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Tobacco Trends 2007: A brief update on monitoring indicators

Tobacco Trends is an annual monitoring publication reporting on Tobacco use behaviours. Indicators reported on annually include smoking prevalence, tobacco consumption and supply and tobacco use…

Monitoring Tobacco Use in New Zealand

Smoking is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in New Zealand and is a major contributor to health inequalities. The need for collecting accurate…

The Employment and Retirement Transitions of New Zealanders Aged in their 60s: Evidence from LEED

This study describes the employment patterns and work-to-retirement transitions of New Zealanders who were who were born between 1 April 1936 and 31 March 1940 and…

Seen and Heard: Children's Media Use, Exposure, and Response

With greater access to a variety of media devices and media content, there is a need for new research that updates the information collected during 1999/2000,…

Outcomes of Early Childhood Education: Literature Review

This literature review was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to provide policy makers with a synthesis of research that analyses the impact of early childhood…

Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications – identifying demand

Demand for people in the workplace with advanced skills is increasing.  Having more people with advanced qualifications is one part of the solution. This report finds…

How does achievement at school affect achievement in tertiary education?

This report explores the relationship between academic achievement at secondary school and first-year achievement in tertiary education. The analysis uses a measure known as 'expected percentile'…

Post-school choices: How well does academic achievement predict the tertiary education choices of school leavers?

This report examines the association between academic achievement at secondary school and participation in the various types of tertiary education. This new research supports the government's…

Maternity Services Consumer Satisfaction Survey 2007

In 2007 the Ministry of Health commissioned a survey of approximately 3,000 women who had recently given birth to evaluate their level of satisfaction with the…

Monitoring Teacher Supply 2008

The 2008 Monitoring Teacher Supply report provides the Ministry with a snapshot of the number of entitlement staffing vacancies and re-advertised vacancies in schools at the…