Research

To ensure public debate and policy decisions about families is based on evidence the Families Commision strongly promotes research on families. One of our key goals is to make quality and innovative research more available in New Zealand.

Our current and completed research projects

A summary of research projects conducted by the Families Commission. More about our research projects.

Our published research reports, as well as Blue Sky and Innovative Practice fund reports, are available here.

Contestable research funding grants

Overview of the main funding pools
Blue Skies Fund
Families Commission Research Fund
Innovative Practice Fund

Family research bibliography

A searchable bibliography of New Zealand references on family-related research is being trialled. The goal is that it will be freely available online, annotated and key-worded. It will be updated annually. More about the Family research bibliography.