Observations and Trends from the 2009/19 Long-term Council Community Plans Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Local councils are an important contributor to the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of communities across the country. As such it is important to understand…
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…
Levels of meaning and the case for theoretical integration Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 39, pages 21-28. Cognitive therapy tends to focus on how the client’s thoughts distort reality and lead to anxiety and depression. But what…
Participation in Place-Making: Enhancing the Wellbeing of Marginalised Communities in Aotearoa/New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 This research examines the relationship between community participation in public space decisions and the wellbeing of marginalised communities. A cross-disciplinary literature review and four New Zealand…
Statistics New Zealand’s Framework for Measuring Sustainable Development Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 Statistics New Zealand’s Framework for Measuring Sustainable Development defines the concept of sustainable development and provides a basis for selecting indicators to measure progress towards sustainable…
National Health Emergency Plan: Planning for Individual and Community Recovery in an Emergency Event Last Publication Date: 02 Oct 2007 This high-level principles document outlines the importance of psychosocial recovery when planning how to respond to and recover from an emergency event. It is aimed primarily at…
Affordable Housing in the Bay of Plenty Region – A Solutions Study Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 This research investigates the links between housing, work, infrastructure and regional development in the Western Bay of Plenty and Eastern Bay of Plenty sub-regions.
Essential Services: Supply of Essential Services to Sub-standard Housing in NECBOP Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2007 Rural households face difficulties in accessing essential services for wastewater disposal, drinking water and energy supply. These difficulties are particularly acute in remote areas with high…
National Drug Policy 2007–2012 Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2007 The National Drug Policy 2007–2012 sets out the Government’s policy for tobacco, alcohol, illegal and other drugs within a single framework. It does this by establishing…
After the Smoke has Cleared: Evaluation of the Impact of a New Smokefree Law Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2007 This report details an evaluation of the process and outcomes of the sections of the 2003 Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act relating to the extension of smokefree…
