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'Porirua Cadet Unit' Community Project
'Porirua Cadet Unit' Community Project
'Common Grounds' Community Project
'Porirua Cadet Unit' Community Project
Community Projects.
'Common Ground'
and 'Porirua Cadet Unit'.
During her time at University MJ was always connected to her community in Wellington and Northland working on creative projects within the New Zealand Cadet Force and rural community.
Common Ground
An investigation into the wellbeing of a rural NZ Community.
- Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton, 2019
‘Common Ground’ is a photographic investigation into the Wellbeing of New Zealand's rural communities. According to the New Zealand Infometic’s 2019 regional wellbeing report “Across seven of our nine domains, wellbeing is significantly higher in metropolitan centers than it is in provincial areas.” (Olsen and Kiernan 2) This project aims to understand and voice this concern by examining, highlighting, and celebrating the positive impact public green spaces have on the wellbeing of rural communities. The focus point for this investigation is around the rural community Masterton as it has very unique and diverse community space, Queen Elizabeth Park, which is central to the community. Through the use of observative photographic approaches, the work will highlight and encourage conversations to take place about the importance of Community Wellbeing and Community green spaces.
Porirua Cadet Unit
A Documentary Project.
~ Cadet Unit, Porirua, 2018
'Porirua Cadet Unit' is a photography documentary project based around the recognition and celebration of the New Zealand's Porirua Cadet Unit. Unlike other cadet units in New Zealand, the Porirua Cadet Unit has both sea and air force cadets attended the same unit.