Formative Investigation between gambling (including PG) and Crime in NZ: Implementation 2004-2007 Last Publication Date: 09 Feb 2009 The aim of this project was to carry out a formative investigation of the link between gambling (including problem gambling) and crime in New Zealand. Problem…
Barriers to Affordable Housing for Mental Health Service Users Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 Housing is both a social issue and a determinant for well being and is an integral component of social policy. The research specifically looked at the…
Undertaking Child Impact Assessments in Aotearoa New Zealand Local Authorities: Evidence, practice, Ideas Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 This report was commissioned by the Office and reviews international evidence around how and when child impact assessments can be used by government or local government…
The Spinafex Effect: Developing a theory of change for communities Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 The report provides a brief overview of a two-year process of reflection, critique and practice development, and highlights some of the key practice learning from this…
How Important is Culture? New Zealanders’ Views in 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 How Important is Culture? New Zealanders’ Views in 2008 was commissioned to provide information about New Zealanders’ perceptions on the importance of culture and cultural activities.…
Local Government Case Studies Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 This series of case studies looks at how councils have approached the planning (mainly the long-term council community plan), decision-making and community outcomes provisions of the…
Family centred communities: The planning process Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 This brief literature review explores families-centred community models. It set out to determine the key components of family-centred communities from the literature. The review contributed to an initiative by…
Employment in the cultural sector 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 Data on cultural employment first appeared as part of a wide-ranging report on cultural statistics in 1995. For the first time, information on the size, structure…
Effective Occupational Health Interventions in Agriculture Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 The Effective Occupational Health Interventions in Agriculture: key characteristics of their development and implementation in New Zealand project sought to update the knowledge base on injury…
Analysis of Council Organisations Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 There are 85 local authorities in New Zealand that provide services to their communities. The majority of services are provided within the ‘core’ council structure. However, NZ…