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.