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Report to the Law Commission - Alcohol in Our Lives (2009)

This report contains a summary of the views of young people who participated in the youth friendly survey on the sale and supply of liquor in…

A review of collaboration among councils

The focus of the review was to provide insight into the factors that encourage collaboration among local councils and those that might hinder it. Three research…

Inquiry Report: Effectiveness of arrangements to check the standard of services provided by rest homes

There are about 34,000 people living in 715 certified rest homes throughout the country. Older people who live in rest homes are some of the most…

Inquiry Report: Ministry of Justice: Supporting the management of court workloads

Court workloads have increased significantly in recent years, and forecasts show that the number of cases brought before the courts will continue to grow. The majority…

Community Policing evaluations

A refreshed national community policing initiative is being implemented by New Zealand Police in accordance with the NZ Police strategic goal of community reassurance. Over the…

Optimised geographies for data reporting: Zone design tools for census output geographies (Stats NZ WP 09-01)

This paper explores methods that might be used to construct new geographies for data reporting that are in some sense optimised. The objective of the paper…

What works now? A review and update of research evidence relevant to offender rehabilitation practices within the Department of Corrections

A substantial body of research evidence, known as the “What Works” literature, was influential in the design of the Department’s current sentence management framework.  This literature…

Mothers’ labour force participation

Analysis of comparative data from both the 2001 and 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings on mothers’ labour force participation, 2009.

Reading and Writing in Years 1 and 2

The early years of primary school are a critical time for children. This is when they learn the reading and writing skills they need to engage…

Te Kotahitanga: Using Research and Development (R&D) to make a much bigger difference for our children and our society

This presentation by the Chief Education Advisor, Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) Programme to the Te Kotahitanga conference explains the strategy and approaches of the BES…