Migration Trends and Outlook 20010/11 Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 This report is the eleventh in an annual series that provides information about temporary and permanent migration trends to and from New Zealand. This report updates trends…
Listening to experts: Children and young people’s participation Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 30-39. Social workers who want their practice to be more child centred must learn to find new and better ways to listen to…
Telling a child’s story: creating a words and pictures story book to tell children why they are in care Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Social Work Now, Issue 49, pages 13-20. Open Home Foundation, an organisation that works with children and young people in care uses a story book approach to…
Falling Short in Workplace Safety: An analysis of falls in the construction sector Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 Falls from height and falls on the same level have been identified in New Zealand and overseas as a significant cause of harm in the construction…
The Alcohol Purchasing Patterns of Heavy Drinkers Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2012 In 2011 the Ministry of Health commissioned research to investigate the alcohol purchasing patterns of heavy drinkers. The research informed consideration of a minimum pricing regime…
Tai Aroha Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 A formative evaluation of the 'Tai Aroha' residential community-based programme for high-risk offenders (2012). Since October 2007, the number of community-based sentencing options available to the judiciary…
Impact of Marketing, Advertising and Sponsorship on Gambling behaviour - Implementation 2007-2010 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 The Ministry expects this piece of research to explore the following questions; What effect does marketing (including advertising, sponsorship or promotion) of gambling have on public views…
Community Based Domestic Violence 2012 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This literature and research review looked at the status of domestic violence interventions in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, United States and New Zealand (2012).
Local Content Report 2011 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Since 1989 NZ On Air has measured local free-to-air television content. The Local Content Report compares the schedules of the four national free-to-air channels in 2012…
Pokies in pubs: Desirability of non-casino electronic gaming machine venues: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Electronic gaming (‘pokie’) machines provide a continuous form of gambling, where winnings can be immediately reinvested. Playing pokie machines in non-casino gaming venues, such as pubs…