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The labour participation response of mothers to changes in early childhood education costs

This is a selective review of the evidence on the link between the cost and availability of early childhood education (ECE), and parents’, particularly mothers’, participation…

Ethnicity and crowding: A detailed examination of crowding among ethnic groups in New Zealand 1986–2006

Ethnicity and crowding: A detailed examination of crowding among ethnic groups in New Zealand 1986–2006 looks at the rates of crowding experienced by different ethnic groups…

Transforming cultures to grow women leaders

This report, prepared by the EEO Trust for the Ministry of Women's Affairs details case studies of six New Zealand companies' work on gender diversity. 

Transforming the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings: Issues, options, and strategy

Transforming the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings presents the issues on the development of a strategic direction and timeline for the transformation of the…

Childcare use and work arrangements in 1998 and 2009

Childcare use and work arrangements in 1998 and 2009 compares the findings of the New Zealand Childcare Survey 2009 with those of the New Zealand Childcare…

How prepared are New Zealanders for a natural disaster? Results from the 2010 General Social Survey

This report outlines preparations New Zealand households have made for a natural disaster, using information from the 2010 New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS). It follows…

Finding the crowding index that works best for New Zealand: Applying different crowding indexes to Census of Population and Dwellings data for 1986–2006 (Stats NZ WP 11-04)

This study aimed to determine which household crowding measure worked best in the New Zealand context. The issue of crowded households has concerned researchers in New…

External research income earned by New Zealand universities

This fact sheet uses information collected as part of Statistics New Zealand's Research and Development Survey to analyse trends in the source of university external research…

Sampling errors for the six degrees of separation (Stats NZ WP 12-03)

Sampling errors for the six degrees of separation arose from a study in Statistics New Zealand of a large network, similar to the acquaintance graph. This…

Measuring business births and deaths in quarterly job-flow data: Using the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (Stats NZ WP 11-03)

This paper’s purpose is to develop a suitable method to identify the contribution that start-up businesses (business births) make to total job creation in the New…