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Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (Superu) - closed 30 June 2018

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Publications from Superu remain on The Hub website, managed by the Social Wellbeing Agency | Toi Hau Tangata from March 2020 (formerly called the Social Investment Agency)

What works: Improving outcomes for children of gang-involved parents

This paper presents what we know about interventions and strategies to improve outcomes for children with gang-involved parents. 

What works: Improving outcomes for children with a parent in prison

This paper presents what we know about interventions and strategies to improve outcomes for children with a parent in prison.It also shines a light on the…

What Works - Parenting Programmes Effective with Whānau

 What Works: Parenting Programmes Effective with Whānau has been designed for policy analysts, programme developers and/or funders to provide information on kaupapa Māori and culturally adapted…

Evaluation standards for Aotearoa New Zealand ANZEA

Superu has worked in partnership with the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA) to develop a set of Aotearoa-specific evaluation standards that set out the expectations…

Paid Parent Leave - In Focus

Paid parental leave is part of a package of government policies that support parents and families. This paper discusses both the labour market dynamics associated with…

What Works - Reducing the impact of alcohol on family violence

This paper summarises what we know about the link between alcohol and family violence – specifically intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment. Increasingly international approaches…

Effective Parenting Programmes: What Works

Many parenting programmes are effective and support family wellbeing by improving parenting practices and thereby reducing the risks associated with child maltreatment.This review found: There are…

Wider Economic Costs of Obesity to New Zealand

This report highlights the impact obesity has on our economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being. At an individual and family level it can affect our income…

Teen Births in New Zealand

Policymakers in New Zealand have been concerned by the teenage birth rate for many years. Cross-country comparisons indicate that New Zealand has a higher rate of…

Perceptions of income adequacy by low income families

Many New Zealand families are on a low income; some of these families manage to meet their everyday needs while others do not. For example, less…