Summary

In October 2013 The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) was successful along with their partners, Canterbury University, Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit and Mokowhiti consultancy2 in obtaining 3 years of research funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). The aim of the research is to develop a practical model or models to enable constructive engagement between services and hard-to-reach populations. That is, develop the necessary knowledge and tools to enable populations to connect to and uptake services.