News and events
Recruitment
15 May 2024
Ethnic Research Aotearoa is seeking to appoint one new Trustee
Ethnic Research Aotearoa is governed by a Trust that oversees and makes decision on its direction and services. Trust members are elected to cover the range of skills and expertise necessary for effective and efficient administration of the Trust’s responsibilities, to its funders, its members, and ethnic communities.
Ethnic Research Aotearoa is seeking to appoint one new Trustee. Existing trustees are particularly interested in individuals with the following experience and skills:
Represent, or demonstrated support of, communities of culture, ethnicity, and/or faith
Legal (compliance, contracts, health and safety)
Financial (budgeting, financial analysis, profit and loss, risks)
Technology (AI, data, IT systems, sovereignty, cyber attacks)
Trustee meetings take place monthly for approximately 2 hours, virtually, with special meetings arranged as required. This is a voluntary role. Time at meetings and other Ethnic Research Aotearoa activities are not reimbursed.
How to apply:
Please email the Director, EeMun Chen, eemun@eraotearoa.org, with your CV and cover letter describing the skills and experience you could bring to Ethnic Research Aotearoa.
News
29 April 2024
Ethnic Research Aotearoa and Evaluation Journal of Australasia are collaborating on a Special Issue on culturally sensitive evaluation.
It is with great pleasure that we announce our collaboration with the Evaluation Journal of Australasia. We are calling for submissions for a Special Issue of the journal on culturally sensitive evaluation.
There has been much published recently on indigenous research and evaluation methods, but there has been less light shed on methods and practices developed within, and for, broader ethnic, cultural, and faith-based communities. This Special Issue fills this gap.
Further details on the scope of the Special Issue, submission requirements, and the timeline are found here. Expressions of interest and an abstract should be sent to the Editor of EJA by 1 July 2024.
Note the timeline differs from that provided to our members who received advanced notice.
News
13 March 2024
You, or your organisation, can now become a member of Ethnic Research Aotearoa.
We have created two membership options:
- COLLABORATORS: Individuals who are research and evaluation practitioners
- SUPPORTERS: Organisations, community groups, community organisations, and NGOs who support and work with ethnic communities
By becoming a member you’ll be part of a network and community of practice, and be able to contribute to, and support, our projects and initiatives. And you’ll be the first to know about some exciting projects we’ve got lined up for this year!
Check out the benefits, and sign-up today!
News
12 February 2024
Ethnic Research Aotearoa welcomes on board a new trustee - Gail Pacheco.
Ethnic Research Aotearoa is excited to announce that Gail Pacheco has joined as a trustee.
Gail is a Professor of Economics and Research Institute Director with a passion for evidence-based analysis of relevance to economic welfare in Aotearoa. She specialises in leading and advising cross-disciplinary teams working on a broad spectrum of complex, system-wide policy issues.
She has previously been a Commissioner at the New Zealand Productivity Commission, and is currently the Co-Chair of the Business and Economics PBRF (Performance Based Research Fund) panel for Tertiary Education Commission.
Gail was born in Kuwait and has ancestral links to India and Portugal. Her passion for improving social policy and outcomes particularly for priority populations has been inspired by childhood experiences living through an invasion, war and time as a refugee.
News
1 January 2024
Ethnic Research Aotearoa congratulates all recipients of the New Year 2024 honours.
ERA highlights the following recipients on the honours list:
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Ms Marie Carmel Celebrado Lindaya, of Nelson. For services to multicultural communities.
Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Mrs Anuradha Ramkumar, of Auckland. For services to Indian classical dance.
Mr Prem Singh, of Wellington. For services to multicultural communities.
Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Mr İsmail Kaşdemir, of Çanakkale, Türkiye. For services to New Zealand-Türkiye relations.
Queen’s Service Medal
Mrs Manisha Morar, of Wellington. For services to the Indian community.
Mrs Hansaben Dhanji Naran, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.
Mr Athula Cuda Bandara Wanasinghe, JP, of Wellington. For services to the Sri Lankan community and cricket.
Honorary Queen’s Service Medal
Mr Liyanage Sadun Sampath Kithulagoda, of Wellington. For services to the Sri Lankan community.
Event
25 October 2023
ERA trustees Sandar Duckworth and Tayo Agunlejika were guest judges for the Community Research Te Auaha Pito Mata Awards for New and Emerging Researchers 2023.
These awards celebrate and encourage the invaluable contributions of up-and-coming researchers from the tangata whenua, community, and voluntary sector. They highlight the remarkable work being accomplished within the community sector and serve as a catalyst for building new collaborative partnerships and relationships.
The awards event was held Wednesday 18 October 2023. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners, including Pooja Jayan, winner of the Ethnic and Migrant Community Researcher Award for Community-led culture-centred prevention of family violence and sexual violence
Event
14 September 2023
Ministry for Ethnic Communities and Ethnic Research Aotearoa hosted the inaugural Ethnic Research Hui Aotearoa 2023 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).
Theme: How can we better embrace ethnic voice and evidence in public policy?
The primary focus for this hui was research and evaluation that relates to the following communities: African, Asian, Continental European, Latin-American, and Middle Eastern.
Speakers included:
Mervin Singham (CE, Ministry for Ethnic Communities)
EeMun Chen (Director, Ethnic Research Aotearoa)
Tracey McIntosh (Chief Science Advisor, Ministry of Social Development)
Anjum Rahman (Founder, Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono)
Ganesh Nana (Chair, Productivity Commission)
Roshini Peiris-John (Associate Professor, University of Auckland)
Rachel Simon-Kumar (Associate Professor, University of Auckland)
Jaga Maya Shrestha-Ranjit (Senior Lecturer, AUT)
Mustafa Farouk (Trustee, Ethnic Research Aotearoa)
News
1 September 2023
We are pleased to announce that EeMun Chen is Ethnic Research Aotearoa’s inaugural Director
EeMun will lead the operations and management of Ethnic Research Aotearoa. Her immediate priorities are to set up ERA for success, raise visibility of ERA, and establish community-led research networks and communities of practice.
EeMun takes on this role with the support of MartinJenkins, where she is a Principal Consultant.