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Partnering and growing together: Good Cents, WINZ and course graduates. Story

Initiative: Good Cents Porirua. Theme: Working together in place Download PDF The Good Cents course is more than budgeting and offers new approaches of getting back in control of a… Read more

A ‘light touch’: Good Cents enables significant change at a range of levels. Story

Initiative: Good Cents Porirua.Theme: Leading in and Leaderful Download PDF With the Good Cents course now being run from the Community Link centre in Porirua, there are now more and… Read more

Failing Forward: Good Cents skills help tackle budgeting blues. Story

Initiative: Good Cents Theme: Leading and leaderful failing_forward_good_cents_skills_help_tackle_budgeting_blues Completing a Good Cents course has had many benefits for Kay (not her real name.) A $2,000 debt with the IRD has… Read more

Good Cents Community Pantry: Growing skills, social connections and food. Story

Initiative: Good Cents Porirua. Theme: Creating and sustaining momentum Download PDF Good Cents emerged out of conversations between women food bank clients in financial difficulty who shared their stories and found… Read more

Good Cents Core Group: Lived diversity Story

Initiative: Good Cents Porirua. Theme: Creating and sustaining momentum Download PDF There is no disputing that bringing a diverse and committed core group together to help guide Good Cents towards… Read more

Looking for leadership in unexpected places: Good Cents course Story

Download PDF The Good Cents course is about more than budgeting. It has been developed by two staff from Wesley Community Actions Cannons C reek office in Porirua and is… Read more

Neighbourhood development – no one size fits all Story

During 2010-2011 with a sound foundation, community mandate and an experienced and respected worker in place, the Massey Ranui neighbourhood-led approach unfolded in a multitude of ways – many unexpected…. Read more

Building Neighbourhood Connections in Arch Hill Story

How the Arch Hill newsletter changed the community.

Rakiura Community Expo Story

At a September 2011 ‘Snack and Yak’ gathering of community groups in Stewart Island, Rakiura, the idea of holding a community expo was proposed as a way for local groups… Read more

Victory Village Forum, Nelson Story

A community that used to be characterised by high levels of crime, high numbers of families moving away, low school achievement and low access to health care has transformed itself within a decade.