We are pleased to invite you to a webinar jointly hosted by the Aotearoa Migration Research Network (AMRN) and Community Research. Presented by Bev Tso Hong (Community Research) with Cayathri Divakalala, Tim Fadgen, and Arezoo Zarintaj Malihi (Aotearoa Migration Research Network).

Unpacking the Community Research Code of Practice

What is it, who is it for and how can it be used?

First launched in 2007, the Community Research Code of Practice (the Code) has been developed to describe optimum practices in community research as a set of benchmark principles and standards and to help researchers ensure there is minimal risk and maximum benefit to the people, groups, communities and organisations that are participants in research. The Code was developed by Community Research after consultation with, and input from, a range of researchers and others from the community, government, and academia. The revised and current edition of the Code was released in 2020. It built on and reformatted the 2007 Code presenting five whanonga pono (core values) with an emphasis on research that benefits communities rather than as an extractive exercise. The five whanonga pono are: whanaungatanga, rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, kotahitanga and embedded.

Bev will provide an overview of the Code and introduce two projects that Community Research are undertaking. The first project Unpacking the Community Research Code of Practice from ethnically diverse perspectives involves a series of online awheawhe (workshops) to unpack the Code and together identify tools and resources to support researchers and knowledge makers to optimise their practices to align with it. The second project scopes the development of a training resource for the Code including the perceived value of doing so, development process, target audience, delivery and potential outcomes and impact.

Bev Tso Hong | Kaitūhono, Ethnic Research Engagement Lead, Community Research

Bev is a social policy and community researcher whose work has spanned a wide range of sector portfolios. She is the Kaitūhono, Ethnic Research Engagement Lead at Community Research, actively involved in Chinese community initiatives in Aotearoa, and a Principal researcher at Kōtātā Insight Limited. Initiatives she has supported include working as a member of the organising committee for the the Ethnic Research Aotearoa Hui 2023. Bev has a strong focus on approaches that strengthen and affirm positive societal values, plurality, and the visibility of ethnically diverse communities in Aotearoa. Her past work includes a focus on migration and settlement, families and whānau wellbeing, the role of arts and culture in society, sense of belonging, and bridging across diverse perspectives. In 2020, she co-led an anti-racism/pro-diversity art-based community initiative which spotlighted the diversity of Chinese communities in Aotearoa (www.aotearoaposter.com).