Science: Reports
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Evaluation of the Family Start programme: Report on findings of the impact evaluation
(Oranga Tamariki, 2021)The purpose of this impact evaluation was to assess the impact that Family Start participation is having on the wellbeing of New Zealand children and their whānau. The evaluation examined a range of health, educational, ... -
Support for children and young people who are victims/survivors of sexual violence or display harmful sexual behaviour
(Oranga Tamariki, 2020)The purpose of this evidence brief is to provide a high-level overview of contemporary evidence and research into best practice mainstream services for children and young people aged under 18 years who are victims/survivors ... -
Resilience framework and guidelines for practice
(2012)This document reviews research-based understandings of the concept of resilience. A conceptual model is developed which identifies a number of the factors that influence individual and household resilience. Guided by the ... -
Evaluation of the Earthquake Support Coordination Service
(2013)The Canterbury earthquakes, which started with the 7.1 magnitude event on September 4, 2010, caused significant damage in the region. The September 4 earthquakes brought substantial damage to land, buildings, and infrastructure, ... -
Motivational Interviewing Training: Programme Evaluation
(2014)Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative conversation for building and strengthening motivation to change, which has been found to be effective in promoting behaviour change across a wide range of behaviours. The ... -
Motivational Interviewing in Child, Youth and Family Residences: Case Leaders' Experiences, Appraisal and Skill Level, and the Barriers to Implementation
(2015)Motivational Interviewing(MI) is “a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change” (Miller & Rollnick, 2012, p.12). Utilised as a preparation tool to increase ... -
Motivational Interviewing within Work and Income: Interim Report Analysis of Group Data from the Lower South Island
(2020)In summary, the current study highlights the potential for MI training of Work and Income staff to improve their relational and technical skills. Improved relational skills will improve the working alliance between Work ... -
Motivational Interviewing within Work and Income: Interim Report Analysis of Single Case Data from the Lower South Island
(2020)The current study highlights the potential of motivational interviewing training for Work and Income staff to improve their relational and technical skills in MI. Improved relational skills will improve the working ... -
Soft Infrastructure for Hard Times: Collaborative Planning for the (Re)Building of Better Homes, Towns and Cities
(National Science Challenge, 2019)Disaster recovery involves the restoration, repair and rejuvenation of both hard and soft infrastructure. In this report we present observationsfrom seven case studies of collaborative planning from post-earthquake ... -
Interest groups, vested interests, and the myth of apolitical administration : the politics of land tenure reform on the South Island of New Zealand
(2006)This report explores the political history, property rights, and administrative politics of the land tenure reform process to ask why the Crown has paid farmers millions of dollars to convert land from leasehold to freehold. ... -
Wildland-Urban Interface Fires in New Zealand: Current Situation and Forthcoming Research Projects
(SFPE Europe, 2020)During the last decade, more countries have become considerably affected by wildfire. In Europe for example, northern countries such as Sweden, Norway and Scotland realized that they are not immune to this phenomenon. ... -
When Cultivate Thrives: Developing Criteria for Community Economy Return on Investment
(2019)Project overview: Urban communities around the world are using farming and gardening to promote food security, social inclusion and wellbeing. For Christchurch-based Cultivate, urban farms are not only physical places ... -
Preparing for a sustained volcanic degassing episode in Auckland
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Exploratory fact-finding scoping study on "digital sequence information" on genetic resources for food and agriculture
(UN FAO, 2018)1. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission), at its Sixteenth Regular Session, established a new work stream on “digital sequence information” (“DSI”) on genetic resources for food and ... -
The attraction, integration, and retention of newcomers in regional settlements
(AgResearch/BBHTC, 2020)This annotated bibliography and summary literature review was prepared in support of the Thriving Regions (South Island) research theme of the Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge: Ko ngā ...
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