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Māori Youth Transitions: Gateway

This summary is specific to good practice findings in the Gateway programme, which was one of the three programmes or services evaluated. Gateway supports secondary students…

Māori Youth Transitions

Māori with higher levels of qualifications are more likely to be employed and earn higher incomes. Higher qualifications also have a positive influence on broader socio-economic…

From student to employee: A conversation about transition and readiness for practice in a statutory social work organisation

Social Work Now, Issue 50, pages 2-9. Statutory social work organisations are a key site of practice learning and for the “construction and development of knowledge…

Disability Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand - 2012 Convention Coalition Report

This project was developed by the Convention Coalition to provide advice and information to the New Zealand Government to enable the formulation and implementation of practical…

Keeping practice fresh: Tailoring solutions for local situations

Social Work Now, Issue 50, pages 30-33. There are times when simple solutions to issues present themselves. The ability to explore innovations and new ways of…

Supporting deaf learners using visual modes of communication within mainstream schools to access the curriculum

Many deaf learners are geographically dispersed and many attend local mainstream classes, which can result in linguistic isolation with little access to natural visual language models.…

An Assessment of Data Quality for Examining Alcohol-Related Issues in the Queenstown Lakes District

The specific objectives of this feasibility study were to examine: The availability and robustness of data and information to assess alcohol-related issues in the Queenstown Lakes…

New Zealanders’ Knowledge, Views and Experience of Gambling and Gambling Harm: Results from the 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey

The material in this report is drawn from gambling-related questions included in the 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS). With the exception of gambling participation data,…

Realising benefits from six public sector technology projects

During the past 25 years, information and communication technology (ICT) has become integral to how we work, enjoy leisure activities, and receive services. Partly because of…

Fraud awareness, prevention, and detection in the public sector

Until recently, most surveys on fraud in New Zealand focused on the private sector. In 2011, I commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to carry out a survey on…