New Zealand Work Research Institute

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Capping Problem Gambling

The Effectiveness of Local Government Policy

This research analyses the effects of Class 4 gambling policies on the availability of non-casino gambling machines, also known as pokies, and associated gambling behaviour

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Ethnic differences

The use and experience of child healthcare services in NZ

This research examines ethnic differences in the use and experience of healthcare services in early childhood years (namely immunisation, dental checks, and use of GPs)

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World Internet Project

WIPNZ ran its first survey in 2007, and it has continued biennially since then.

The World Internet Project (New Zealand) (WIPNZ) is a longitudinal survey investigating New Zealanders' usage of, and attitudes towards the internet. It is part of an international project that compares the uptake and social impacts of ICT in more than 40 partner countries.

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Māori firms

A Kaupapa Māori approach to human resource management

This study explores whether Aotearoa workplaces provide specific Human Resource Management (HRM) practices that are culturally relevant for Māori employees, empirically tests these practices in combination with traditional High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS).

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