Activity Centres - An Overview Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 This national report presents the findings of ERO’s recent evaluation of the 14 Activity Centres in New Zealand providing alternative schooling for secondary students likely to…
The Social Report 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators to compare New Zealand with other countries to contribute to…
Design and assessment of a school‐based circuit training programme for the promotion of physical activity, fitness and movement competency Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Physical inactivity in NZ children is a major growing public health concern. Recent information from the Ministry of Health (2003) has shown almost a third (31%)…
Does Workplace-based Industry Training Improve Earnings? Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 In recent years, workplace-based industry training has been growing at a faster rate than other forms of tertiary education and training. Government and industry have substantially…
Buy Kiwi Made Campaign: Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 Evaluation aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of programmes and policies to improve their effectiveness. Many government evaluations take the form of impact evaluation as…
Enhancing New Zealand cultural visitor experiences Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2009 This report documents the New Zealand Regional Cultural Tourism Workshop programme during 2009. It highlights the key outcomes and opportunities from the workshops with recommendations for…
The impact of firm closure on worker's future labour market outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 This paper examines the impact of job loss due to firm closure on workers’ employment, earnings, and benefit receipt. It uses data from Statistics New Zealand’s…
Health of Māori Heritage Arts 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2009 The Health of Māori Heritage Arts 2009 reviews the ‘health’ of 10 heritage artforms ranging from Toi Whakairo (carving) and oral arts to Whare Maire (martial…
Flying the nest: an analysis of Kiwi firms delisting from the NZX Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 Recent commentary has suggested an increasing trend in delistings from the NZX, driven by offshore takeovers. However, some of that commentary has been driven by anecdotal…
Ebbs and flows: Participation in post-compulsory education over the economic cycle Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 This report examines historical enrolment data to analyse the association between the economic cycle and participation in senior secondary school and in tertiary education.