Mechanisms for setting broadcasting funding levels in OECD countries (December 2005) Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 In October 2005 the Ministry commissioned Unitec New Zealand to prepare a report on mechanisms for setting funding levels in OECD as part of the broadcasting…
Making choices for change: Graeme Munford and Mike Garland outline the ‘Break Away Adolescent Stopping Offending’ course, a youth offending programme at the Lower North Youth Justice Residential Centre Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 23-27. The goal of the youth offending programme developed at Lower North Youth Justice Residential Centre in 2004 was to reduce…
Inquiry into certain aspects of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 My inquiry into Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWOA) found practices that are unacceptable for a public entity. I found poor record-keeping and a consistent lack of documentation. What…
Working on the frontline: Sue Lightfoot discusses the impacts of secondary traumatic stress Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 28-32. There has been increasing attention over the past several years to the effects on staff of working in emergency situations,…
Adolescent drug and alcohol abuse causes and outcomes: Mary Kingsbury summarises recent research and suggested interventions Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 12-18 Anthropologists tell us that pre-European New Zealand was one of the few places in the world where alcoholic drinks were…
The New Zealand practice framework: Using knowledge to inform practice in care and protection Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 6-11. Clarifying the links between theory and practice, and between practice and the outcomes we hope to achieve for children within…
Urban Intensification and Affordable Housing in Auckland Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2005 This thesis investigates the relationship between urban intensification and affordable housing in New Zealand. The Auckland region has a policy of intensification that is reinforced by…
New Zealand’s Community Renewal Programme in an International Context: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 19 Oct 2005 Community Renewal’ is the name given to a social housing urban renewal initiative developed and led by HNZC in New Zealand. The Community Renewal programme is…
A Comparison of Māori and Non-Māori Patient Visits to Doctors Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2005 The report uses the data on visits by Māori and non-Māori patients at community-based general practices. Information was logged on 6,384 visits by Māori with a…
Towards Accessible, Effective and Resilient After Hours Primary Health Care Services Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2005 The After Hours Primary Health Care Working Party (the Working Party) made fifteen recommendations aimed at ensuring accessible and effective after hours primary health care services…