Centre of Innovation Research: An exploration of the practices and systems that foster a sense of wellbeing and belonging for young children and their families as they transition from home to a 'formal' home-based care and education Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2009 This report describes the Centre of Innovation (COI) action research project carried out by Hutt Family Day Care (HFDC) in Lower Hutt, Wellington from January 2006…
Community Policing evaluations Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2009 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…
The Effects of Imprisonment on Inmates’ and their Families’ Health and Wellbeing Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 This qualitative research explores prisoners' views on the effects of imprisonment on their health and wellbeing and their experiences with prison health and disability services. The report…
Participation events and sustained, increased levels of physical activity Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 Physical (in)activity remains a significant public health issue in most countries including New Zealand. In recent years participation in large sporting events, aimed at mass participation,…
Evaluation of the Venture Investment Fund Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 In this evaluation of the VIF the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) seeks to determine the progress of New Zealand’s venture capital market towards sustainability and…
BES Case Study 31: Develop educationally powerful connections based on relational trust Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2009 The best evidence syntheses (BESs) bring together research evidence about ‘what works’ for diverse (all) learners in education. Recent BESs each include a number of cases…
Public Health (Wellbeing) in New Zealand: Interface with Local Government Last Publication Date: 20 Oct 2009 The purpose of this document is to highlight good practice that is occurring in the sector. By encouraging more effective working relationships between health and local…
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…
Inquiry Report: Ministry of Education: Managing support for students with high special educational needs Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) manages its support for those school-age students1 whom it assesses…
Inquiry Report: Ministry of Social Development: Changes to the case management of sickness and invalids’ beneficiaries Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 In 2008/09, the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) spent about $1.9 billion on sickness and invalids' benefits, providing income support to people who were unable…
