Katoa Ltd is a Māori - Indigenous research organisation that undertakes Kaupapa Māori (by Māori, for Māori) research and evaluation, as well as offering a range of research and evaluation training. Katoa Ltd was established in 2003 by Dr Fiona Cram.
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Low to moderate income households with limited equity are increasing in number and face growing challenges in securing stable, suitable housing. These households often fall through the gaps, unable to access public or council housing due to limited assets, yet also unable to secure affordable housing in the private market. This leaves many in precarious or inadequate living situations. Young working families, retirees, households with disabled members, and Māori and Pacific whānau are particularly affected. This project sought to better understand how other countries provide housing solutions for households in similar situations, focusing on successful housing tenure models, funding mechanisms, and supportive policy settings. In Aotearoa New Zealand, we identified the scale and distribution of these submarkets, assessed the financial feasibility of alternative models, and estimated the level of subsidy required. By applying a systems-based approach, we uncovered opportunities to grow these models locally and develop practical housing solutions to improve outcomes for households currently locked out of secure, affordable housing.
Also see our shorter research updates: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
The aim of this paper is to identify and describe studies that have measured informed choice in the context of prenatal screening.
This paper describes people's experiences of informed choice and prenatal screening.
A Collaborative Community Study by, with, and for Wāhine, undertaken for Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
"The report fills an important gap in existing research and highlights systemic, structural barriers which prevent wāhine from accessing the services and specific contraception options they prefer to use."
An exploration of Bhutan's Gross National Happiness goal and evaluation. Culturally responsive evaluation is used as a stepping stone to the development of locally grown evaluation practices.
'Overall, repairing Māori owner-occupied homes improved occupants’ health and wellbeing, revitalised homemaking, inspired renovation plans, and comforted older whānau members about the longevity of their home for future generations.'
KA MUA, KA MURI outlines our research on designing Māori housing and kāinga that enable Māori to be well-housed and at home on their whenua. RESILIENT is a workbook for starting conversations about climate-resilient housing.
Patrick Barrett, Fiona Cram and Bev James (Editors)
Housing is the platform on which people build their lives. Ten housing researchers from the Affordable Housing for Generations programme share experiences from different groups of people in Aotearoa, burdened by the insecurity of unaffordable housing.
Kaumātua, Pakeke and Seniors' Housing
Now more than ever, we are seeing more seniors renting, becoming homeless and in unstable, precarious housing. This book shares solutions-oriented research that can shape our decisions right now, both locally and nationally.
Māori Housing Realities and Aspirations
Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua surveys the many ways Māori experience home and housing across Aotearoa New Zealand. These accounts range from the broader factors shaping Māori housing aspirations through to the experiences of whānau, hapū and iwi that connect to specific sites and locations.
This research report prepared for the Housing Policy and Services Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 2750) examines how the Crown monitored housing and informed itself about housing on Māori land from the late nineteenth century to the early 2020s.
Te Tipu Whenua o Pa Harakeke_revised final 30 March.pdfYoung mothers talk about their home making aspirations
Katoa_Auahatanga_2022.pdfAn overview of the evaluations of 16 Maori health innovations.
Including whānau - family voices in death review.
NohoMarae_Jan22.pdfEvaluation of Te Oho Ake, a Wānanga for the Tomorrow's Leaders of Te Wairoa
At the beginning of 2022 a group of young leaders from Heretaunga, led by Zsade Manihera, arrived in Te Wairoa to support and help evaluate a learning camp for the youth of Wairoa being held at Ruataniwha Marae. This is their evaluation report.
The report contains a day-by-day description of the wānanga, along with our impressions. The feedback from rangatahi is also described, including the feedback collected by Morehu on the last day of the wānanga after we had left. The wānanga ran until Thursday, but we left on Wednesday morning to give the rangatahi from Wairoa an opportunity to be in leadership roles. First up, I’ll tell you some more about the wānanga organisers and then who we - the Heretaunga Rōpū - are and how we went about our evaluation.
Katoa_TeWharePora_2022.pdfKatoa_Māori_Downsizing2016.pdfIwi Justice Report.pdf
KatoaLtd_OCCLitRev_20200205.pdfMaori & Science 2002.pdf1.Access_ResearchReport.pdfSee Publications page for more publications and reports
