Issues Paper 04: Paid Parental Leave Last Publication Date: 11 Nov 2010 The Families Commission released a research report and recommendations for improving paid parental leave in 2007 (Families Commission, 2007). Events since that time – particularly the…
Sport and recreation in New Zealand Pasifika Communities Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 One of the fundamental issues underpinning this research is the simple question of why Pasifika should be encouraged to participate in sport and recreation. There is…
Seeking and establishing the views of disabled children and young people: A literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Social Work Now, issue 46, pages 9-18. Listening to children’s voices and accessing their views about service provision in the education, health, social services and legal disciplines…
The right of people with disabilities to be parents Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Social Work Now, Issue 46, pages 25-28. Article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which New Zealand became a signatory…
The Windmill Programme: Thinking outside the square Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Social Work Now, Issue 46, page 36-40. Research has shown that children with disabilities struggle to find a place in mainstream social and recreational programmes (Families Commission,…
Evaluation of the Safe@home project Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 The safe @ home pilot project is a collaboration between shine, an Auckland-based NGO, and the Avondale Police. The safe @ home service is delivered by shine…
Faiva Ora National Pasifika Disability Plan 2010-2013 Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2010 The Faiva Ora National Pasifika Disability Plan sets out Government priority focus areas for Pacific disability in the next three years. The report looks at improving the…
Education for Sustainability in New Zealand Schools: Summary Report Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This Summary Report summarises an evaluation of three Education for Sustainability (EfS) professional development programmes being funded by the Ministry of Education: the Enviroschools Programme, the…
Whānau Taketake Māori: Recessions and Māori resilience Last Publication Date: 15 Sep 2010 Families Commission report, Whānau Taketake Māori: Recessions and Māori resilience, promotes an understanding of the impact that recessions have on Māori that can only be understood…
Social Services in Masterton: The views of family and whānau Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2010 This report responds to the Minister of Social Development’s request for a snapshot of all the social service providers in the Masterton area, how families know…