Hei titiro anō i te whāinga: Māori achievement in bachelors degrees revisited Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This report revisits and updates Te whai i nga taumata atakura – supporting Māori achievement in bachelors degrees. In this report, we look in greater detail…
Parental Attitudes and Behaviours Towards Teen Drinking Last Publication Date: 30 May 2008 This report presents the results of a quantitive survey of a nationally representative sample of parents of 12 to 17 year old.
Literature Review on Models and Efficacy of Illegal Drug Social Marketing Campaigns Last Publication Date: 14 May 2008 The Ministry of Health has identified a social marketing campaign as one potential way to contribute to a reduction in the harm associated with the demand…
Over-representation of Maori in the criminal justice system Last Publication Date: 13 May 2008 Māori are disproportionately represented in criminal justice statistics to an alarming degree. This paper attempts to shed light on why this is so. It examines the…
Monitoring Tobacco Use in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 May 2008 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…
Raising the Odds? Gambling behaviour and neighbourhood access to gambling venues in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 May 2008 This report presents the key results of a study that investigated whether people's gambling behaviour was associated with their local gambling environment.This study found that there…
Tobacco Trends 2007: A brief update on monitoring indicators Last Publication Date: 02 May 2008 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…
Post-school choices: How well does academic achievement predict the tertiary education choices of school leavers? Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 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…
Engaging Māori whānau Evaluation of a targeted parenting programme Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This research report describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting programme that was developed as part of a wider tobacco reduction intervention, He Arorangi Whakamua. In…
The employment and retirement transitions of New Zealanders aged in their 60s Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 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…
