This page collates evidence of the economic and social value of sport and recreation, and the costs of inactivity in New Zealand.  With thanks to Sports New Zealand. The Economic and Social Value…continue reading

POSTED ON: 26 July 2013

Confidence, social connectedness and stress reduction are some of the benefits of joining a choir for those with chronic mental illness, a research study has found. Lead author, Genevieve A. Dingle…continue reading

POSTED ON: 24 July 2013

What do the Amplify Action Enquiry into the needs and best practice approaches for 9-13 year olds in the West Auckland suburbs of McLaren Park and Henderson South, The Effectiveness of Family Violence…continue reading

POSTED ON: 24 July 2013

Associate Minister for Social Development Tariana Turia has announced an additional $8m over four years for the E Tu Whānau programme, as part of the Budget. This is to help…continue reading

POSTED ON: 23 July 2013

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is a Centre of Research Excellence, their mission is to conduct research relevant to Māori communities – research which leads to transformation and positive change. Below…continue reading

POSTED ON: 23 July 2013

Some Welsh research around schools, education, work with families and literacy: ‘The Impact of Family Learning’ (2012) from Wales. It cites a wide variety of publications, surveys and reports which…continue reading

POSTED ON: 19 July 2013

It is estimated that there are around 200-300 social enterprises working to support homeless people into employment in the UK. Research on these enterprises has been released. They have found…continue reading

POSTED ON: 18 July 2013

New Occasional Paper released by the Australian Institute of Family Studies –  No. 48 Parental joblessness, financial disadvantage and the wellbeing of parents and children This report uses data from the first…continue reading

POSTED ON: 17 July 2013

My name is Peter Himona. I work as a data analyst for the Māori Health Business Unit in the Ministry of Health. I’m looking forward to finding out what has…continue reading

POSTED ON: 16 July 2013

The 2013 Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF), a worldwide initiative bringing together a diverse array of professionals, will be held in Canada on October 2-4. Leveraging Markets and Innovations to…continue reading

POSTED ON: 15 July 2013

Find below reports from three regions on the determinants of health for children and young people: The determinants of health for children and young people – in Midcentral and Whanganui…continue reading

POSTED ON: 14 July 2013

This much awaited New Zealand book, Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis, was officially launched to a gathering of well over 200 people at the National Library on Thursday 27 June. It talks…continue reading

POSTED ON: 11 July 2013