Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission (Te Ara Ahunga Ora) contracted Te Wāhanga, Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa | New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) to conduct a kaupapa Māori evaluation of the Sorted Kāinga Ora programme from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
The evaluation began with a scoping phase. NZCER held a workshop (23 August 2023), with Te Ara Ahunga Ora and the Sorted Kāinga Ora delivery partner Te Puni Kōkiri, to develop a common understanding of the programme, the purpose of the evaluation, and the intended use of the evaluation findings.
The evaluation approach described in this plan is impact-focused and utilises qualitative data collection methods to gather evidence to support the evaluation. NZCER worked closely with Te Ara Ahunga Ora and Te Puni Kōkiri to implement the evaluation.