New Zealand's Retirement Framework: trends, continuity, change Last Publication Date: 12 Dec 2012 The New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 requires the Retirement Commissioner to review the retirement income policies being implemented by the Government at three…
The Impact of Cultural Factors on Women's Retirement Income Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2012 This paper relates to research that was commissioned to identify cultural and ethnic factors that might inhibit the ability of women to accumulate net worth. The…
Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 and Retirement: Are Separated Women More Disadvantaged Than Men? Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 This report was commissioned by the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income (the “Commission”) in November 2011. It is one part of a larger project…
Women’s Retirement Income: A Comparative Analysis of Four Women’s Stories Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 This report summarises the findings from interviews with four women in their midfifties. The key purpose of the interviews was to find out about the women’s…
Women’s Retirement Income: A Summary of Key Issues from the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2012 As the policy challenges of dealing simultaneously with an ageing population, increased costs of health care and welfare benefits, and economic and fiscal constraints, an increased…
Kia Puāwaitia Ngā Tūmanako | Critical Issues for Whānau in Māori Education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 The report presents the findings of a research project which asked whānau about the issues they wanted to see addressed in Māori education. The summary contains…
To what extent do individual superannuation schemes in New Zealand address needs for retirement income in a gender-neutral manner? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Women’s financial wellbeing and net worth in retirement are influenced by a variety of contextual factors and by decisions women make during their life cycle. New…
Building a science curriculum with an effective nature of science component Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This report is one of a series written for the Ministry of Education as part of the Curriculum support for science strand of the Science in…
Evaluation of Skylight's Travellers programme Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Travellers is an early intervention programme run by Skylight for students (generally in Year 9) in New Zealand secondary schools.In order to build on existing studies…
Māori and future food technologies Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Te Wāhanga has been working with the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR) on a project about future food technologies and Māori well-being. It…