The Spinafex Effect: Developing a theory of change for communities Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 The report provides a brief overview of a two-year process of reflection, critique and practice development, and highlights some of the key practice learning from this…
Local Government Case Studies Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 This series of case studies looks at how councils have approached the planning (mainly the long-term council community plan), decision-making and community outcomes provisions of the…
Family centred communities: The planning process Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 This brief literature review explores families-centred community models. It set out to determine the key components of family-centred communities from the literature. The review contributed to an initiative by…
Analysis of Council Organisations Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2009 There are 85 local authorities in New Zealand that provide services to their communities. The majority of services are provided within the ‘core’ council structure. However, NZ…
Youth Participation Case Studies DVD Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 The Youth Participation Videos DVD profiles youth participation projects from around New Zealand that have been supported by the Ministry of Youth Development (MYD). The Ministry is…
Arts for all 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Published in partnership with Arts Access Aoteroa, this is a practical guide to help artists and arts organisations become more accessible, build new audiences and market…
Observations and Trends from the 2009/19 Long-term Council Community Plans Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Local councils are an important contributor to the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of communities across the country. As such it is important to understand…
Reconviction Patterns of offenders managed in the community: A 60-months follow-up analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report is the second in a series of reports which summarise patterns of reconviction (over 5 years) amongst almost 35000 offenders who started community sentences…
Business Attitudes to Tackling Family Violence Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 In September 2008, the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) commissioned Senate to conduct interviews of 10 chief executives of large businesses operating in New Zealand to…
The Labour Market Adjustment of Immigrants in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This paper uses data from the 1997–2007 New Zealand Income Survey to examine the economic performance of immigrants in New Zealand. Specifically, we use a synthetic…
