Local Government Information Series: Analysis of 2007/08 Financial Contributions Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The Department of Internal Affairs engaged SPM Consultants Limited to conduct a review of 2007/08 financial contributions in order to assess the variability and levels of…
Local Government Information Series: Analysis of 2007/08 Development Contributions Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 The Department of Internal Affairs engaged SPM Consultants Limited to conduct a review of 2007/08 development contributions in order to assess the variability and levels of…
Local government: Results of the 2006/07 audits Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 This is our report on the 2006/07 audits of the local government sector. Most of these audits were of regional and territorial local authorities and their…
New Zealand children's food and drink survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2008 A survey of 1,133 parents and caregivers of 5- to 16-year-old children, and 547 5- to 16-year-old children. The data describes attitudes and behaviours towards food…
Engaging Māori whānau Evaluation of a targeted parenting programme Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 This research report describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting programme that was developed as part of a wider tobacco reduction intervention, He Arorangi Whakamua. In…
Seen and Heard: Children's Media Use, Exposure, and Response Last Publication Date: 01 May 2008 With greater access to a variety of media devices and media content, there is a need for new research that updates the information collected during 1999/2000,…
Practicing place: everyday contexts in child and family welfare Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 29-37. Place, and its corollary, displacement, lie at the centre of child welfare practice. Child neglect, the issue that more than…
Putting the kids first Caring for children after separation Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 This Families Commission report shows how some couples have set aside their personal and relationship issues and put their kids first. This report is the first study…
Preventing Physical and Psychological Maltreatment of Children in Families Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2008 This report presents a summary of findings from a literature review of selected international and New Zealand research on the physical and psychological abuse of children…
Regional Trends in Drug Use, 2006 - 2007 Last Publication Date: 14 Feb 2008 Findings from the locations of the 2006 and 2007 Illicit Drug Monitoring System (IDMS)The IDMS was established in 2005 to provide ongoing and timely information on…