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Evaluation of outcomes from New Zealand use of the Australian Synchrotron

Evaluated New Zealand researchers’ usage of and outcomes from the Australian Synchrotron. This informed New Zealand’s negotiations for further access to the facility. Year: 2011

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Assessing the impact of New Zealand’s investment in destination marketing

Current practices in measuring the return on investment in tourism destination marketing were reviewed and advice on improving New Zealand’s practices was developed. The advice formed the basis of a paper to the Minister and informed the piloting of new methods by the Ministry of Economic Development. Year: 2011

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E Tū Kahikatea – Evaluation of the Contribution of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to Aotearoa New Zealand Communities and Society

A large scale, mixed method research and evaluation project examined Te Wānanga o Aotearoa practices, and evaluated the outcomes from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa education. This report helped to fill a significant and longstanding gap in New Zealand’s understanding of how Te Wānanga o Aotearoa works and what it achieves. Years: 2008 – 2010

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Outcomes from the Market Development Assistance Scheme: findings from interviews with recipient firms

Designed, conducted and reported on the findings of Interviews with firms that had received support from the Market Development Assistance Scheme. This work contributed to the Ministry of Economic Development’’s evaluation of the scheme. Year: 2008

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Case study of the Regional Partnerships Programme in Wellington

A detailed case study of the Regional Partnerships Programme’s activity in the Wellington region was completed, contributing to the Ministry of Economic Development’s evaluation of the scheme. This was the first case study to be completed for the evaluation and was used by the Ministry as an example to guide the case studies in other …

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