Building relationships with participants in Department of Conservation programmes: effective management of experiential groups in the outdoors Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 1997 In 1996 the authors spent some time in the field observing staff working with volunteers and visitors to the conservation estate. They also ran a small…
Discrimination Against People with Experiences of Mental Illness Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 1997 This report examines discrimination against mental health consumers and provides guidance on how such discrimination can be reduced. The purpose of this report was to provide the…
Determining the relative labour force status of Māori and non-Māori using a multinomial logit model Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1997 Using a stratified sample of 150,000-unit record data on the Māori and non-Māori working-age population from the New Zealand censuses of 1981, 1986 and 1991, this study estimates multinomial logit…
Do minimum wages have an adverse impact on employment? Evidence from New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1997 This paper presents the results of research into the effects of minimum wages on employment in New Zealand. Two different approaches are taken one based…
People's Participation in, and Attitudes Towards Gambling: Final results of the 1995 survey Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 1996 This report details the results of a survey of people’s participation in and attitudes towards gambling conducted in January-February 1995. A randomly selected sample of 1,200…
Benefits of immersion education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1996 Immersion education plays a distinct role in language and cultural revitalisation of Māori and other indigenous peoples. This book summarises research findings on the benefits of immersion…
Employee awareness and attitudes - a pilot survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1996 This article presents the results of a survey of private sector employees in the Auckland area. It was conducted as a large-scale pilot study in order to test…
Changes in Registered Unemployment: Duration and Flows Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1994 This paper analyses recent trends in registered unemployment, focusing on the dynamics of the underlying flows on to and off the register. The data used are…
Examining Labour Market Outcomes for Māori Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1994 This research note examines differences in labour market experiences for Māori and non-Māori. The paper starts by summarises the key difference in age structure and educational attainment, before…
Growth Phases in the New Zealand Economy since 1965 Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 1990 This paper reviews cyclical growth phases in the New Zealand economy over the past 25 years. The aim of this paper is to build up a…