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Learning the Lingo: The Challenge of Gaining English Proficiency

This study reports on the English language acquisition of skilled migrants to New Zealand using findings from the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) and the…

To Make or Buy (Skills): An analysis of training decisions using microdata

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of skill shortages on the supply of training within New Zealand firms. The study uses a…

In Harms Way: A case study of Pacific workers in Manukau Manufacturing

There is an extensive research literature on health and safety in relation to migrants and ethnic minority communities, but there is very little published research specifically…

Population Movement in the Pacific: A Perspective on Future Prospects

This report investigates population movement in the Pacific through to 2050, through the lenses of international migration and development, drivers of miration in the Pacific, and…

Migration Trends and Outlook 20010/11

This report is the eleventh in an annual series that provides information about temporary and permanent migration trends to and from New Zealand. This report updates…

Falling Short in Workplace Safety: An analysis of falls in the construction sector

Falls from height and falls on the same level have been identified in New Zealand and overseas as a significant cause of harm in the construction…

Telling a child’s story: creating a words and pictures story book to tell children why they are in care

Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 13-20. Open Home Foundation, an organisation that works with children and young people in care uses a story book approach…

Finding the best way to work with children and young people: Good engagement and giving them a voice

Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 6-12. Frontline Child, Youth and Family social workers discuss the meaning and reality of engagement with young people. This key…

Listening to experts: Children and young people’s participation

Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 30-39. Social workers who want their practice to be more child centred must learn to find new and better ways to listen…

Points of Difference: Does the Skilled Migrant Category Points System Predict Wages?

The Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) is a points-based policy that allows people who have the ability to contribute to New Zealand economically and socially to gain…