Wave 11 initiatives for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu
Project Background
This evaluation focusses on the Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Wave 11 commissioning process and outcomes for whānau. There are 30 entities in the wave, 27 of these were interviewed for this evaluation. Each wave evaluation investigates in-depth an area of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu practice, or a key theme emerging from the commissioning network. This evaluation centres on the process of commissioning from application to assessment, decision making, activity, monitoring and reporting, completion and evaluation.
Over the past five years, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has evolved the commissioning process, based on feedback from whānau and evaluation data.
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We’ll work with you to find out what’s working, where investment could be put to best use or how to improve anything not going to plan. We can help you define success and set tangible, measurable goals. And we talk in real language so you can understand and engage with the findings. We engage with the community to conduct community research and consultations for private companies, trusts, government agencies, NGOs and more. But we have a special interest in research that has a purpose - to better society and teach lessons. We aim to help those we work with build capacity to enact positive change.