Our published reports

Dovetail has a broad portfolio of work, built upon the strength of its collaborating teams and the value we offer our clients.

Here you will find some examples of work, including published articles and a range of publicly available client reports.

2024

Garden E, Hunter A, Spee K, Field A. 2024. Community-Led Development Programme Impact Evaluation - for Hāpai Hapori, Department of Internal Affairs

Field A, King J, Moss M, Parslow G, Schiff A, Chianca T, Chianca G, Mattiello CE. 2024. Urban 95 / Ateliê Navio Value for Investment Evaluation Report – for van Leer Foundation

Hunter A, Butler R, Spee K Field A, Gathering Insights from the Elder Abuse Prevention Fund - for Ministry of Social Development / Office for Seniors

Butler R, Hunter A, Field A. Addiction Workforce Review - for dapaanz (published as a research series by dapaanz)

Parslow G. Health Science Academy/STEM Programme Case Study Report - for Pasifika Futures

2023

Dovetail’s 2023 in review - our one-page Annual Report

Field A, Crocket A, Garden E, King J, Moss M, Parslow G, Schiff A, Spee K, Wehipeihana N. 2023. Youth Primary Mental Health and Addictions Evaluation - for Te Whatu Ora / Health New Zealand

King J, Crocket A, Field A. 2023. Value for Investment: Applications and Insights - Exemplar Report for Te Whatu Ora / Health New Zealand

Field A, Schiff A, Blewden M, King J, Mackie H, Wypych A, Parslow G. 2023. Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS) 2018 Evaluation - for Ministry of Transport

2022

Dovetail’s 2022 in review - our one-page Annual Report

Field A, Crocket A, Garden E, Goodwin D, Mills R, Parslow G, Schiff A, Sessions L, Wypych A. 2022. Trends for the Waikato Region: A discussion. Waikato Regional Council.

Field A, Bateman A, Wehipeihana N, et al. 2022. Delta Response Rapid Review - for Ministry of Health.

Field A, Cram A, Garden E, et al 2022. Community-Led Development Programme Evaluation - for Department of Internal Affairs (note full suite of evaluation reports can be uploaded here).

Field A, Hollis M, Garden E. 2022. Community-Led Development Evaluation Summary Report - for Department of Internal Affairs.

Field A, Cram A, Garden E, Goodwin D, Moss M, Were L, Wypych A. 2022. Lotteries COVID-19 Community Wellbeing Fund Evaluation - for Department of Internal Affairs.

Witten K, Macmillan A, Mackie H, van der Werf B, Smith M, Field A, Woodward A, Hosking J. Te Ara Mua – Future Streets: Can a streetscape upgrade designed to increase active travel change residents’ perceptions of neighbourhood safety? Wellbeing, Space and Society. 2022 (3).

2021

Dovetail’s 2021 in Review - our one-page Annual Report

Field A. 2021. Menzies School Leadership Incubator: Insights. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-637-6

Field A, Garden E, Greenaway S, Wypych A. 2021. State of the Arts Survey reports - for Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi, Arts Wellington, Creative Waikato, and Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Raerino K, Macmillan A, Field A, Hoskins R. 2021. Local-Indigenous Autonomy and Community Streetscape Enhancement: Learnings from Māori and Te Ara Mua—Future Streets Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18 (3), 865; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030865

Mackie H, Hirsch L, Thorne R, Witten K., & Field A. 2021. Creating the Circuit Breakers: An Examination of the Sociotechnical System Factors Which Impede and Enable the Delivery of Safe and Healthy Neighbourhood Street Design in Aotearoa New Zealand. In S. Coxon, R. Napper (Eds.), Advancing a Design Approach to Enriching Public Mobility (1st ed., pp. 249-274). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

2020

Field A. 2020. Survey fatigue and the tragedy of the commons: Are we undermining our evaluation practice? Evaluation Matters—He Take Tō Te Aromatawai. 6: 2020

Field A, Butler R, Were L, Lowery O. 2020. From Closed to Flowering: An evaluation of services provided by the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust - for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust and funded by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission.

Field A, Garden E, Yielder R. 2020. COVID-19: Impact on the Creative Sector in Tamaki Makaurau - for Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi.

Centre for Social Impact. 2020. Time to shine, time to take stock, time to shape our future. A survey of Aotearoa New Zealand’s community sector on the impacts of COVID‐19. Auckland: CSI.

Hawley G, Macmillan A, Field A, Hodgson R, Witten K, Kearns RA, McKerchar C. 2020. The normative influence of adults on youth access: Challenges and opportunities in the context of shifts away from car-dependence. Journal of Transport & Health 16: 1-11

Witten K, Field A. 2020. Engaging children in neighborhood planning for active travel infrastructure. In: Waygood O, Friman M, Olsson L, Mitra R. Transport and Children’s Wellbeing. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

2019

Field A, Hirsch L, Mills R, Norgrove K. 2019. Strategic trends and implications: Waikato Region - for Waikato Regional Council.

Field A, Garden E, Davies N, King J, McKegg K, Mackie H. 2019. Innovating Road Safety: Lessons for transport planners. Auckland: Dovetail and Kinnect Group

Field A, Garden E, Davies N, King J, McKegg K, Mackie H. 2019. Innovating Road Safety: Lessons for transport planners (Summary Report). Auckland: Dovetail and Kinnect Group

Field A, Davies N, King J, McKegg K. 2019. Signature Programme Evaluation: 2016-2019. Auckland: Dovetail and Kinnect Group - for NZTA and ACC

Field A, McKegg K, Schiff A. 2019. Signature Programme Evaluation: Visiting Drivers Project. Auckland: Dovetail - for NZTA and ACC

Field A, Garden E, Scally-Irvine K. 2019. NZ-VR Evaluation: Report on programme outcomes and learning to June 2019 (Executive Summary only). Auckland: Dovetail - for Sir Peter Blake Trust

Mackie H, Woodward A, Witten K, Smith M, Field A, Macmillan A, Hosking J, Baas P, Hawley G, Wild K, Hirsch L, Hodgson R. 2019. Healthy Future Mobility Synthesis Report. Auckland: Healthy Future Mobility.

2018

Field A, Wild K, Woodward A, Macmillan A, Mackie H. 2018. Encountering bikelash: Experiences and lessons from New Zealand communities. Journal of Transport & Health 11: 130-40

Mackie H, Macmillan A, Witten K, Baas P, Field A, Smith M, Hosking J, King K, Sosene L, Woodward A. 2018. Te Ara Mua - Future Streets suburban street retrofit: A researcher-community-government co-design process and intervention outcomes. Journal of Transport & Health, 11: 209-220.

Witten K, Mackie H, Baas P, Macmillan A, Woodward A, Smith M, Hosking J, Field A. 2017. 2084 - Te Ara Mua - Future Streets: An Encounter with Business-As-Usual Transport Planning. Journal of Transport & Health 5: S51-S52

Field A, Butler R. 2018. Virtual Health: Rapid review of evidence and implications. Hamilton: Waikato District Health Board

Macmillan AK, Mackie H, Hosking JE, Witten K, Smith M, Field A, Woodward A, Hoskins R, Stewart J, van der Werf B, Baas P. 2018. Controlled before-after intervention study of suburb-wide street changes to increase walking and cycling: Te Ara Mua-Future Streets study design. BMC Public Health.

2017

Field A, Butler R. 2017. Te Auaunga Social Procurement Case Studies - for Auckland Council

Wild K, Woodward A, Field A, Macmillan A. 2017. Beyond ‘bikelash’: engaging with community opposition to cycle lanes. Mobilities DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2017.1408950

Smith M, Hosking J, Woodward A, Witten K, Macmillan A, Field A, Baas P, Mackie H. 2017. Systematic literature review of built environment effects on physical activity and active transport – an update and new findings on health equity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 14:158. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-017-0613-9

Appleton-Dyer S, Field A. 2017. Accountability and development? Supporting provider-led evaluation of short-term community social change projects. Evaluation Matters - He Take Tō Te Aromatawai

2016

Field A, Gooder G. 2016. Queenstown District Labour and Skills Shortages Survey - for Queenstown Chamber of Commerce

Kristensen K, Black R, Field A, Wall R, Vipond R. 2016. Te Awamutu Town Centre Health Impact Assessment (in association with Population Health Waikato) - for Population Health Waikato

2015

Field A, Perrott T. 2015. Rural and Urban Economic Linkages - for Waikato Spatial Plan

Field A, King J, McGechie M. 2015. Cost Analysis of Individualised Funding - for Manawanui InCharge

Field A, Hanham G. Skills Matter New Entry to Specialist Practice: Mental Health and Addiction Nursing - for Te Pou

Appleton-Dyer S, Field A, Dale-Gandar L. 2015. Physician Assistant Evaluation (in association with Synergia Ltd) - for Health Workforce New Zealand

Field A, Todd D. 2015. The Future of Sport in New Zealand (in association with Synergia Ltd) - for Sport New Zealand

2014

Appleton-Dyer S, Field A. 2014. Factors that Contribute to Exclusion of Disabled People (in association with Synergia Ltd) - for Ministry of Social Development