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• Community Sector Taskforce
  Works to develop the relationship between government and the community sector. Includes information about the work of the body; online groups, details of the national forum and publications.
  
  
• Communityoutcomes.govt.nz = Oranga hapori
  Government site containing information about community outcomes - what New Zealanders think is important for their local community now and in the future. Outlines the processes for planning and achieving these outcomes. Includes good practice tools and guidelines and a directory of government and community services.
  
  
• Couch
  Online panel set up by the New Zealand Families Commission where people can have their say about issues affecting New Zealand families by answering polls and questionnaires. Includes the results of the polls and questionnaires and answers to FAQ's.
  
  
• Focus on the Family New Zealand
  Organization with a religious focus, provides information and support on family issues. Includes publications and events.
  
  
• Global bits : resource
  Global Bits provides youth workers and educators with information and ideas for exploring global issues and how they impact on young people and their communities. It includes activities, and perspectives/suggestions from practising youth workers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. Issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Global Education Centre
  The GEC is part of the Development Resource Centre. It focuses on delivering services around education on global issues to schools and community education groups. Site includes teacher resources online and to purchase and information for young people about participation.
  
  
• Global Focus Aotearoa
  Site of the New Zealand specialist provider of information and education on global and development issues. Includes downloadable resources.
  
  
• Global issues
  Published by the Global Education Centre for secondary schools and community education programmes, Global Issues is a quarterly magazine focusing on a different global issue each term. Each issue is explored as it relates to New Zealand and in particular to youth. Available in full-text.
  
  
• Good practice participate
  Provides public servants with information to help them actively engage with Māori, community and voluntary groups when making policy decisions.
  
  
• Junctures : the journal for thematic dialogue
  Junctures is published by Otago Polytechnic, and aims to engage discussion across boundaries, whether these be disciplinary or geographic. First issue available in full-text; subsequent issues will use tiered permissions.
  
  
• Just focus : youth focus for a just world
  Provides young people, youth workers and educators with information and ideas for exploring global issues and how they impact on young people and their communities. Includes online forums, information about events and suggestions for activities.
  
  
• Kete Horowhenua : the stories of the district as told by its people
  A digital library of images, audio, video and documents which have been collected and catalogued by the Horowhenua community, using open source software.
  
  
• New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services
  NZCCSS represents six denominations which provide a variety of social services throughout New Zealand, including child and family services, housing and poverty assistance, and services for older people. Site contains news, media releases, reports, and publications on social conditions in New Zealand.
  
  
• OCVS news / Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector = Te Tari mō te Rāngai ā-Hapori, ā-Tūao
  The Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector (OCVS) coordinates relations between the government and the community and voluntary sector. OCVS News covers Office activities and current issues in the sector. All issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector = Tari mō te Rāngai ā-Hāpori, ā Tūao
  The OCVS promotes co-operation between the government and community and voluntary sector. Includes information about the OCVS, current projects, community and voluntary work in New Zealand, and online resources including the newsletter OCVS news.
  
  
• Population and sustainable development
  Site is part of the Sustainable development for New Zealand : programme of action. Provides access to New Zealand population statistics published by a wide range of government departments and agencies. Online toolbox includes checklists and frameworks for analysis.
  
  
• Rural Heritage Southland
  Provides a forum and assistance to those interested and involved in preserving the local history of Southland.
  
  
• Smoking not our future
  Interactive website for information and opinions on the hazards of smoking. Includes statements from celebrities and competitions.
  
  
• Social and Civic Policy Institute
  The SCPI was established to promote, carry out and disseminate the findings of research, discussion and policy development on matters of social and community concern in New Zealand. The site includes both current and past work of the organisation, all available online.
  
  
• Social report = te pūrongo oranga tangata : indicators of social well-being in New Zealand
  
  
• Societies & trusts
  Database maintained by the New Zealand Companies Office which holds registration details for incorporated societies and charitable trusts. Incorporated societies can also file their financial statements and update addresses, organisation and officer details online.
  
  
• The Community Trust of Otago
  The Trust manages its investments which are applied for charitable, cultural, philanthropic, recreational and other purposes beneficial to the community, principally in the Otago region. Site includes projects, news and applications for project funding.
  
  
• Tracey Barnett, journalist
  Tracey Barnett is an American journalist working in New Zealand. Site includes her articles on international, New Zealand and American politics, social issues, etc.