Career Futures for Pacific Peoples Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This report, developed by the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs and the Department of Labour, looks at occupations and industries with the highest future growth forecast,…
Education for Sustainability in New Zealand Schools: Summary Report Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This Summary Report summarises an evaluation of three Education for Sustainability (EfS) professional development programmes being funded by the Ministry of Education: the Enviroschools Programme, the…
Pacific Pathways to Prevention of Sexual Violence Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This multi-ethnic (Samoan, Cook Island, Tonga, Niue, Fiji, Tokelau and Tuvalu) research project discusses ethnic-specific Pacific views of sexual violence, including protective and risk factors. The project analyses the extent to which traditional Pacific cultural…
What encourages people to smoke? In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 It is important to know what encourages people to smoke so that efforts can be made to reduce exposure to things that encourage smoking. In the…
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…
Māori Representation in Local Government: The Continuing Challenge Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 Public discussion about Māori representation in local government has been re-ignited by the government decision not to adopt the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Auckland…
Prevalence of Opportunistic Prostate Cancer Screening in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This paper quantifies the prevalence of opportunistic prostate cancer screening in New Zealand in 2008.
The art of the possible: strengthening private sector support for the Arts in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 Published in October 2010 this report identifies opportunities for increasing revenue to the arts from private sources. The report concludes that in New Zealand the greatest…
An Evaluation of Service Academies Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 Service academies provide military-focused education for secondary students who have had average to limited success at school. Education at a service academy involves academic study, outdoor…
Mainstream Māori Programming Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 Māori programming in mainstream television has changed since the first New Zealand broadcast in 1960. Ngā Matakiirea was engaged by NZ On Air to examine the…