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The Skills-Productivity Nexus: Connecting Industry Training and Business Performance

The Industry Training Federation (ITF) and the Department of Labour (DoL) have embarked on a joint venture aimed at improving the ability of Industry Training Organisations…

Health Outcomes in Former New Zealand Timber Workers Exposed To Pentachlorophenal (PCP)

Concerns remain about chronic health problems experienced by former timber workers who were exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP) when it was used as an anti-sapstain fungicide treatment…

Settlement Patterns and the Geographic Mobility of Recent Migrants to New Zealand

Twenty-three percent of New Zealand’s population is foreign-born and forty percent of migrants have arrived in the past ten years. Newly arriving migrants tend to settle…

Focusing on the Housing System and Modernising Housing Policies

This paper sets out the major impacts of globalisation on housing markets and policy possibilities.

Housing, Economic Change and the Governance of Metropolitan Areas

This paper considers how large cities have been adapting policies for homes and neighbourhoods in ways that are of relevance to the Auckland Metropolitan Area. The…

Cyclical Earnings Variation and the Composition of Employment

During the economic upswing in New Zealand between 1999 and 2007, employment increased by over 20 percent and average real earnings increased by 9 percent. It…

Working Long Hours in New Zealand: A profile of long hours workers using data from the 2006 Census

This paper uses data from the 2006 New Zealand Census to outline a demographic profile of New Zealanders who work long hours. The Census contains working…

The Economic Impact of Immigration on Housing in New Zealand 1991-2016

This research examines the impact of immigration between 1991 and 2006 and projects likely population changes for the decade 2006-2016 under ‘conservative’ and ‘growth’ scenarios. It…

On the Falling Rate of Home Ownership in New Zealand

This research examines the decline in home ownership across age groups by household type, income, and access to dwelling type and location. The research compares cross-sections…

Support Needs of Homeless Households in Nelson

This research determines the demographic profile, accommodation needs and support needs of a homeless or potentially homeless population in Nelson.