The Independent Evaluation of the National Community Hubs Program was commissioned in the context of the establishment of a network of an anticipated 100 Community Hubs under the Program. This was a process evaluation of the first stage of the Hub roll-out (30 Hubs nationally: 15 in New South Wales, 10 in Victoria and 5...

For Pacific peoples, Aotearoa-New Zealand has always been a land of opportunity as it is for everyone who arrives (or had arrived) on these shores. All have come with their hopes, their dreams and their visions of a better life for themselves and their children. This thesis critically examines the data from the first ever...

Figures and statistics on migration from the Netherlands to Australia prove the existence of a large community with Dutch heritage currently living in Australia. Who and where they are however, is a lot more difficult to determine. In general, the Dutch have shown an extraordinary talent for adapting to their environment. Many have done this...

This thesis examines three distinctive phases of immigration policy in New Zealand. This includes the early European settlement of New Zealand characterised by the emergence of a local citizenship existing within a larger supranational pan British identity. The second phase is the post World War II period where 'New Zealand Citizenship' is established legally and...

Between 2008 and 2010, the SettleMEN study followed a cohort of 233 recently arrived men from refugee backgrounds living in urban and regional areas of South East Queensland with the aim of documenting their health and settlement experiences. This report presents the key findings of the study.