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Business Strategy and Skills in New Zealand

This paper summarises the results from two projects that investigated skills in New Zealand businesses. The first – The Impact of Skills on New Zealand Firms…

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…

A Good Worker is Hard to Find: Skills Shortages in New Zealand Firms

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Permanent and Long Term Migration: The Big Picture

The monthly release of New Zealand’s permanent and long term migration figures typically attracts intense public interest – the focus usually being on the flow of…

Labour Market Integration of Recent Migrants in New Zealand: Findings from the three waves of the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand

The purpose of the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) is to provide reliable, authoritative data on the settlement experiences of migrants in their first 3…