Combining Work and Eldercare: a study of employees in two City Councils who provide informal care for older people Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2004 The main aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between paid work and eldercare responsibilities. It is intended to produce benefits to the participants,…
Refugee Voices: A journey towards resettlement Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2004 Refugee Voices reports the findings of a Department of Labour (DoL) research project that inquired into the resettlement experiences of refugees in New Zealand. The information…
Community-Based Youth Development Fund Projects 2002-2005 Design Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2004 Evaluating the design and initial development of the six projects currently funded by the Community-Based Youth Development Fund (YDF) shows that the projects are on target…
Social Report Indicators for Low Incomes and Inequality: Update from the 2004 Household Economic Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 This incomes analysis is based on data from Statistics New Zealand’s Household Economic Survey (HES). It provides an update of the low-incomes and inequality indicators to…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Patterns of Family Formation and Change in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2004 Over the past 50 years, there have been major changes across the developed world in the fundamental processes that shape families – the formation, dissolution and…
Thinking about the Configuration of Services in the Care and Protection Sector - Working Paper 05/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2003 This working paper is concerned with how to think about the configuration of services in the care and protection sector, and the sort of evidential and…
A kinship care literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2003 Social Work Now, Issue 25, pages 24-30a Marie Connolly reviews the international research on kinship care and considers its implications for New Zealand
Good outcomes for all - a win-win possibility for children in care and the Department Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2003 Social Work Now, Issue 25, pages 37-43 Deborah Yates reviews the work of care specialists and suggests future directions
Movements into and out of Child Poverty in New Zealand: Results from the Linked Income Supplement - Working Paper 01/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2003 This paper considers one dimension of the family environment facing children, that of income poverty. It is part of the Ministry of Social Development's research programme…
Report of the Business NZ Skills and Training Survey 2003 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 This report provides the results of a survey conducted by Business NZ in conjunction with the Department of Labour and the Industry Training Federation, and funded…
