Pacific people in New Zealand talk about their experiences with mental illness Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2000 This report focuses on Pacific peoples experiences of living with mental illness. The interviewees included five Samoans, two people from the Cook Islands, and one person…
Change in the distribution of income of the working age population, 1976–1996 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999 This paper employs census data to look at the change in distribution of income individuals of working age (15 to 59 years).
Transition to school from Pacific Islands early childhood services Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999 This small-scale, exploratory study was designed to include around 6 families from each of 5 ethnic groups (Cook Islands, Niue, Samoan, Tokelauan, and Tongan). The intention…
Community Project Workers Scheme Crime Prevention Projects | Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999 Between 1997 and 1998, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) Community Advisors worked with community groups to establish crime prevention projects under the Community Project Workers Scheme…
Housing and Mental Health: Reducing Housing Difficulties for People with Mental Illness Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 1999 This paper outlines key issues in housing provision for people with serious mental illness and suggests a policy framework. It draws on the limited research available…
A summary of the results of a survey of unemployed workers in the Auckland Eastern Suburbs Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1998 This article considers the attitudes of a small sample of unemployed people towards the characteristics of potential jobs, how they search for jobs, and which of…
Growth in the dispersion of earnings: 198497 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1998 Changes in the distribution of earnings in New Zealand between 1984 and 1997 are examined in this paper. There is evidence of growth in the inequality…
Building relationships with participants in Department of Conservation programmes: effective management of experiential groups in the outdoors Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 1997 In 1996 the authors spent some time in the field observing staff working with volunteers and visitors to the conservation estate. They also ran a small…
Do minimum wages have an adverse impact on employment? Evidence from New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1997 This paper presents the results of research into the effects of minimum wages on employment in New Zealand. Two different approaches are taken one based…
Changes in Registered Unemployment: Duration and Flows Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1994 This paper analyses recent trends in registered unemployment, focusing on the dynamics of the underlying flows on to and off the register. The data used are…