‘I’m not an orphan’: Melinda Marjoram and Christa Fouche examine children’s perspectives on experiences in a residential care setting Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 22-27. Internationally there has been a decline in the use of residential care as a placement option for children in need…
Assisting risk assessment work: Tony Stanley discusses the Risk Estimation System in practice with social workers Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 35, pages 8-12. Risk assessment and its management are pivotal components of child protection social work today (Appleton & Craig, 2006). In a…
Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2007-2010 Three Year Service Plan Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2006 This report summarises and analyses the submissions from the Ministry of Health’s public consultation on Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2007-2010: Consultation document. Three-year service plan,…
Inquiry Report: Residential rates postponement Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 Since the Local Government Act 2002 was introduced, local authorities have adopted a variety of rates postponement policies. The Act allows local authorities to determine their…
Worker-firm heterogeneity and matching Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 This paper uses Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) over the six year period April 1999–March 2005 to derive and analyse estimates of two-way worker…
Trends in the Contribution of Tertiary Education to the Accumulation of Educational Capital in New Zealand: 1981-2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 One of the key determinants of our country’s economic progress is the level of skills in our population, and one of the key ways we track…
Literacy-related Barriers to Employment Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 Three pieces of work relating to literacy and literacy support amoung and directed at jobseekers. It includes: "Adult Literacy interventions 2001/2002 to 2003/2004: Monitoring report"; "Literacy in Taranaki (LIT)…
Embodying Social Rank: How body fat varies with social status, gender and ethnicity in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2006 Obesity is widely recognised to be a major public health concern, and inequalities in body fat distribution are of great current interest. This bulletin uses data…
Māori Housing Experiences: Emerging Trends and Issue Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2006 This research investigates Māori housing experiences and aspirations to identify emerging trends and issues.
The Impact on Housing Energy Efficiency of Market Prices, Incentives and Regulatory Requirements Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2006 This research investigates the effect of prices, incentives and regulations on energy efficiency within households, and recommends options for regulatory and market-based instruments that will further…