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A permanent non-kin placement project in action

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 8-14 When the Gisborne Child, Youth and Family office focused on permanent placements, eight children were identified with complex case histories…

Adolescent boys: Can they ‘do’ fatherhood?

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 15-19 This research combines a review of the international literature on adolescent fathers with New Zealand based research. It covers a…

Third generation parenting

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 27-30 A vivid memory from my practitioner days is the anguish of an older Māori woman deciding whether to commit herself…

Returning to work from injury

New Zealand has a comprehensive accident insurance system that pays much of the direct cost of accidental injuries, and compensates workers 80 percent of their earnings…

The people we serve

Social Work Now, Issue 30, pages 20-26. Every social worker knows that a large number of families come to the notice of Child, Youth and Family whose…

The Social Report 2005

The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries; to contribute to…

Local government: Results of the 2003-04 audits

This report is our “annual report” on the audits for 2003-04 of the local government sector in the Auditor-General’s portfolio under the Public Audit Act 2001.…