A Good Worker is Hard to Find: Skills Shortages in New Zealand Firms Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 This paper examines the determinants of firms’ skill shortages, using a specially-designed survey, the Business Strategy and Skills (BSS) module of the Business Operations Survey. We…
Disability Support Services Strategic Plan 2010 to 2014 Last Publication Date: 21 Mar 2012 The Ministry of Health’s Disability Support Services group (DSS) has developed a four-year Strategic Plan for the period July 2010 to June 2014. This plan sets…
Health sector: Results of the 2010/11 audits Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 The performance of district health boards is important for our health, and our health is vital to the economic well-being of New Zealand. The health sector…
Women’s Retirement Income: A Summary of Key Issues from the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 As the policy challenges of dealing simultaneously with an ageing population, increased costs of health care and welfare benefits, and economic and fiscal constraints, an increased…
Commercialisation of university research Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 This occasional paper uses new data from the University Commercialisation Offices of New Zealand to look at trends in the commercialisation of university research in New…
Traumatic Brain Injury Research Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 Thousands of people each year experience some degree of TBI, which is identified by confusion or disorientation, loss of consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia and other neurological abnormalities…
Pasifika Education Research Priorities: Using research to realise our vision for Pasifika learners Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 This document will be of interest to researchers and others with an interest in Pasifika education. Its purpose is to encourage a collaborative, coordinated approach to…
Te Pūmautanga o te Whānau: Tūhoe and South Auckland Whānau Last Publication Date: 17 Feb 2012 This report draws on the voices of Tūhoe and South Auckland whānau, and the hapū, iwi, Māori and community organisations working with whānau, to better understand…
One step at a time: Supporting families and whānau in financial hardship Last Publication Date: 16 Feb 2012 This Families Commission research aims to better understand ways to support families and whānau in financial hardship, and to identify practical strategies for working with these…