Community Research is organising a free webinar – White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism.

The webinar will be held on Tuesday December 17 from 10:00 to 11:00 am

The speaker, Dr Robin DiAngelo is a writer and trainer and will be speaking about how you can engage and partner more effectively in cross cultural dialogue and anti-racist action and change.
click this link to find out more and register.

Rawinia Everitt has been a Black Fern. She was a member of the squad from 2011 to 2017 and that included two World Cup wins before an injury put her out of action just before a World Cup final in Ireland. After a year coaching women’s rugby in Hong Kong, she returned home to Kaitaia in the middle of last year. She had four weeks off and during that time she started thinking about how players that are contracted to play for New Zealand have to travel to Auckland twice a week and how difficult that is for many, especially young people, who hope to play for the national team.

By Awhina Cameron CEO Tū Tama Wahine o Taranaki
Tū Tama Wahine o Taranaki (TTW) is a Kaupapa Māori, Common Good organisation. That is, the values that underpin tikanga Māori are central to its work. These values encourage active participation and help whānau to build relationships of mutual benefit.

The Amanaki STEM Academy (ASA) is based in Palmerston North. Their vision – to nurture and develop successful Pacific youth by prioritising work ethic and normalising excellence in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). While there is an increasing number of Pasifika students taking STEM subjects and following a STEM career path, Pasifika young people still have the lowest uptake and achievement in STEM subjects nationwide.

Multicultural New Zealand (MNZ) has produced a resource designed to help women of all cultures make the most of their new life in New Zealand. The idea for such a resource came from a women’s hui held by the MNZ Women’s Council in May 2018 where the women were asked to identify three priority areas for action. Key themes that emerged were: structural and systemic safety for women; leadership development and economic independence; and promoting an inclusive society and community wellbeing for women.