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New Zealand Families and whānau faring well
Thursday, 9 July 2015, 9:34 am | Superu
Today the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (Superu) released the 2015 Families and Whānau Status Report measuring how New Zealand families and whānau are faring across a range of well-being indicators. More >>
Children of gang-involved parents require greater focus
Monday, 22 June 2015, 2:33 pm | Superu
What Works: Improving outcomes for children of gang-involved parents was released by Superu today. The findings indicate that comprehensive, multi-faceted interventions are more likely than narrowly focused approaches to be effective in addressing the ... More >>
Improving outcomes for children with a parent in prison
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 10:32 am | Superu
Today Superu released a new research publication titled What Works: Improving outcomes for children with a parent in prison. It is estimated that 20,000 New Zealand children are affected by parental imprisonment. Maori children are much more likely to have ... More >>
Māori worldview key to success for whānau parenting programm
Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 9:23 am | Superu
Today Superu is releasing What Works: Parenting programmes effective with whānau, a summary of the key findings from a Superu research report on effective parenting programmes published in April 2014. More >>
Reducing the impact of alcohol on family violence
Friday, 17 April 2015, 9:05 am | Superu
Today Superu published the paper Reducing the impact of alcohol on family violence. Previously little focus has been given to bringing together research on the role of alcohol in family violence. More >>
Strong family ties make a difference
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 10:56 am | Superu
Waitangi Day has become Aotearoa New Zealand’s national holiday and Families Commissioner Jo-anne Wilkinson is encouraging Kiwis to use it as special time to spend with family and whānau. More >>
Teen births on the way down in New Zealand
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 11:06 am | Superu
This is one of the findings of the latest research from the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (Superu, formerly known as the Families Commission). The research, released today and based on 2013 data, shows that: More >>
New research raises important questions about Kiwi kids
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 1:24 pm | Superu
Superu (formerly the Families Commission) welcomes the release of the latest report from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study. Chief Executive Clare Ward says the findings from the report called ‘Residential Mobility Report 1: Moving ... More >>