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New Spaces and Possibilities: The adjustment to parenthood for new migrant mothers

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…

Children's Strategies in Numeracy Activity

This NEMP Probe study was associated with the course, TL835 Issues in Numeracy, in the Master of Teaching and Learning of the Christchurch College of Education.…

New Zealand Cultural Norms of Parenting and Childcare and how these relate to labour force participation decisions and requirements

This study of 40 New Zealand mothers explored their ideas, beliefs and values around the roles of mothers, parents and formal childcare in meeting the care…

A changing population and the New Zealand tertiary education sector

The size of the tertiary student population is an indicator of the accessibility of tertiary education. It is also a key determinant of the levels of…

Trends in the Contribution of Tertiary Education to the Accumulation of Educational Capital in New Zealand: 1981-2001

One of the key determinants of our country’s economic progress is the level of skills in our population, and one of the key ways we track…

Passing Courses

This report provides new information on how many students pass courses in tertiary education, covering the period 2001 to 2005. The report finds that many students…

Effective Consumer Voice and Participation for New Zealand: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

The report provides an evidence-based summary of: international and New Zealand literature on consumer voice and consumer participation in the health sector current consumer participation activities…

A healthy drinking culture | a search and review of international and New Zealand literature

This literature review identifies New Zealand and international literature on Western drinking cultures worldwide and looks at how these have been informed by wider cultural influences.…

Inquiry Report: Residential rates postponement

Since the Local Government Act 2002 was introduced, local authorities have adopted a variety of rates postponement policies. The Act allows local authorities to determine their…

Worker-firm heterogeneity and matching

This paper uses Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) over the six year period April 1999–March 2005 to derive and analyse estimates of two-way worker…