The Pacific Alcohol & Drug Outcomes Project (PADOPT) Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2007 This document presents the results and recommendations of two recent research studies on alcohol and other drug (A&D) treatment services for Pacific peoples. The studies are…
Race Relations in 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2007 This report is part of the Human Rights Commission’s contribution to the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme for 2007.
Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2007 This report, Urban-Rural Health Comparisons: Key results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey, compares the health status of New Zealand adults living in urban and…
Early Childhood Monographs: The Quality of Education and Care in Pacific Early Childhood Services Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 In New Zealand, many early childhood education services offer programmes that are aligned to particular educational philosophies, cultural identities or religions. When parents are choosing an…
Early literacy: Quality teaching and learning in Pasifika early childhood education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 This is a report on a one-year action research project aimed at encouraging and strengthening children's Samoan language and literacy learning within an a'oga amata. It reports on: the…
The Sustainability Imperative and Urban New Zealand: Promise and Paradox Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007 ‘Urban sustainability’ is an increasingly ubiquitous term now featuring in all manner of policy documents and promotional material. As an ambitious attempt to address social, economic…
Migration Trends 2005/06 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2006 This report is the sixth in a series produced annually to provide information about trends in temporary and permanent migration to New Zealand. The reports are…
New Spaces and Possibilities: The adjustment to parenthood for new migrant mothers Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2006 Parenthood and migration are both major life events which, while stressful, can be mediated effectively with appropriate support. International research indicates that parenting in a new country…
Embodying Social Rank: How body fat varies with social status, gender and ethnicity in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2006 Obesity is widely recognised to be a major public health concern, and inequalities in body fat distribution are of great current interest. This bulletin uses data…
Korean Migrant Families in Christchurch: Expectations and experiences Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2006 The Families Commission Statement of Intent states that the “adjustment and settlement of refugee and migrant families” is one of the key issues facing New Zealand in…
