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Patterns Of Gendered Skilled And Temporary Migration Into New Zealand

New Zealand has a long history of gendered migration and this has affected the overall gender balance in the population. According to official records there were…

The New Zealand sport event sector: Setting research priorities

Prepared for SPARC, this report identifies and prioritises the research needs of the New Zealand sport event sector. The research underpinning the report was undertaken in…

Public Perceptions of Highly Offensive Language

In 2005 the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 was amended to empower the Office of Film and Literature Classification to restrict, but not ban,…

Tertiary education choices of school leavers

Participation in tertiary education is a natural progression for many school leavers, whether it is to study for a degree at university or to undertake training…

Teaching and Learning in Middle Schooling: A Review of the Literature

This paper is a summary of a review of literature carried out in 2007 for the Ministry of Education by Dinham and Rowe of the Australian…

Healthy Family Relationships: A review of the research literature to contribute to the Campaign for Action on Family Violence

This literature review aimed to find evidence of those attitudes and behaviours that promote peaceful and harmonious, rather than violent and highly conflicted, family relationships. The…

Caregivers speak: Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Caregivers

Making sure that caregivers feel valued and supported is essential to ensuring they are able to provide the best possible care and support to enable young…

Evaluation of Youth Offending Teams in New Zealand

Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) were formed in late 2002 at the recommendation of the Youth Offending Strategy (2002). It was intended that through the YOTs, effective…

Report on the SPEaR Best Practice Māori Guidelines Hui 2007

The development of the SPEaR Best Practice Guidelines (Contracting, Ethics, Māori and Pasifika) is a key part of developing the research and evaluation capacity and capability…

Older Adults Experience of Family Life: Linked lives and independent living

This project investigated the ways that older adults in New Zealand experience family life and social relationships today. Thirty-six interviews were conducted with people aged 55–70 years living in various…