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Name Year Project Category Subcategory Countries
Yvonne Bray 2007 To travel to the UK to visit the education facility at St Christopher’s Hospice, London, to research palliative care programmes that include public participation and involvement. Community Service General United Kingdom
Patricia Cook 2007 To travel to the UK to research supported accommodation for young people coming out of Child, Youth and Family care placements, who can be supported to transition into independent living arrangements. Community Service Social welfare United Kingdom
John Cooney 2007 To travel to the UK to research Lean Service or Systems Thinking as it has been applied in the public sector in the UK. Public Service General United Kingdom
Peter Dean 2007 To travel to Australia and South Africa to research how criminal justice adversarial systems and criminal justice investigatory systems deal with child witnesses. Professions Legal and judicial Australia, South Africa
Kelsang Demo 2007 To travel to England to research ways to help to improve and better cater for student needs in teaching of prison meditation classes. Education General United Kingdom
Zoe Drayton 2007 To travel to New York, London, and Amsterdam, to investigate, research, and consult with international models of excellence towards a nationally significant infrastructure relevant to New Zealand sound-art culture. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA
Sarah Gibb 2007 To travel to the USA to visit natural history organisations to discuss programmes, publications, fund raising, volunteer involvement and future directions. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management USA
Jill Goldson 2007 To travel to England to research the Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Service Centres (CAFCASS) and examine child inclusive counselling mediation. Community Service Social welfare United Kingdom
Sandra Hall 2007 To travel to Australia to research anti-discrimination media monitoring projects. Health and Medicine General Australia
Peter Hambleton 2007 To travel to the UK and France to research professional theatre practitioners who use Shakespeare’s plays to explore the actor/audience relationship. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film France, United Kingdom
Lynda Hannah 2007 To travel to England to research Britain's growing natural funeral movement, with particular emphasis on green burials and woodland burial grounds. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management United Kingdom
Gaylene Lawrence 2007 To travel to Canada to research the multi-level models of foster care operating within the Canadian provinces and examine specific models. Community Service General Canada
Nicolette Lee 2007 To travel to England to research volunteer management and visitor experience in heritage tourism sites. Community Service General United Kingdom
Bradley Mark 2007 To travel to the UK and the USA to consider and investigate assistance dog programmes, particularly prison partnership programmes. Community Service General United Kingdom, USA
Stephanie McIntyre 2007 To travel to the UK, Canada and America to visit 'wet' hostels and 'wet' day centres that have been established for chronically relapsing alcoholics where residents are allowed to continue to consume alcohol. Community Service Social welfare Canada, United Kingdom, USA
Lucille Shieffelbien 2007 To travel to the USA to visit key Poison Centres before, during and after National Poison Prevention Week, to learn about their successful poison prevention programmes. Health and Medicine General USA
Sharon Thorburn 2007 To travel to the USA and Venezuela to research setting up a satellite system of choirs as a pilot initiative to intervene in the lives of troubled or severely disadvantaged children and youth. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film USA, Venezuela
Philip Townshend 2007 To travel to Europe and the USA to research treatment strategies that are effective with internet gamblers. Community Service Social welfare USA
Alta Van Wyk 2007 To travel to Australia to research ways for book groups to invest in further organisational growth and expansion to be sustainable and economically viable. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film Australia
Carole Wrathall 2007 To travel to Canada for a comparison study of indigenous models of wh?nau/family violence prevention developed, implemented and evaluated by indigenous people modelled on kaupapa M?ori and First Nations Canadian methodologies. Community Service Social welfare Canada
Susan Young 2007 To travel to the UK to gain knowledge on intraspinal catheters for analgesia in cancer pain and development of outreach services for this model of care. Health and Medicine General United Kingdom
Tim Armstrong 2006 To travel to the UK, Canada and the USA to research new technology and innovations relating to the supply of energy to domestic homes generated from renewable resources. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Canada, United Kingdom, USA
Gerardine Clifford 2006 To travel to the UK to research family violence programmes for third and fourth generation migrant populations in urban low-socio-economic communities. Community Service Social welfare United Kingdom
Robin Cox 2006 To travel to Canada, the USA and Australia to study and network with internationally credible youth mentoring programmes to inform and expand youth mentoring in New Zealand. Community Service General Australia, Canada, USA
Jane Drumm 2006 To travel to the UK to visit programmes that are working in innovative ways to assist families who are victims of domestic violence. In particular assisting mothers and their children to develop strategies to remove themselves from violent situations. Community Service Social welfare United Kingdom
Charitee Gay 2006 To travel to the USA to study the Art Realisation Technique as a means for self expression and developing this programme for use in New Zealand. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film USA
Reg Harris 2006 To travel to the UK to visit manufacturing centres of excellence. The research will inform the manufacturing sector within New Zealand. Land, Commerce and Logistics Manufacturing and Business United Kingdom
Denise Henigan 2006 To travel to Australia, the Netherlands and the UK to learn how cities develop infrastructure to improve the balance to favour pedestrians and cyclists, to create a safer more attractive and sustainable local environment. Community Service General Australia, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Moya McConnell 2006 To travel to Scotland to investigate restorative justice practice, with particular attention to shuttle mediation, post sentence and facilitator training. Professions Legal and judicial United Kingdom
Anna Cameron 2005 Investigative research of the international marketplace for NZ theatre and internal capability; and to examine how writers are represented produced and resourced in the UK, USA and Canada. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film Canada, United Kingdom, USA
Errol Hitt 2005 To research the growing, the history and production of saffron. Research will cover the international industry from planting through harvesting to sale. Land, Commerce and Logistics Agriculture and primary industry France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, USA
Elizabeth (Jayne) Huggard 2005 To visit palliative care centres of excellence with particular reference to the provision of bereavement follow-up practices for families of hospice patients, and staff support programmes for members of multi-disciplinary palliative care teams. Health and Medicine General Canada, United Kingdom
Brent Skinnon 2005 To study examples of excellence in organic production and marketing on a regional scale with the aim of enhancing similar initiatives in New Zealand. Land, Commerce and Logistics Agriculture and primary industry
Marily Thompson 2005 To investigate e-learning strategies used in a cluster of Scottish schools, with a view to implementing on-line programmes for students to raise literacy levels within schools. Education General United Kingdom
Susan Wake 2005 To visit a number of children’s gardens in the USA to investigate the link between educational theory and garden design. Land, Commerce and Logistics Plants – forestry, gardening and horticulture USA
Guodong Yuan 2005 To learn Canadian policy on strategies for, and advances in hydrogen technology and develop linkages with Canadian institutions and scientists for the benefit of New Zealand. Professions Sciences and humanities – chemistry, geology, archaeology, history Canada
Betty Jeanne Eydt 2004 To travel to the UK, Canada and Australia to identify resources, practices and issues about elder abuse and neglect prevention and intervention that will contribute to the development of resources for education and awareness raising in New Zealand. Community Service Social welfare Australia, Canada, United Kingdom
Qiangfu Jin 2004 To visit families and educators in China to investigate underlying causes behind the social problems of young Asian/Chinese students in New Zealand. Community Service General China
Yola Macken 2004 To visit businesses and training programmes within the USA and the UK that support the development of an entrepreneurial culture, to apply their best practices in an enterprise strategy for Waitakere City and the Rodney District. Community Service General United Kingdom, USA
Graham McBride 2004 To travel to Australia and the USA to investigate management options for contaminated land. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Australia, USA
Bernadine Walsh 2004 To travel to the UK to study the implementation of sustainable transport policy. Public Service General United Kingdom
Mark Ashby 2003 To research approaches to controlling the establishment of wind turbines under local environment regulations Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Australia, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, USA
Douglas Drysdale 2003 To investigate more efficient ways of supporting principals in small schools in England, Scotland and Prince Edward Island, Canada. Education General Canada, United Kingdom
Brent Efford 2003 To study urban rail and public transport systems in the USA, with a view to upgrading Wellington’s regional rail system. Land, Commerce and Logistics Transport and infrastructure – roads, railways, tollways USA
Jo Hume 2003 To visit export and other organisations that are aware of international consumer trends on sustainability issues in the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA. Land, Commerce and Logistics Manufacturing and Business Australia, United Kingdom, USA
Carmen Knowler 2003 To examine drainage services and administrative processes in the UK, with a view to applying best practices to the New Zealand drainage trade. Land, Commerce and Logistics Transport and infrastructure – roads, railways, tollways United Kingdom
Graeme McIndoe 2003 To study recent successful British and European urban development initiatives and assess potential for application in New Zealand. Land, Commerce and Logistics Transport and infrastructure – roads, railways, tollways United Kingdom
Chris Oldham 2003 To study the management of heritage buildings in the UK and the USA. Professions Sciences and humanities – chemistry, geology, archaeology, history United Kingdom, USA
Jo Randerson 2003 To attend the Summer Literary Seminar in St Petersburg and participate in the Russian arts community. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film Russia
Claire Balfour 2002 To travel to the UK and the USA to undertake research for the 2002 update of the Internet Safety Kit for children and young people. Community Service General United Kingdom, USA
Graeme Buchan 2002 To travel to the USA and Canada to research pathogen contamination of water resources. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Canada, USA
Nicky Darlow 2002 To travel to Canada, England and Scotland to explore dispute resolution techniques that reduce school suspensions, and to look at review and appeal processes available to students and parents. Education General Canada, United Kingdom
Jackie Fawcett 2002 To travel to the Netherlands to develop methods to compare socio-economic inequalities of health in New Zealand with ten European Union countries and the USA. Health and Medicine General Netherlands
Iain Hines 2002 To travel to the Netherlands, Brussels, France, England and Australia to investigate how independent grant makers can better support community organisations. Community Service General Australia, Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Glenys McKenzie 2002 To travel to Australia to observe how the apprenticeship Group Training concept is implemented. Community Service General Australia
Kevin Moran 2002 To examine the latest developments in the teaching and promotion of swimming and water safety in England. Education General United Kingdom
Lynette Morris 2002 To research school-based financial literacy curricula in the USA and England, with the aim of enhancing similar programmes in New Zealand. Education General United Kingdom, USA
Janet Pereira 2002 To travel to Western Samoa to examine the impact of formal, high stakes exams for Year 8 students and relate these findings to the New Zealand context. Education General Samoa
Ian Platt 2002 To travel to Germany to gain knowledge of the benefits of ecologically based sustainable indigenous forest management, with a view to applying similar systems in New Zealand. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Germany
Helen Sharpe 2002 To travel to Canada, England and South Africa to research biotechnology issues, such as genetically modified organisms and the handling of ethical concerns in research involving humans. Professions Sciences and humanities – chemistry, geology, archaeology, history Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom
R Workman 2002 To travel to the USA to study programmes aimed at the successful reintegration of prison inmates into the community. Public Service General USA
Sarah Armstrong 2001 To travel to two transplant units to examine the assessment processes and educational and treatment programmes before, during and after kidney transplantation. Health and Medicine General United Kingdom, USA
Ashley Blair 2001 To travel to Australia and the UK to investigate the role of school principals in successfully implementing information and communication technology strategies and teaching programmes. Education General Australia, United Kingdom
Lucy Brake 2001 To travel to the USA, the UK and Australia to study models, practices and strategies used in coastal management, especially the responses and methods used by coastal communities to combat coastal erosion. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Australia, United Kingdom, USA
Timothy Dodgshun 2001 To travel to the USA in order to investigate marine pest research in the San Francisco Bay area and its implications for marine biosecurity in New Zealand. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management USA
Carolyn Doughty 2001 To travel to Europe, Canada, the USA and the UK to investigate their national peer-support networks for manic depression, with the aim of providing a detailed discussion document which will enable implementation of practical initiatives in New Zealand. Community Service Social welfare Canada, United Kingdom, USA
Alec Forbes 2001 To travel to the USA to study the workings of a Shakespeare Festival by interviewing organisers, directors, producers, actors and administrators and learn from their experiences and their processes in staging Shakespeare plays outdoors. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film USA
Allison Gardener 2001 To investigate the factors that contribute to the development and implementation of a Community Strategic Development Plan for sustainable rural regeneration. Community Service General United Kingdom
John Glass 2001 To visit 3 centres involved in neuropsychology assessment, training and rehabilitation programmes targetting older adults experiencing impairment of attention &/or memory processes due to age-related changes &/or various forms of cerebral trauma/disease. Health and Medicine General United Kingdom, USA
Craig Howard 2001 To study and gain insights into the international floral markets and to examine New Crop programmes to identify new crops not yet available in New Zealand, and their technology transfer systems. Land, Commerce and Logistics Plants – forestry, gardening and horticulture Australia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, USA
Andrew Jeffs 2001 To travel to Australia to investigate the rapid development of aquaculture and compare the policy frameworks and industry arrangements designed to encourage and facilitate aquaculture activity. Land, Commerce and Logistics Agriculture and primary industry Australia
Pefi Kingi 2001 To travel to Hawaii, New Mexico and the UK to study strategies and processes that successfully ensure the survival, maintenance and development of an endangered language. Education General United Kingdom, USA
Renee Lambert 2001 To visit projects in the USA and the UK to gather new ideas, processes and information into the designs carried out for open space, reserve and stormwater detention areas and the processes of community consultation and involvement. Land, Commerce and Logistics Transport and infrastructure – roads, railways, tollways United Kingdom, USA
Judy Lawley 2001 To travel to Canada to conduct a comprehensive study into centres which are internationally recognised for their work in character development and values education. Education General Canada
Bryan Lintott 2001 To travel to the USA to investigate current conservation and interpretation techniques for high-usage heritage buildings and sites. Professions Sciences and humanities – chemistry, geology, archaeology, history USA
Jane McKenzie 2001 To investigate methods of teaching print journalism, particularly sub-editing, to students in the UK, to fine-tune the relationship between the journalism classroom and the workplace Education General United Kingdom
Trevor Morley 2001 To study tourist victim support schemes and obtain information on their methods of operation, funding and their interaction with tourist victims, local authorities and government agencies with the aim of implementing a similar scheme in New Zealand. Public Service General Ireland, Netherlands
Michael Parmenter 2001 To undertake a study tour and experience a wide range of approaches to staging opera and dance theatre, with a view to extending the range of lyric theatre performances and skills in NZ. The Arts Performing arts – music, dance, theatre, opera, film USA
Gerard Prins 2001 To travel to Canada and the USA to research the role of police and volunteers in the management of search and rescue operations and to research new innovations and how these could be applied in New Zealand. Health and Medicine General Canada, USA
Charles Royal 2001 To study, research and compare indigenous/native world views and knowledge frameworks with a view to applying this knowledge to a new doctoral programme on M?ori knowledge to be introduced at Te Wananga-o-Raukawa. Education General Canada, USA
Gill Rutherford 2001 To study universities and schools in the USA with shown leadership in developing research, best practice guidelines and resources relating to the education, employment, support and supervision of teacher aides who work with students with disabilities. Education General USA
Ross Somerville 2001 To research shared standards and similar issues in the digital delivery of history and cultural heritage materials to widen the range and future potential of the online Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and other publication projects. Professions Sciences and humanities – chemistry, geology, archaeology, history United Kingdom
Roger Tweedy 2001 To travel to Canada and the USA to examine initiatives addressing the issue of an ageing workforce and the potential of the volunteer sector to become a major employer. Community Service General
Nelson Wattie 2001 To travel to Italy, the UK and the Netherlands to interview and research subjects for a biography on Alistair Te Ariki Campbell. Professions Sciences and humanities – chemistry, geology, archaeology, history Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Alan Witcombe 2001 To travel to Germany to study the German parliamentary committees in the context of their experiences operating under a MMP electoral system and to report findings and make recommendations for reform in New Zealand. Public Service General Germany
Kay Baxter 2000 To observe and learn from the leading heirloom plant conservers in the USA and bring this information and experience back into New Zealand's leading equivalent organisation. Land, Commerce and Logistics Plants – forestry, gardening and horticulture USA
Paula Bowers 2000 To investigate services available to deafblind people in the USA, Canada and the UK, and to observe types and methods of training provided to sign language interpreters, families, individuals and organisations who work and interact with deafblind people. Health and Medicine General Canada, United Kingdom, USA
Jocelyn Catley 2000 To visit botanical gardens, natural habitats, reserves, growers, cut-flower auction houses, florists, herbariums and researchers to identify potential flowering species that could be commercially grown or used as breed stock in New Zealand. Land, Commerce and Logistics Plants – forestry, gardening and horticulture South Africa
Bruce Chappell 2000 To research innovations and new technology in the design, construction and maintenance of road pavements, focusing on methods that could be used in New Zealand to reduce the consumption of dwindling supplies of premium aggregates in the road industry. Land, Commerce and Logistics Transport and infrastructure – roads, railways, tollways Australia
Geoffrey Chapple 2000 To investigate voluntary participation by citizens in the financing and maintenance of long foot trails in Canada, the USA and the UK, and also the role played by government agencies in the protection, financing and maintenance of such trails. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Canada, United Kingdom, USA
Aileen Cheshire 2000 To visit three projects to assess their approaches to the problem of harassment in schools; to assess how various schools co-ordinate anti-bullying work; and to look at school community practices which foster respectful relationships. Education General United Kingdom, USA
Gillian Eadie 2000 To determine trends in creating 'schools of the future'; to explore ways in which schools are changing their curricula and teaching methods in response to information and communication technologies. Education General Australia, United Kingdom, USA
Nathan Guy 2000 To travel to the USA to study ways of increasing the value of New Zealand beef by processing in New Zealand prior to export. Land, Commerce and Logistics Agriculture and primary industry USA
Amanda Hargreaves 2000 To research and observe how primary schools deliver mental health education in England and to learn how teachers in England plan, implement and evaluate health programmes to deliver mental health education. Community Service Social welfare United Kingdom
Jackie Howell 2000 To travel to the USA, the UK and Australia to study programmes promoting reading, literacy and library use offered by public libraries to children and their parents, and to young adults. Community Service General Australia, United Kingdom, USA
Dorothea Lewis 2000 To visit three projects to assess their approach to the problem of harassment in schools, to assess how various schools co-ordinate anti-bullying work and to look at school community practices which foster respectful relationships. Education General United Kingdom, USA
Rachel Lord von Werder 2000 To visit sound archives in Europe, the USA, Canada and the UK, and to research currrent international directions and advances in the field of sound archiving which can then be implemented by Sound Archives Nga Taonga Korero. Professions Sciences and humanities – chemistry, geology, archaeology, history Canada, United Kingdom, USA
Elaine Manson 2000 To visit and study at alternative professional foster care schemes with therapeutic interventions in agency settings in the USA and the UK, with a view to developing similar programmes in New Zealand. Community Service Social welfare United Kingdom, USA
Louise Marra 2000 To investigate community participation models and partnerships in conservation and environmental management in the USA and Australia. Land, Commerce and Logistics Ecology and environmental management Australia, USA
Chris Matthews 2000 To visit small towns and rural areas that have diversified their economies by attracting information industries (notably call centres) and to discover how small and medium-sized businesses have ‘clustered’ to secure substantial opportunities. Land, Commerce and Logistics Manufacturing and Business Australia, Ireland, Italy, USA