Lifting Māori Productivity – a scoping paper Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Productivity is about using resources more efficiently. A better use of resources will deliver a wide range of benefits including higher incomes, better use of the…
The Windmill Programme: Thinking outside the square Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Social Work Now, Issue 46, page 36-40. Research has shown that children with disabilities struggle to find a place in mainstream social and recreational programmes (Families Commission,…
Cancer Trends: Trends in Cancer Incidence by Ethnic and Socioeconomic Group, New Zealand 1981–2004 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 This report presents trends in ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of 28 cancers over a quarter of a century (1981–2004). It is the first…
Services under challenge: Critical success factors in meeting high and complex needs of people in mental health care Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 This study aims to identify and analyse examples of New Zealand mental health services that have successfully adjusted service provision to meet the “high and complex…
Growing Up In New Zealand: Before We Are Born Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 Growing Up in New Zealand is a longitudinal study that provides an up-to-date, population relevant picture of what it is like to be a child growing…
Parental influence on children's smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 In the Health Sponsorship Council’s (HSC’s) 2008 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS), respondents were asked a series of questions to assess their perceptions of parental influence…
Justice Sector Forecast 2010-2020: Criminal justice forecasts Last Publication Date: 30 Sep 2010 The forecast represents a key instrument for strategic planning within the justice sector. This forecast was prepared by the Justice Sector Strategy Group of the Ministry…
Whānau Taketake Māori: Recessions and Māori resilience Last Publication Date: 15 Sep 2010 Families Commission report, Whānau Taketake Māori: Recessions and Māori resilience, promotes an understanding of the impact that recessions have on Māori that can only be understood…
Implementing the Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand: 2010/11 Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2010 This publication outlines the activities that delivered on behalf of the Ministry of Health during the 2010/11 financial year to implement the: Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management…
Social Services in Masterton: The views of family and whānau Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2010 This report responds to the Minister of Social Development’s request for a snapshot of all the social service providers in the Masterton area, how families know…