The Health of Pacific Adults and Children Last Publication Date: 22 Mar 2013 This brief paper presents key findings about the health and wellbeing of Pacific adults and children in 2011/12. These results come from the New Zealand Health…
He Oranga Poutama: What have we learned? A report on the developmental evaluation of He Oranga Poutama Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 He Oranga Poutama (HOP) is a Sport NZ (formerly SPARC) initiative that supports Māori wellbeing through sport and recreation. In 2009, the programme evolved from a…
Mental Health and Addiction: Service use 2009/10 Last Publication Date: 13 Feb 2013 This publication provides information on the care (service) provided between July 2009 and June 2010 (2009/10) by district health boards and non-government organisations to people with…
Community in Mind: What is needed for effective psychosocial recovery of individuals and communities in greater Christchurch? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 In 2013, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority began research for the purpose of developing this Background Document to inform the Greater Christchurch Psychosocial Recovery Strategy. This…
Rising to the Challenge: The Mental Health and Addiction Service Development Plan 2012–2017 Last Publication Date: 13 Dec 2012 Rising to the Challenge: The Mental Health and Addiction Service Development Plan 2012–2017 (the Plan) provides a strong vision to guide the mental health and addiction…
Evaluative study of co-located schools established following the Christchurch earthquake Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2012 As a result of the February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, a number of schools in the central city and the eastern suburbs had sustained significant…
Our views matter: Children and young people talk about solutions to poverty Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2012 Feedback from 278 children and young people from throughout New Zealand about their experiences of living in low socio-economic communities and their views on solutions to…
Pacific Families and Problem Debt Last Publication Date: 24 Nov 2012 This research looks at how Pacific families manage their finances. The information can be used by government and providers as they design future initiatives with Pacific…
What Works for Maori Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2012 The purpose of this review was to study evidence from five major domains of endeavour to identify a common set of interventions, initiatives, approaches and practices…
Family-centred Communities: The Role of Local Government Last Publication Date: 30 Oct 2012 In 2009 the Families Commission and Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) recognised the key role local government has in influencing and enhancing outcomes for families’ wellbeing…