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Wow it's December already, how did that happen?! Have a fabulous and safe festive season from the team at Planalytics 🤶🎄

Planalytics celebrated five years in business on 1 October. Without wanting to sound like your great aunt, “gosh, aren’t we getting old!” https://www.planalytics.co.nz/journal/2023/9/22/planalytics-turns-5-
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Planalytics turns 5 🎂 — Planalytics Planalytics celebrated five years in business on 1 October. Without wanting to sound like your great aunt, “gosh, aren’t we getting old!”

Interested in housing data for Wairarapa? So are we! Check out our latest housing dashboard here:

Update on Wairarapa housing data — Planalytics Once again Planalytics is pleased to present housing data for our communities in Wairarapa as at 30 June 2023. Although data is only one piece of the puzzle, we hope this information is useful.

Pleased to see this legislation introduced to assist with the recovery and rebuild following Cyclone Gabrielle. Our thoughts remain with affected communities.

New legislation to streamline Cyclone recovery The Government is introducing the Severe Weather Emergency Legislation Bill to ensure the recovery and rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle is streamlined and efficient with unnecessary red tape removed.

Celebrating the life and achievements of former Carterton Mayor, Georgina Beyer, who passed away this week. What a legacy to leave. Thank you for your service 🙇‍♀️🙏

World's first openly transgender mayor and MP, Georgina Beyer, has died The world's first openly transgender mayor and MP, Georgina Beyer, has died after a long illness.

It’s almost that time again! See you all on Friday 🙌

Live music from Two Thirds Trio ✅
Drinks from Happy Thoughts Bubble Tea - Featherston ✅
Sushi from The Bento Box ✅
Free saussies from Wairarapa Property - Erin, Benn & Jillayne ✅
Arty activities from Featherston First Fridays ✅
Scooter comp from OnBoard Skate School ✅
All that we need now is YOU! And your whānau, neighbours, mates, frenemies - everyone and anyone really!
This Friday at the Squircle Featherston's March First Friday Festival!
🎉 FREE! 🎉

NZ's 2nd dark sky reserve is here... right here! Congrats Carterton & South Wairarapa 🤩 Thanks for ensuring our night skies are protected to help our environment and social wellbeing. https://www.darksky.org/wairarapa-dark-sky-reserve-becomes-new-zealands-second-international-dark-sky-reserve/

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve Becomes New Zealand's Second International Dark Sky Reserve - International Dark-Sky Association Dark-sky conservation efforts in New Zealand gain momentum with the certification of the Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve.

Great to be back in the swing of things - hanging up the jandals and umbrellas 😅 and getting behind the desk again. Wishing everyone a fun and prosperous 2023 🤩

On (sadly) her last day at Planalytics, Becca Adams discusses the findings of her Masters research report on housing affordability in Wairarapa. Read on for her intuitive insights, all the best Becca! https://www.planalytics.co.nz/journal/2022/12/14/the-tassel-was-worth-the-hassle

We’re spending some time this afternoon to say a massive farewell to our indomitable Becca Adams! Off on the next step of her planning journey. We are going to miss her singing, ‘youth speak’, and sharp mind. Go well Becca at Carterton District Council 🤓🙇‍♀️🤘

Last week Becca spent two days geeking out in the capital at the annual NZAIA New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment conference. The focus this year was on ‘Wellbeing, Sustainability and Impact Assessment: towards more integrated policy-making’

There was plenty to digest with presentations on climate resilience, community development, well-being indicators, cultural collaboration, and much much more!

An insightful few days and we look forward to using these new learnings in our future work!

Counting down to Christmas here at Planalytics! We'll hit pause from Christmas Eve to spend time with our friends and families and be back ready for action on Monday 9th Jan. Wishing you all a happy festive season, tangle free Christmas lights and an exciting 2023 ahead 🎁🎉🤩

And just like that, Planalytics turns 4! Happy birthday to us! Read more from Planalytics' Becca Adams here: https://www.planalytics.co.nz/journal/2022/9/28/planalytics-turns-4 🎂🥳🎉

Planalytics turns 4! — Planalytics Just like that another year has flown by and on Planalytics 4th birthday, we have much to celebrate! From our new base at the Featherston Community Centre , the Planalytics team has been busy continuing our work with a variety of incredible clients across the country, all while immersing oursel

Proud to launch our refreshed website, check it out here: https://www.planalytics.co.nz. Great work mastering a new skill Tiff North!

Planalytics Planalytics provide research, analysis, facilitation & monitoring services to inform decision-making in the urban & community development sectors. Our areas of interest include social & affordable housing, urban planning, local government, international development, disaster risk reducti

Planalytics Strategy Session 2022… a day of useful reflection, quality(!) chat, and just being together 🤓🙏

Tiff reporting from the slopes! Just enjoyed some winter school holiday fun with my kids at stunning Mt Ruapehu. With a warm start to the season, snow was a little scarce on the beginner slopes but staff worked super hard to ensure there was as much as poss with snow cannons working hard out. The good news is, NIWA comments that negative climate change effects on snow levels "may actually be less than originally anticipated" 😶‍👍⛷ - see article here: https://tinyurl.com/2m9rs7dd

Planning + construction + offsite manufacturing should be a match made in heaven, right? Unfortunately that's not always the case but there is so. much. potential. If you want to learn more, get yourself/selves along to CoLab2022. More details at www.colaboffsitenz.com. Housing crisis anyone?

We are chuffed to be working with Manawatū survey firm, HB Surveyors Limited, to achieve good planning outcomes during land development. Becca Adams will be out and about across Feilding, Palmy, and the Horowhenua. See you soon!
https://hbs.nz/

Home Subdivision andLand SurveyingSpecialists At HB Surveyors, we take pride in our ability to provide a high quality service. From our initial quote through to the completion of the project, we work with you to ensure you are fully informed and involved in the process so that we are able to deliver the....

On her last day at Planalytics, Lucy wrote a blog post!
https://www.planalytics.co.nz/journal/2022/4/13/thank-you

Thank you! — Planalytics Today is Lucy’s last day at Planalytics. Here are her reflections on over three years of great work, big laughs, and an awesome team!

Today is our Lucy Cooper's last day at Planalytics - and what a journey it has been! From food research in 2019 to housing capacity assessments in 2022, there's nothing Lucy couldn't conquer. Wishing you all the very best Coops - your sparkle and razor sharp intellect will most definitely be missed! 🤓 🚀

Here at Planalytics we love a good chart because ‘numbers don’t lie’, right? 📈 📉 But we are also aware that, as shown in this TED-Ed video, people can use numbers to misinform or mislead an audience with a little manipulation of their data visualisations. So get savvy for when you’re next presented with a cool looking chart. Are the numbers telling the right story? 🤓 📊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E91bGT9BjYk

How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph-lea-gaslowitzWhen they’re used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex ...

Here at Planalytics, we like to keep our eye on research coming out of Australia and elsewhere on topics close to our heart, including housing, community development, and resource management. The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI publishes a lot of high-quality research and most recently has released a study that finds the gap in wellbeing between the precariously housed and non-precariously housed widened over the period 2002–2018 in Australia. In 2020, we published a series of journal articles on wellbeing. One of our overarching findings is that wellbeing is hard to define, and shift depending on context. Imagine our delight, then, when this latest AHURI research provided a very neat definition of wellbeing: Wellbeing is an internationally recognised yardstick of societal progress and policy impact and refers to the ability of people to ‘lead fulfilling lives with purpose, balance and meaning’—in other words, their quality of life,’ says lead author, Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ of Curtin University. Just let that sink in! You can find our journal articles here https://www.planalytics.co.nz/journal/2020/8/31/new-zealands-wellbeing-framework and the AHURI research here https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/news/Housing-assistance-reforms-needed-to-support-the-wellbeing-of-people-in-precarious-housing?fbclid=IwAR1BmHRZ5_xqBh6twxNm6gpI0V-si0PlcRswJbZ3TCo9xVGY8PhJuTTf4ss

Tēnā koe, AHURI!

Housing assistance reforms needed to support the wellbeing of people in precarious housing | AHURI Financial constraints and living in the rental sector predisposed people to poorer wellbeing outcomes, while people living alone, low-income households and public renters are most likely to report low wellbeing at a, new AHURI research has revealed.

We’ve recently been facilitating a Focus Group to co-create a Climate Change Action Plan with Masterton District Council. The work has certainly given Planalytics team food for thought – there are so many innovations and information in the space of climate change resilience and adaptation. It’s been great to sit around the table with Masterton District Council's community experts, learning, learning, learning.🤓 Would you like to get a better understanding of your impact on the planet and discover ways to reduce your carbon footprint? Well check out this very handy, easy to use, NZ-based tool: https://www.futurefit.nz/questionnaire

Free Carbon Footprint Calculator | FutureFit Work out your estimated personal carbon footprint in approximately 5 minutes. It�s easy and Free! Help us in creating a better planet!

It's great to hear Carterton Swimming Club are forging ahead with their indoor pool project that we were lucky enough to help them with last year. Do you use the pool? Live in Wairarapa? Want to support a local project with legs? 🦵🦵 They need some community help to engage an architect and get the design stage off the ground. Head to their Give a little page here:
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/cartertonswimmingclubindoorpoolproject

Carterton Swimming Club – Indoor Pool Project Please help us to upgrade the Carterton indoor pool to ensure year-round swimming for our community and the wider south Wairarapa.

Visual explanations spark joy for us at Planalytics so we applaud Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris's collaboration to help kiwis understand COVID-19 health information. Thanks Abi Beatson and Sam Orchard from National Library of New Zealand for sharing your interview about it - great read! 🤓

Cartoons call the shots: An interview with Toby Morris We talk to cartoonist Toby Morris about the COVID-19 cartoons created with Siouxsie Wiles.

How are you getting on, adapting to Life under Red? Do you feel resourced, or overwhelmed? As followers of Planalytics will know, we love a good visual - check out this one from Information Is Beautiful. In an age when we're bombarded by information, sometimes it's great to just stick it all in one picture to help see and understand the story behind the figures and in this case maybe clarify our thinking as we move through the Phases of Omicron. 🤓