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Analysis of Council Organisations

There are 85 local authorities in New Zealand that provide services to their communities. The majority of services are provided within the ‘core’ council structure. However,…

Local Government Case Studies

This series of case studies looks at how councils have approached the planning (mainly the long-term council community plan), decision-making and community outcomes provisions of the…

Inquiry Report: Department of Corrections: Managing offenders on parole

How the Department of Corrections (the Department) manages offenders on parole is an area of great public, political, and media interest, especially given recent high-profile cases…

Barriers to Affordable Housing for Mental Health Service Users

Housing is both a social issue and a determinant for well being and is an integral component of social policy. The research specifically looked at the…

Undertaking Child Impact Assessments in Aotearoa New Zealand Local Authorities: Evidence, practice, Ideas

This report was commissioned by the Office and reviews international evidence around how and when child impact assessments can be used by government or local government…

Research into knowledge and attitudes to illegal drugs: A study among the general public and people with experience of illegal drug use

This research sought to understand how New Zealanders viewed illegal drugs, the reasons why people used drugs, the risks and harms associated with their use and…

Recommendations to Improve Quality and the Measurement of Quality in New Zealand Emergency Departments

This report contains 14 recommendations to the Minister of Health, from the Working Group for Achieving Quality in Emergency Departments.This Working Group was established in 2008,…

Health of Māori language

These reports provides an overview of the health of the Māori language in 2006, and makes some comparisons with the health of the Māori language in…

EOTC Leader Training and Qualification Needs: Research Report

This is a report on research into the training and qualification needs of teachers leading EOTC activities, carried out in November and December 2007. The purpose…

Education and enterprise: Learning at the interface

This is the final report from the Evaluation of the Regional E4E Cluster Initiative, carried out for the Ministry of Education, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise…