The Scale and Nature of Family Violence in New Zealand: A Review and Evaluation of Knowledge Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 Family violence is a major issue that affects the lives of many New Zealanders and creates significant social and economic costs across the wider society. While…
A rapid evidence review of nutrition social marketing interventions to prevent obesity Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 New Zealand is experiencing a rapid rise in the rate of obesity in both adult and child populations, with significant implications for public health. Major causes…
Investigation of Causative Factors Associated with Summertime Workplace Fatalities Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 The apparent increase in the number of workplace fatalities during the summer months in New Zealand has raised concerns among health and safety organisations as well…
Job employment intensity, matching, and earnings 1999–2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 In this paper, we exploit the worker-firm “link” information in the Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED) to describe the patterns of employment intensity in jobs, matching between…
Achievement at Māori Immersion and Bilingual Schools Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 The achievement patterns of candidates involved in Māori-medium education, and whether they differ from the general population, are of interest to many groups, including school communities…
Strengthening Rural Families: An exploration of industry transformation, community and social capital Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 Researchers spoke to many families living in the small Westland communities of Hari Hari and Whataroa to create 12 'stories' that were representative of families living…
He tini manu reo: learning te reo Māori through tertiary education Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2007 This report examines the size and impact of the provision of te reo Māori courses through tertiary education over the period from 2001 to 2005, in…
An Idea Whose Time Has Come: New opportunities for Health Impact Assessment in New Zealand public policy and planning Last Publication Date: 27 Mar 2007 The good health and wellbeing of the population is largely a product of the settings in which people live, work and play. This means that improving…
Rural Health: A Literature Review for the National Health Committee Last Publication Date: 17 Mar 2007 This review discusses the concept of 'rurality' and outlines what is known about rural health services need, supply, and access. It discusses options for better data…
Transgender inquiry summary of submissions Uiuinga taitamatāne, taitamawahine hoki he whakarāpopotanga o ngā tono Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2007 This is a Summary of Submissions received by the Human Rights Commission during the course of its Inquiry into the human rights of transgender people. In…
