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Aspirations of rurally disadvantaged Maori youth for their transition from secondary school to further education or training and work

“He tini whetu ki te rangi, ko Ngati Maru ki raro He tini ika ki te moana, ko Ngati Maru ki uta”                                                                                                           .(Ngati Maru pepeha)…

Disability Support Services in New Zealand: Service Provider, Workforce and Service User Surveys

The Disability Services Directorate undertook a project (the ‘Quality and Safety Project’) in 2003-2004 to identify quality and safety issues in the provision of disability support…

The Socio-Economic Impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants in New Zealand

This report presents the findings of research on the socio-economic impact of Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS) in New Zealand. ATS are a group of synthetic illicit…

The Impact of Employment Experiences and Benefit-Spell Duration on Benefit-to-Work Transitions

This paper uses an experimental dataset under development at Statistics New Zealand, the Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED), to examine labour market outcomes for individuals previously receiving…

NZ Accommodation Providers & ICT: Impacts on Labour Use & Demand

Domestic and international tourism in New Zealand has grown significantly in the past decade and shows every sign of continuing to do so. A vital component…

Evaluation of First-Time Principals Induction Programme 2003

This evaluation provides external feedback on a national induction programme, the First Time Principals (FTP) Programme. The University of Auckland Principals Centre was contracted by the…

PISA 2000: Focus on Pasifika Students Achievement in Reading literacy

This report focuses on reading literacy of Pasifika 15-year-old students. Using information from the PISA 2000 study, this report reviews educational outcomes and examines the factors…

PISA 2000: Focus on Māori Achievement in Reading Literacy

This report first reviews educational outcomes for Māori 15-year-olds drawing on the PISA 2000 study, and then focuses on reading literacy and the factors associated with…

Combining Work and Eldercare: a study of employees in two City Councils who provide informal care for older people

The main aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between paid work and eldercare responsibilities. It is intended to produce benefits to the participants,…

Second-hand smoke: Exposure, attitudes and behaviours: Monitoring trends 1999 to 2004 – preliminary findings

The detrimental health effects of smoking have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the mid eighties that major reviews concluded that passive smoking or…