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Vulnerability Report Issue 11
NZCCSS’s 11th Vulnerability Report looks at the period October to December 2011 and investigates trends in prices, employment and unemployment, benefits and hardship, housing, children in care, and debt. It…continue reading
Posted on 10 October 2012 |
My house, our house, their house: A case study of house sharing for the over 65s
Societies are looking towards innovative ways of accommodating the increasing number of people reaching 65 and without the provision of home ownership. This research follows five years of the development…continue reading
Posted on 4 December 2019 |
Vulnerability Report Issue 13
NZCCSS’s Vulnerability Report Issue 13 covers the period January – March 2012. The report shows what life is like three years on from the first report done in June 2009.…continue reading
Posted on 10 October 2012 |
A Parent’s Perspective: A parental perspective of young people’s alcohol use in Wanaka. 2019 Update.
This report presents the findings of a survey of 211 parents of students at Mount Aspiring College, Wanaka. Parents were asked about their recent supply of alcohol to their teenagers,…continue reading
Posted on 25 November 2019 |
Lessons from Community Driven Development in Myanmar : Analysis of Preliminary Results
This paper presents the lessons from phase I of the community driven development (CDD) project being implemented in Myanmar. The CDD approach has a special relevance and application in the…continue reading
Posted on 21 August 2016 |
Wanaka Alcohol Group Evaluation Report 2019
This evaluation was conducted to understand the impact Wanaka Alcohol Group’s work is having in the Upper Clutha region. The intent of the evaluation was to also generate information that…continue reading
Posted on 24 November 2019 |
Outcomes Plus
Over the last decade, government agencies, the community and voluntary sector, and academics have all noted the changes difficulties, and tensions being caused by government policies and processes surrounding social…continue reading
Posted on 9 August 2016 |
Waiting for Help, Social Sector Waiting Lists in the Western Bay of Plenty
Delays in obtaining help with social and personal issues may result in people being on waiting lists for assistance with mental health, housing, counselling, special needs education services or assessments…continue reading
Posted on 19 November 2019 |
The Real Life of Us Western Bay of Plenty Social Report
The Western Bay of Plenty covers the region from Waihi Beach in the north to Paengaroa to the east and Pyes Pa to the south, and includes Tauranga and Mount…continue reading
Posted on 19 November 2019 |
Awareness of Prevelance of Unwanted Sexual Behaviour
This summary report details the results of a survey of n=1,076 New Zealand residents aged 18 years and older. The survey was conducted on behalf of the Male Survivors of…continue reading
Posted on 6 July 2016 |
Pay Equity in the Social Sector Western Bay of Plenty Outcome Report
Employees of community based non-government organisation (NGO) social service agencies are vital in ensuring the most vulnerable people in our communities receive the services they need to enhance socio-economic outcomes.…continue reading
Posted on 19 November 2019 |
Outcomes, Accountability and Community & Voluntary Organisations in New Zealand: Holy Grail, Black Hole or Wholly Possible?
Although now coming to the fore in New Zealand in a new way, public policy has put increasing emphasis on ‘outcomes’, ‘impacts’ and ‘results’ for at least a quarter of…continue reading
Posted on 27 June 2016 |