Local authority codes of conduct Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 Since 1 July 2003, each local authority has been legally required to adopt a code of conduct for its elected members. This is a new requirement…
High On Life Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This report presents the results of an evaluation of the High on Life (HOL) initiative implemented in secondary schools in urban Wanganui and the Taranaki region.
Inquiry into certain allegations about Housing New Zealand Corporation Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 The Board of Housing New Zealand Corporation asked me to consider undertaking an inquiry after allegations made by a former contractor of the Corporation appeared in…
Families and Heavy Drinking: Impacts on Children's wellbeing Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2006 This research report identified and reviewed the current research literature about the impacts on children of heavy parental alcohol use. Research on alcohol-related harm has historically focused…
Legal party pill use in New Zealand: Prevalence of use, availability, health harms and ‘gateway effects’ of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) Last Publication Date: 30 May 2006 The principal aims of the 2006 National Household Survey of Legal Party Pill Use were to provide national population statistics on the prevalence and patterns of…
DHBNZ School Dental Service Review Last Publication Date: 02 May 2006 Improving oral health is one of the 13 priority areas of the New Zealand Health Strategy. ‘Re-establishing a nationwide dental health system for children and adolescents’…
Cancer Among New Zealand Adolescents and Young People 1988–2002 Last Publication Date: 02 May 2006 Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity, disability and death for New Zealanders, and is a priority issue for the New Zealand health system. In 2003…
Review of Māori Child Oral Health Services Last Publication Date: 01 May 2006 Unacceptable inequalities exist in the oral health of New Zealand children, especially among Māori, Pacific and those children from low socioeconomic status (SES) families. The Public…
The Best of Care? An Independent Review of Issues at the Interface of Disability Support and Care and Protection Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2006 "The Best of Care?" review explores the policy, legislation and operational practice related to children and young people with disabilities and their families who are involved…
We can work it out: Ashley Seaford examines employee performance appraisals Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2006 Social Work Now, Issue 33, pages 16-20. In some work areas machinery and technology contribute to productivity and the attainment of organisational objectives, but in human service…
