New Kiwis, Diverse Families: Migrant and former refugee families talk about their early childhood care and education needs Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This Families Commission report is based on focus groups with six groups of parents, mostly mothers, from differing migrant and refugee communities from non-English speaking backgrounds…
Omnibus Survey Report One year on: Public attitudes and New Zealand’s child discipline law Last Publication Date: 14 Nov 2008 Public attitudes and New Zealand's child discipline law
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A background paper Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 This background paper supports three of the key priorities of the New Zealand Health Strategy (Minister of Health, 2000) – namely, to:improve nutritionincrease physical activityreduce obesity.Food…
Access to Safe and Secure Housing for Vulnerable and At Risk Young People Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2008 This research aims to improve the alignment between the housing sector and the housing needs of vulnerable and at risk young people.
PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2005/06 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2008 The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is a research study that provides both trend and snapshot information on the reading literacy of New Zealand's…
Health Targets: Moving towards healthier futures, 2007/08: The results (amended 17 Oct) Last Publication Date: 17 Oct 2008 Summary from the Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan I am pleased to present the results of the first year of Health Targets – 2007/08. When we launched…
Guidance for Improving Supportive and Rehabilitative Care for Adults with Cancer in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 16 Sep 2008 Supportive care and rehabilitation encompasses ‘the essential services to meet the physical, emotional, nutritional, informational, psychological, sexual, spiritual, and practical needs throughout a person’s experience with…
Juggling Acts: How parents working non-standard hours arrange care for their pre-school children Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2008 This study focused on how parents working outside the normal Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm working week, manage the care of their pre-school-aged children. Many parents are…
Environmental Influences on Obesity & Children's Nutrition in Aotearoa New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2008 Keeping Up to Date’ aims to increase awareness of the reasons to use evidence in practice, to stimulate debate about evidence, and to encourage the health…
Viewing Violence: Audience Perceptions of Violent Content in Audio-Visual Entertainment Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2008 This qualitative research explores audience perceptions of violence in audio-visual entertainment. The conception and planning of the study was informed by several significant earlier studies, including UK…