Organisation

Social Wellbeing Agency (New Zealand)

Owning Institution:
Report

Te Ao Māori perspectives of what works to support wellbeing in the first thousand days

Other authors
Polly Atatoa Carr, Susan Morton
The purpose of this report was to identify what works to support wellbeing in the first thousand days from a Te Ao Māori (Māori world view) perspective. Whilst this report provides insights into Māori perspectives of tamariki wellbeing, it is uniquely focused on the review...
Report

Public and private debt: links between debt types for all New Zealanders

Debt takes many forms in an established financial system. This paper focuses on two categories of debt based on who the debt is owed to - public debt (debt owed to the government) and private debt (debt owed to non-government lenders).
Policy report

Identifying effective policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

This report summarises a series of analyses conducted by the Social Wellbeing Agency to determine the effectiveness of several responses aiming to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This involved comparing data on COVID-19 policies to reported case rates in New Zealand and 49 similar countries.
Report

Patterns across debt and debtors to government

This paper investigated groups of people that hold debt to the Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Justice, and Inland Revenue, or to two or all of these agencies. It is aimed at filling gaps in understanding the nature and characteristics of debt and debtors.
Report

Understanding service use at a local level

This project investigates how the local experience of service may differ from nationally reported figures. It focused on the B4 School Check – a free health and development check available to four-year olds – using a geographic lens and describing the children and their families...