Sharing is caring. Here you’ll find our thoughts on issues that interest us and are relevant to the urban and community development sectors both within New Zealand and further afield.
Today Planalytics turns 2! What a year it has been and what better time to reflect and cast our minds to the future. Happy birthday to the Planalytics team and thank you to the amazing clients and communities that we have worked with over the last year.
Read MoreIn this journal article, Lucy asks what is the role of the private sector in achieving good and lasting wellbeing outcomes in our urban environments?
Read MoreLocal government in Aotearoa is at the forefront of achieving positive wellbeing outcomes for all New Zealanders. Here we discuss how a selection of councils across the country are planning for wellbeing and reflect on opportunities and challenges for local government in the wellbeing arena.
Read MoreThe Building Act seeks to ensure that buildings have attributes that contribute appropriately to the wellbeing of the people who use them. In this article we explore the relationship between the built environment and our wellbeing.
Read MoreHere Lucy shares her take on what wellbeing means in an RMA context and explores the emphasis that the Randerson Report places on wellbeing and what this may mean for the planning profession in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Read MoreIn this article we explore key aspects of New Zealand’s wellbeing framework and reflect on our experiences working within it. With the recent societal turbulence created by COVID-19, there has never been a better time to put wellbeing at the centre of our thinking.
Read MorePlanalytics recently obtained data from the Ministry of Social Development regarding the number and amount ($) of Special Needs Grants (or SNGs) issued in Wairarapa over the year ending 31 March 2020.
Read MorePlanalytics has teamed up with local chef and caterer, Ant North, to develop and launch The Pantry Challenge, a series of 14 Facebook cooking demo videos and recipe cards creating quick, easy and nutritious meals using common food parcel ingredients. We recently helped Ant pitch the idea at micro-funding event, Ka Pai SOUP. Read on to find out more.
Read MoreUsing open-source data, Planalytics completed a monitoring dashboard regarding the impact of COVID-19 on Wairarapa. This used key metrics to explore trends and inform decision-making in uncertain times.
Read MoreA comprehensive understanding of the Wairarapa funding environment is essential for community groups, particularly as they navigate uncertainty in light of COVID-19.
Read MoreThis week, we invited Isla Partridge, one of the kids in the Planalytics’ whānau, to share her ‘Letter to New Zealand’. She wrote it as part of her learning last week, from her new bedroom-based classroom. It reflects on the challenges of a life in lockdown for a 10 year old and looks towards a post-COVID-19 future with hope and compassion.
Read MoreWe are living through interesting times. In this blog we take a quick look at how councils around the country are responding to public information needs.
Read MoreTake a stroll down West Street in Greytown and you’ll soon find a new spot to take the weight off your feet at Collier Reserve, with Planalytics’ donation of a BBQ table.
Read MoreIn this article, Lucy shares some learnings from her recent involvement helping a community group to get their voice heard on a district plan change.
Read MoreOn Thursday evening my daughter, Isla, and I had the privilege of attending Ka Pai Soup. Billed as a “social event that aims to make community initiatives and cool wee projects happen quickly in Carterton”, it turned into one of the most uplifting nights we’ve enjoyed for quite some time.
Read MoreThe Urban Development Bill has been published for its first reading. In this think piece, Lucy explores the implications of the Bill in relation to current planning practice.
Read MoreOn Monday this week, BERL and the Helen Clark Foundation (HCF) launched their report, Engaged Communities: How Community-Led Development can Increase Civic Participation, in Wellington. Here is Lucy’s summary of some of the key points from the research and reflections on what she heard.
Read MoreAudio resources to inform thinking on the gnarly and highly topical issue of affordable housing.
Read MoreWith a theme of ‘inclusive growth’, kōrero at this year’s EDNZ conference focused on delivering economic growth that is distributed fairly across society.
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