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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.

Massey and how local government helped ‘make it matter’ Story

Local Councils are often part of community-led development initiatives but it is still uncommon to find a Council that has committed to a ten year period of support for a… Read more