About Us

Point Research is a social business which uses research and evaluation to support and accelerate change.

As a social business we work on projects we deeply believe in and create ways of working with our partners to accelerate positive outcomes. We work alongside not-for-profit organisations, social business, philanthropy, area Health Boards, local and central government and commercial companies to create meaningful change which aims to enhance the well-being of people, places and communities. We have extensive skills and experience amongst the team in both qualitative and quantitative research which enables us to support social change on both a small and large scale.

Meet the team

Alex Woodley MA (Hons)
Complexity Strategist
Alex is the founder and managing director of Point Research Ltd. Over the past twenty years she has built extensive experience with taking complex social issues and understanding how to use what we already know to create social change, and knowing how to get the data we are missing to create more traction. She is also recognised for her experience in using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to inform and support complex change processes.
Nadine Metzger MSocSc (Hons)
Social research and evaluation
Nadine is a research and evaluation professional who specialises in evaluation which uses developmental models to influence social change. She is skilled in the gathering and analysis research evidence from a wide range of sources, and has much experience with participatory methods and the identification of key themes and strategic findings. Nadine is particularly skilled at communicating findings in ways which are accessible and which appeal to multiple audiences.
Annalise Myers MA, GradDip NFP
Social research and development
Annalise is an experienced facilitator and social researcher.  Her work involves supporting community and government organisations to develop social initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for women, children and young people. Her particular interests include community and youth led development, co-design and social innovation.  Her masters and graduate diploma focused on reflective social practice, leadership and organisational development. 
 
Tony O'Connor (PhD)
Evaluation and consumer engagement
I specialise in social research, evaluation and consumer engagement in the health, local government and social service sectors. I started working as a researcher as a graduate student in 1998 before moving into a Research Management role at Auckland City Council in 2008. I moved into a Community Engagement Manager role at Auckland DHB in 2010, and took a position as Director of Patient Experience and Participation in 2015. While in management I made a point of staying active as a researcher because social research is what I love to do. My approach is participatory and action orientated, which means I involve decision-makers and service users in designing the research or engagement programme, and enjoying supporting the service provider to integrate research findings into strategy development and service improvement work.
Chris Judd (B.Ed)
Engagement, education & environment
Chris has a strong interest in environmental education and youth development which have been informed by his 15 years’ experience as a primary school teacher. His most recent work is with the Tread Lightly Caravan, which offers environmental education to schools across the Auckland Region.
Julie Radford-Poupard BA (Hons), PGDip
Research and evaluation
Julie has extensive experience leading and developing social change initiatives using community and youth development co-design approaches.  She has led a national women’s health research, policy and health promotion agency, a large Auckland youth centre, and worked with local and central government. She is an experienced facilitator, researcher, evaluator, co-designer and change maker.  Julie has an honours degree in Social Anthropology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Practice.
Koleta Savaii MHSc (Hons), BA (Hons)
Social research and evaluation
I am Samoan. I was raised in the fa’aSamoa and Christianity by my grandparents, extended family, church and village. From a young age I was taught the value of service and contributing to the good of the family, church and village. ‘O le ala i le pule o le tautua – The pathway to leadership is through service’. This value of service to the community has guided me throughout life, hence my passion for work that enables me to use my God-given talents to be of service to others, especially my Samoan and Pacific community.

My research interests include Pacific youth romantic relationships, wellbeing, and intimate partner violence; Pacific communities’ resilience to natural disasters; and Samoan youths’ experiences of giving and responsibility to the family and the impacts of these practices on their mental health and wellbeing.

I am currently located in West Auckland, contributing to the Pacific community through Tuilaepa Youth Mentoring Service, a Pacific mentoring organisation working with our most vulnerable young people, helping them to find a sense of belonging in their communities and achieving their fullest potential. 
We are also privileged to work with...
Point Research regularly partners with other researchers, evaluators, organisations and key influencers to effect change. Our key collaborators include:
Cemplicity
Customer Experience Management
Cemplicity specialises in Customer Experience Management technology.  Through our partnership, Point Research and Cemplicity are able to offer leading edge Patient Experience programmes to a number of New Zealand DHB's. Cemplicity are absolutely committed to improvement and continually exploring how their tools can support our work to transform patient experiences in New Zealand hospitals. By adopting their CEM technology we are confident our work is world-class and future-proofed.





Buzz Channel
Consumer Surveys
Buzz Channel was founded in 2004 and has provided services for over 300 organisations across the public and private sectors. At Point Research, we frequently use Buzz Channel technology for our large-scale surveys and credit their innovative (and fun) survey platform with the high response rate we often get for our surveys.