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Meri Kirihimete from Powerdigm – Dec 2025

As I reflect on the year, what comes to mind first is the times I have travelled across the Motu – Tauranga, Dunedin, Auckland, Nelson, Rotorua, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch – connecting with many of you in person. The challenges and successes you have shared with me have been invaluable in shaping Powerdigm’s direction.

Community-led practice in action – Nov 2025

As we hurtle towards the end of the year, we’re highlighting learning, connection and what happens when we put practice into action. Many of you are navigating change in your local contexts, and we continue to see how community-led approaches create space for communities to shape their own responses.

Weaving our strengths and connections – Oct 2025

It’s been an energising time here at Inspiring Communities as our strategic refresh continues to take shape, strengthening how we support CLD learning and practice across Aotearoa.

Making the invisible visible – Oct 2025

It’s been a busy season of kōrero! From launching our new Tūhono Impact tool to presenting at Whakamanawa 2025 earlier this year, and now gearing up to join Volunteering NZ’s Changemakers Hui, I’ve been privileged to connect with so many of you exploring how we measure and make sense of our mahi.

Learning, leading and local change – Sept2025

This month we’ve been celebrating te reo Māori as part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. More than a language, te reo carries whakapapa, wairua and ways of being. It’s also been a great excuse to test our tongues and reconnect with the kaupapa that guides us.

Rethinking impact, accountability and relational practice Story

This blog shares insights from Rosie Gallen’s PhD research into community development, public housing, and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The research underpins much of Powerdigm’s thinking about relational practice, ethical navigation, and how impact and accountability systems shape real-world work.

It offers practical reflections for organisations and leaders grappling with how to evidence impact without undermining the conditions that make change possible.

Child-Rich Stories of Local Leadership in Action Story

Building child-rich communities starts with listening closely to tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau, and shaping services around what matters most to them. Across Aotearoa, we’re seeing more organisations shift in this direction. Moving decisions closer to whānau, removing barriers to participation, and supporting local community leadership to flourish.
In this kōrero, two learning sites, Kotahitaka in Ōtepoti and Te Pae Urungi in Pōneke, show what this looks like in action.

Telling your impact story with Tūhono Impact Story

There’s more to social impact than meets the eye.
While we often focus on the visible outcomes like better health or more jobs, it’s the deeper, less visible changes such as connection, confidence and belonging that truly hold communities together. In this blog, Powerdigm Director Donna Provoost explores why measuring the full picture of social impact matters, and how tools like Tūhono Impact can help you make the invisible visible.

Growing Social Impact: Introducing Tūhono Impact Webinar

Our recent Tūhono Impact webinar sparked some great kōrero and ended up being a rich Q&A session exploring the real-life questions many of us are facing in our mahi. If you weren’t able to join us live, you can now watch the recording at your own pace.

The power of whānau and rangatahi-driven community change Webinar

Watch our recent online kōrero as we hear from two of our Learning Cluster sites – Te Pae Urungi (Wesley Community Action) and The Dunedin Plunket Hub – Kotahitaka.