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Local authority codes of conduct

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…

Housing New Zealand Corporation: Effectiveness of programmes to buy and lease properties for state housing

Housing New Zealand Corporation provides state housing to more than 190,000 people, and controls assets valued at more than $11 billion. With the allocation of more…

Local government: Results of the 2004-05 audits

This report is our annual report on the audits of the local government sector conducted for 2004-05. Most of these audits were of regional and territorial…

Inquiry into certain allegations about Housing New Zealand Corporation

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…

Legal party pill use in New Zealand: Prevalence of use, availability, health harms and ‘gateway effects’ of benzylpiperazine (BZP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP)

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…

The Ministry of Health’s Hospital Throughput 2003/2004 Report

This report provides hospital discharges by age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic deprivation, admission, and discharge types. The report also includes data on the average length of stay,…

Cancer Among New Zealand Adolescents and Young People 1988–2002

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…

DHBNZ School Dental Service Review

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’…

Training of the Medical Workforce 2006 and Beyond

In October 2004, the then Minister of Health, Hon Annette King established a Doctors in Training Workforce Roundtable to address issues relating to the:Clinical training of…

Freedoms and Fetters: Broadcasting Standards in New Zealand

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) frequently surveys New Zealanders on their attitudes towards various broadcasting standards. The BSA’s function in this regard is prescribed by the…