Disability Support Services in New Zealand: Service Provider, Workforce and Service User Surveys Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 The Disability Services Directorate undertook a project (the ‘Quality and Safety Project’) in 2003-2004 to identify quality and safety issues in the provision of disability support…
The Impact of Employment Experiences and Benefit-Spell Duration on Benefit-to-Work Transitions Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 This paper uses an experimental dataset under development at Statistics New Zealand, the Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED), to examine labour market outcomes for individuals previously receiving…
Evaluating young children Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 19-24 Auckland Central, the first multi-agency service in New Zealand, referrals are received for assessment and therapy from social workers from…
Communication issues in care and protection cases Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2004 Social Work Now, Issue 27, pages 23-28 Sandra Porteous discusses effective communication and collaboration between lawyers and social workers in care and protection proceedings. This article is…
Bi-Directional Impacts of Economic, Social & Environmental Changes and the New Zealand Housing Market Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 Our aim is to identify a set of housing research projects that together constitute coherent research programmes designed to help understand the economic, social and environmental…
Polarisation of Employment, 1986–2002: New Zealand in the International Context Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004 In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both “work-poor” and “work-rich” households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand. This growth indicates an increasing…
Accommodation Options for Older People in Aotearoa/New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 The ageing of the population will have significant implications for society and for the economy as a whole. Ensuring the wellbeing of older people will be…
Refugee Voices: A journey towards resettlement Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 Refugee Voices reports the findings of a Department of Labour (DoL) research project that inquired into the resettlement experiences of refugees in New Zealand. The information…
The Impact of Financial Circumstances on Tenure Choices in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 This report recommends a research programme addressing the relationship between financial circumstances and tenure choices for those New Zealanders in the 18-40 year old cohort. In…
Housing Costs and Affordability in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 This report identifies and scopes the key issues associated with housing costs and affordability in New Zealand. The recommended research programme seeks to address what does…
