Supply of cultural skills and training research report Last Publication Date: 12 Jun 2008 The Ministry commissioned The Nielsen Company in early 2008 to examine the skills and training needs in the cultural sector, specifically across eight distinct sub-sectors; namely…
Contemporary Mediation Practice - Celebrating 100 Years of Employment Mediation Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 Two public sector agencies have joined in a ground-breaking initiative to allow them to mediate issues together. A number of matters fall within the jurisdiction of the…
Inquiry Report: Ministry of Social Development: Preventing, detecting, and investigating benefit fraud Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) expects to pay more than $13 billion in social security benefits in 2007/08. Therefore, it is vital that New…
Local Government Information Series: Analysis of 2007/08 Financial Contributions Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The Department of Internal Affairs engaged SPM Consultants Limited to conduct a review of 2007/08 financial contributions in order to assess the variability and levels of…
The Kiwi Nest: 60 years of change in New Zealand families Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This Families Commission report contributes to a broad view of the complexity and importance of families, and how they can be supported to enhance their wellbeing. Family…
Health and well-being and family/whanau functioning Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The family environment is an important influence on a wide range of social and health outcomes and there is general agreement that strong families lead to…
Local Government Information Series: Analysis of 2007/08 Development Contributions Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The Department of Internal Affairs engaged SPM Consultants Limited to conduct a review of 2007/08 development contributions in order to assess the variability and levels of…
The 2002 Domestic Purposes and Widow’s Benefit Reform: Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The 2002 Domestic Purposes and Widow’s Benefit reform reshaped the support available to help people receiving these benefits move towards employment and changed the employment-related obligations…
SPEaR Good Practice Guidelines 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The Social Policy Evaluation and Research Committee (SPEaR) was established by Government in 2001. The SPEaR Terms of Reference included a specific function to promote the…
Migration Trend 2006/07 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This report is the seventh in a series produced annually to provide information about trends in temporary and permanent migration to New Zealand. This report provides…