Better, Sooner, More Convenient health care in the community Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 This booklet looks at a new policy direction for health, introduced two years ago, which creates an environment where health professionals in the community are actively…
Final audits of Auckland's dissolved councils, and managing leaky home liabilities Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 My Office audited the financial and service performance statements in the final annual reports of the eight dissolved Auckland local authorities and 19 terminated council-controlled organisations.…
Observations on the use of Debt by Local Government in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The use of debt by local government in New Zealand has historically followed a cyclical pattern. This pattern is the result of a number of factors.…
School's out - what next? Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 This study looked at the destinations of young New Zealanders after they left school. It considered the likelihood of a student choosing a destination from a…
Doing a bachelors degree Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 This paper looks at differences in the performance of young people who leave school and progress on to bachelors degree study. It compares the performance of…
ALL (Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey) Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey is an investigation of the distribution of certain skills (such as literacy, numeracy, and document interpretation) among the…
Directions for Learning: The New Zealand Curriculum Principles, and Teaching as Inquiry Last Publication Date: 22 May 2011 In November 2007, a revised curriculum was launched for use in New Zealand schools. The New Zealand Curriculum is a statement of official policy related to teaching and…
The psychosocial consequences of the Canterbury earthquakes Last Publication Date: 10 May 2011 Many people directly experiencing a major natural disaster such as an earthquake will experience psychosocial effects – both individual psychological effects impacting on how people feel…
Caring for Kids: Parents' views on out-of-school services and care Last Publication Date: 01 May 2011 This Families Commission report responds to the Minister of Social Development’s request (letter of expectation, March 2010) that the Families Commission undertake research on what parents…
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey Last Publication Date: 01 May 2011 The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases…
