Upskilling through foundation skills - A literature review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This literature review is intended to inform a work programme on lifting the literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skills of the workforce. The work programme will…
Safety of children in hospital Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The Office undertook an investigation into the safety of children following two incidents where infants hospitalised with suspected accidental injury were abused again while in hospital.…
Hei Whakamārama i ngā Āhuatanga o te Tūrua Pō - Investigating Key Māori Business Characteristics for Future Measures: Thinking Paper Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This research paper provides a wider understanding of the characteristics of successful Māori businesses. The brief was to analyse thirty case studies and identify framework characteristics…
NEMP Assessment Results for Students in Māori Medium Schools 2005 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 Ko te 1999 te tau tuatahi i tīmatahia ai ngā aromatawai i roto i ngā akomanga reo Māori, mō ngā ākonga o te tau anake 8. I te…
Justice Sector Forecast 2006–2014: Prison Population Forecasts Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 Like many other countries, New Zealand forecasts prison population numbers annually. The forecast is a key instrument for strategic planning within the Justice Sector. It is…
A personal view on a Child, Youth and Family initiative: Pam Lafferty discusses implications of a Differential Response Model for Child, Youth and Family social workers Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 19-22. A Differential Response Model (DRM) is one of Child, Youth and Family’s strategic initiatives. It is based on a legislative…
Review of Workplace-Based Alcohol and Other Drug Early Intervention Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 As part of the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) Workplace Interventions Project, ALAC plans to provide support to employers in their implementation of workplace-based…
Mechanisms for setting broadcasting funding levels in OECD countries (December 2005) Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 In October 2005 the Ministry commissioned Unitec New Zealand to prepare a report on mechanisms for setting funding levels in OECD as part of the broadcasting…
Making choices for change: Graeme Munford and Mike Garland outline the ‘Break Away Adolescent Stopping Offending’ course, a youth offending programme at the Lower North Youth Justice Residential Centre Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 Social Work Now, Issue 32, pages 23-27. The goal of the youth offending programme developed at Lower North Youth Justice Residential Centre in 2004 was to reduce…
Māori perspectives of Autistic Spectrum Disorder Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2005 This research investigated Māori perspectives of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). After gaining ethical approval for the study, an Advisory Group was consulted about appropriate questions and…
