Research

Centre for Asian and Ethnic Minority Health Research and Evaluation (CAHRE), University of Auckland – caring for the health and wellbeing of Asian and other Ethnic Minority communities in New Zealand.

Communication for Social Change Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology – researches how communication processes, strategies, techniques and media technologies impact social transformation, community empowerment, and contribute to equitable change in Aotearoa and globally.

Public Health Communication Centre – an independent research and communication organisation hosted by the University of Otago. The Centre provides high-quality analysis and commentary from Aotearoa’s public health community through The Briefing. It communicates research findings and evidence to the public, media and decision-makers.

Centre for Arts and Social Transformation – part of the Education and Social Work Faculty, University of Auckland. The Centre researches how the arts have the potential to make a more socially just and equitable world through improving the quality of life of all citizens. Hosts Te Ora Auaha, a national network and resource for anyone interested in the contribution of the arts to health and wellbeing.

Vine – Violence Information Aotearoa – the national centre for family violence and sexual violence research and information in Aotearoa New Zealand.

School of Population Health, University of Auckland – areas of research include social and community health (e.g. addiction, mental health, family violence, health promotion), Pacific health, health systems, general practice and primary health care, growing up in New Zealand.

Department of Public Health Research, University of Otago – carries out a range of critical public health issues that include cancer and screening, healthy eating, health services research and prioritisation, housing, sustainability and the environment, inequalities, infectious diseases, Māori health and tobacco. Includes groups such as Aspire2025 (tobacco free Aotearoa), Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) Research Group, Health Inequalities Research Programme, He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme, and Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora A Eru Pōmare.

Wellington Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington – research in a broad range of areas and includes the Health Services Research Centre and Centre for Women’s Health Research.

Manawaora – focuses on transformative research using collaborative approaches, kaupapa Māori and co-design frameworks.

Shore and Whariki Research Centre , Massey University – two multidisciplinary research groups working in a Treaty of Waitangi partnership model to produce excellent research with the aim of improving health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally.

Child Poverty Action Group – has a range of reports relating to children that can be downloaded including on tax credits for children, social unemployment insurance, research into unmet housing needs of people with disabilities, impact of Covid-19.

BERL (Business and Economic Research Ltd) – does research and analysis into various economic related topics.

Salvation Army Social Policy & Parliamentary Unit – undertakes social research and policy analysis working toward the eradication of poverty, providing reports on issues such as food insecurity, state of our communities reports and impact of Covid-19.

Katoa Ltd -a Māori research organisation that undertakes Kaupapa Māori (by Māori, for Māori), research and evaluation, as well as offering a range of research and evaluation training. Katoa Ltd was established in 2003 by Dr Fiona Cram.

Taupua Waiora Research Centre – core aim is to make significant contributions aimed at reducing health and social inequities in Māori health. Based at Auckland University of Technology.

Te Mata Punenga o Te Kotahi | Te Kotahi Research Institute – supports initiatives producing resources for wider community usage that contribute to the areas of Mātauranga Māori, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and Indigenous Genomics.

Te Ropu Whariki, College of Health, Massey University – works in partnership with SHORE as two multidisciplinary groups working in a Treaty of Waitangi partnership model to produce excellent research with the aim of improving health and wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand and globally.

Ngā Whare Rangahau Mātauranga Māori, Massey University – Māori knowledge research centres.

Te Atawhai o Te Ao, Whanganui – independent Māori research institute for environment and health.

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) – New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence, established in 2002. Hosted by the University of Auckland with 21 partners. It undertakes and invests in research concerning the needs and opportunities arising in Māori communities.

Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago, Wellington – strives to create a Kaupapa Māori space committed to improving Māori health outcomes and eliminating inequalities through quality science and ongoing theoretical development. It takes a rights-based approach consistent with the Treaty of Waitangi, and is engaged with community through a spectrum of influence from community development, policy advocacy, research dissemination and Māori health research workforce development.

Migrant and Refugee Health Research Centre – an interdisciplinary community of researchers dedicated to advancing knowledge and practice to enhance the health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee populations living in Aotearoa New Zealand, and globally.

Sport NZ – purpose is to contribute to the wellbeing of everybody in Aotearoa by leading and enriching and inspiring play, active recreation and sport systems. Produces a lot of research and insights.

AUT Human Potential Centre – researches and develops innovative ways to help people eat better, move more and achieve better health. Projects include a focus on mental health in adolescents, urban redevelopment and community wellbeing, and online lifestyle programme for Type 2 diabetes.