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Kin care – Understanding the dynamics

Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 4-11. In Aotearoa New Zealand many children, both Māori and Pākehā, have been taken in by whānau and extended family…

Work-life balance and flexibility in New Zealand: A snapshot of employee and employer attitudes and experiences in 2008

This report examines the attitudes towards and experiences of work-life balance of New Zealand employees and employers, with a particular focus on the availability and uptake…

Forces for Change in the Future Labour Market of New Zealand

This paper is intended to promote discussion on the challenges and opportunities in relation to the future New Zealand labour market. The information provided will have…

Puataunofo Manukau Status Report

The Puataunofo Manukau Project is a strategic collaborative pilot project that brought together a broad range of agencies and partners to promote and raise awareness of…

An Analysis of Teenage Employment by Firms: 1999/00–2006/07

Changes to youth minimum wage legislation in New Zealand together with steady increases in minimum wages since 2001 have contributed to substantial increases in the minimum…

Connecting Diverse Communities - Report on 2007/2008 Public Engagement

This report summarises the findings of the ‘Connecting Diverse Communities’ public engagement process. This process involved fifteen meetings held throughout New Zealand between August and November…

Diverse Communities - Exploring the Migrant and Refugee Experience in New Zealand

The Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) Diverse Communities - Exploring the Migrant and Refugee Experience in New Zealand report brings together existing data and research findings…

Lessons from the Workplace Project

The Government established the Work-Life Balance Project in 2003 to develop “an integrated and coordinated policy programme to promote a better balance between paid work and…

Contemporary Mediation Practice - Celebrating 100 Years of Employment Mediation

Two public sector agencies have joined in a ground-breaking initiative to allow them to mediate issues together. A number of matters fall within the jurisdiction of…

Migration Trend 2006/07

This report is the seventh in a series produced annually to provide information about trends in temporary and permanent migration to New Zealand.  This report provides…