Crown Research Institutes: Results of the 2011/12 audits Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 Science and innovation are important to New Zealand's economic growth. The two high-level (government priority) outcomes that the science and innovation sector contributes to are "growing…
Special Report: Unintentional suffocation, foreign body inhalation and strangulation Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 Suffocation, foreign body inhalation and strangulation are well-recognised causes of death in the paediatric age group. Data from the United States and United Kingdom show a…
High-growth business in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 This research seeks to inform and stimulate discussion on high-growth business in New Zealand. It involved, firstly, reviewing published research and, secondly, examining the dynamics of…
CoREs and effect Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 This report analyses the performance of the Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) across five dimensions – the impact of the CoRE’s on the New Zealand economy…
Quality improvement review of a screening event in the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme Last Publication Date: 31 Jan 2013 The Quality improvement review of a screening event in the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP) details the findings into an incident which…
Community in Mind: What is needed for effective psychosocial recovery of individuals and communities in greater Christchurch? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 In 2013, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority began research for the purpose of developing this Background Document to inform the Greater Christchurch Psychosocial Recovery Strategy. This…
Immigrants and electoral enrolment: Do the numbers add up? (Stats NZ WP 13-01) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 The electoral enrolment of immigrants is important for effective democracy. Electoral rolls also provide useful administrative data on the age, regional distribution, and intercensal movements of…
Literature review about the use of affirmative action programmes to address gender discrimination in the workplace Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This is a literature review, commissioned by New Zealand Police about the use of affirmative action programmes to address gender discrimination in the workplace.
Consumption of juice and fruit drinks among children and their parents or caregivers: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 The Ministry of Health recommends that children consume water and unflavoured milk and eat fresh fruit. If juice is given to children, intake should be limited…
Impact of Gambling and Problem Gambling on Pacific Families and Communities Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 Both New Zealand and international evidence indicates that different groups in society experience and regard gambling differently and are often over represented in problem gambling prevalence…