The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Summary Report - Revised Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 There has been significant recent debate over the impact of liquor outlets on communities in New Zealand. This report summarises the key results from a research…
How prepared are New Zealanders for a natural disaster? Results from the 2010 General Social Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This report outlines preparations New Zealand households have made for a natural disaster, using information from the 2010 New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS). It follows…
Safety of Subsequent Children: International literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This literature review was a response to a request by the Minister for Social Development and Employment that the Families Commission undertake an “international literature review…
The Impacts of Liquor Outlets in Manukau City Report No. 3 - The spatial and other characteristics of liquor outlets in Manukau City Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This report describes the spatial and other characteristics of liquor outlets in the Manukau City area in January 2009. These characteristics are important in terms of…
Experience of gambling-related harm: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Although a relatively small proportion of the population are at risk of a serious gambling problem, the harm caused by gambling extends to families, friends, businesses…
Curriculum support in science Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This report documents the results of a short online teacher survey that asked about teachers' access to, and use of, a range of resources that could…
Permanent and Long Term Migration: The Big Picture Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 The monthly release of New Zealand’s permanent and long term migration figures typically attracts intense public interest – the focus usually being on the flow of…
Evaluation of Skylight's Travellers programme Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 Travellers is an early intervention programme run by Skylight for students (generally in Year 9) in New Zealand secondary schools.In order to build on existing studies…
Snapshot series Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This snapshot series takes a look at some of the Families Commission main research topics. Each snapshot provides a brief bibliography and covers the commission's position. Topics include:…
Youth Therapeutic Programmes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This review covers: trends in youth offending in New Zealand, developmental considerations, interventions and youth offending, characteristics of effective programmes, and specific responsivity (2012).
