how far we have come and look to the future. The first piece is a resource to help with reflection, planning, recruitment and capacity building for your organisation or initiative.

The Capability Framework

Whatever our community-led development focus or role is, it’s HOW we work that matters most. Over the last decade IC has been learning about what effective practice looks like and the kinds of skills and capabilities required to do this work well.

Our March newsletter

In our March newsletter, you can find out where your nearest CLD skills workshop is and how to register. Plus, we have a new My Inspiring Community video and another inspirational video about what Community Development means. Enjoy!

Inspiring Communities’ February Newsletter

Read about our upcoming events, there’s new videos to watch, a community story from Whangaroa, our engagement with Te Tiriti o Waitangi + more

2017 Snapshot

Enjoy this short illustration that focuses on just six highlights from a very rewarding 2017! A dynamic year for as we continue to work to support and embed effective community-led change.

Ōpōtiki on TV Story

Ōpōtiki is sure doing things the community-led way. Read more about their story on Seven Sharp and their CLD approaches

Network Survey 2017 Results Story

The profile and awareness of CLD has increased in the last few years. Belief in the importance of CLD to New Zealand’s future has also strengthened.

Action Builds Westport Community Story

What started as a dream for a few members of the Buller Cycling Club has turned into a full-scale community supported initiative.

Our Advice to Incoming Ministers, Nov 2017

The new Labour-led Government needs to be prepared to put local solutions advocated by local communities more at the centre. This means supporting them.

October Newsletter Story

Read stories from Ōpōtiki and Kaikōura – some how to cld tips, Bright Spots Webinar, the latest reports from here and overseas & more – including the lessons learned and story behind this image!

Ōpōtiki using their taonga to harbour a dream Story

Over the past 20 years Te Whakatōhea and partners have co invested in research and farming infrastructure to harvest spat and grow mussels. Both are now being produced at extraordinary rates.

Te Hā o Mātauranga Kaikoura Story

Te Hā o Mātauranga – Learning in Kaikoura, is a community hub – community people doing extraordinary things after the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

Community Coaching Story

Are you after some support? Community Coaching is for both public sector and community people and gives you the space to reflect on and unpack your cld.

Our August Update

There’s lots happening! Catch up on what’s going on in and around communities across Aotearoa, the latest we have to offer, a webinar, workshops, links to our very cool short videos, our CLD election manifesto and much more..

Our CLD Election Manifesto, 2017 Story

We are asking all political parties to put local solutions advocated by local communities more at the centre. We have called for a number of actions that we believe will enable Government to act more as a partner.

Our Theory of Change Story

Our Theory illustrates how sustainable change happens using a CLD approach- beginning by understanding that all communities have the ability to thrive and that effective change is dynamic.

Sport Waitakere Hub – a community collaborative affair! Story

Sport Waitakere and the Waitemata Ruby Club came together and created a shared sport and recreation hub for the community.

My Inspiring Community – Halo Whakatane Story

HALO was born from a shared vision that the community can expand on the success of their volunteer restoration programmes, like the Whakatāne Kiwi Project, taking conservation to the next level and creating a sanctuary for the whole community.

Discovering what works Story

We decided if we were to get more people involved in being active, we needed to act differently. The Upper Hutt City Council decided to take on a more community-led focus which would involve making some of those same mistakes, but this time to learn and tell others about it.

March 2017 Newsletter – locally-led solutions

Responding to the call for locally-led solutions, a blog from our Chair, a feature on a rugby league club that has teamed up with It’s not ok, tell you how we can help and lots more..

Using ‘It’s not OK’ at Rugby League Story

We wanted to address a number of incidents that were taking place during the games. Often not from our team but none the less change was needed.

My Inspiring Community – Randwick Park Story

Congratulations Randwick Park – 2017 Community of the Year! In a video story Maree Beaven recently talked to us about how they created change in their place.

2016 snapshot

We’ve produced an illustrated reflection of 2016. Small and beautifully packaged it focuses on just six highlights from what has been an action packed year. Enjoy!  Read our 2016 Snapshot

November 2016 Newsletter – Being Prepared

CLD case studies, celebrating success with Mangakino, wise words from Jim Diers + much more!

Selwyn Steps up .. and out Story

We often found asking ourselves, why?   Why are the vast range of physical activity opportunities in Selwyn not better known?  The ‘we’ was a group of Selwyn residents and sports enthusiasts. The thing that bound us was the positive place we held physical activity and the positive influence it had on us all. We wanted to share this with the whole Selwyn District. Selwyn Sports Trust was born from this.

Pipiwharauroa: Hikoi for Healthy Nature Story

Far North iwi have heard the karanga of the pipiwharauroa and joined together in an initiative that promotes physical, emotional and community health through collaboration. 
100-plus kaumatua and kuia and local school-aged children celebrated both the change of season and the return of the lake to Ngai Takoto last year.