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Early Start Evaluation Report

Early Start is an evidence-based, early intervention programme developed by Professor David Fergusson, from the Christchurch School of Medicine, in conjunction with local social service providers…

Review of Family Group Conferences

When Family Group Conferences (FGCs) were implemented in New Zealand 25 years ago, this approach to helping vulnerable children and young people, as well as victims…

Vulnerable children - Can administrative data be used to identify children at risk of adverse outcomes?

Ministry of Social Development commissioned the University of Auckland to consider how predictive modelling could be used to target early intervention to reduce the risk of…

Indicators of permanent migrants from the Pacific

Pacific people have a long history of settlement in New Zealand, with several waves of migration from various parts of the Pacific throughout the last century…

The Costs of Involuntary Job Loss: Impacts on workers' employment and earnings

This paper examines the incidence of involuntary job loss and its impact on the employment and earnings of affected workers, using data from the Survey of…

Employers’ Perspectives - Part two: The Minimum Wage System

This report presents the findings from two data sources of employers’ perspectives on the minimum wage system. The report discusses the prevalence of its use, how…

Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Findings from the Focus Group

Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity is a multi-year research programme that was developed to better understand the long-term journeys of…

Immigration Survey Monitoring Programme - Methodology

The target population for the Migrants Survey is migrants aged 18 years and over who were approved for residence through the Skilled/Business Migrants Stream or Family…

A Changing Landscape: Recruitment Challenges Following the Canterbury Earthquakes

This is the second report from the Canterbury Employers Survey that was run by the Department of Labour in October 2011.It focuses on employers’ perceptions of…

Defining and Measuring Training Activity in New Zealand Workplaces

While there is a large body of evidence that highlights the association between skills and workplace productivity, robust information about employer-provided training and skill development is…