Te Hotonga Hapori – Connecting Communities is about the wellbeing of communities and qualities of a neighbourhood that affect peoples’ wellbeing. It will also compare peoples’ wellbeing in urban communities where there is major housing redevelopment to the wellbeing of people living in communities unaffected by redevelopment.
Our programme
The history
Background
Te Hotonga Hapori – Connecting Communities is about the wellbeing of people living in urban communities and neighbourhoods. The study will look at the relationship between a community or neighbourhood and the wellbeing of the people who live there. What we learn through Te Hotonga Hapori may lead to improved housing redevelopment and better wellbeing outcomes for people and communities. Te Hotonga Hapori is the result of a collaborative, co-design process with a shared vision: to enhance the impact of urban redevelopment on community wellbeing.
Our goals
Objectives
The main objectives of Te Hotonga Hapori are
- To ensure the stories, histories, and experiences people value within their communities are heard by those who design and build neighbourhoods
- To understand how people’s use of time and the places they move through impact their daily wellbeing
- To explore how the way a home is designed affects individual and whānau wellbeing
- To survey personal wellbeing over time in Kāinga Ora tenants living in diverse communities across the country
- To track indicators of population wellbeing using anonymised administrative data
Project schedule
Timescale
Te Hotonga Hapori is a five year research programme,beginning in October 2020 and running through until September 2025.
Projects 1 – currently underway
Project 2 – Phase 1 has been completed, Phase 2 will commence June 2024.
Project 3 – will commence July 2024
Project 4 – Phase 1 and 2 have been completed, Phase 3 survey will open for participants from June 2024 to November 2024.
Project 5 – Phase 1 analysis has been completed, additional analysis is currently underway.