This report explores and exposes issues that have arisen for New Zealand family members as they have supported a family member through an alcohol and/or other drug addiction problem.
Barriers to acquiring affordable and nutritious food in new zealand households
The Family Food Environment Survey (FFES) is a cross-sectional survey of 136 New Zealand families living in Dunedin and Wellington with one or more children aged between five and 18 years.
Exploring media reports of young offenders and their families
Historically, youth crime has been a topic of great interest in New Zealand’s print media, but there has been little research on the families of young offenders.
Families' disciplinary practices for children aged under five
Kiwi families say they are increasingly using positive parenting techniques because they work, according to 100 ordinary families’ descriptions of their own parenting methods.
This study aimed to draw together the international and national scholarly literature and New Zealand expert knowledge on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and families. It is hoped that this document will usefully inform the work of the Families Commission in the area of ICTs.
A study of how lesbians and gay men are creating and maintaining family in New Zealand
Lesbians and gay men can face significant challenges as they seek to create and maintain families that include children but in most cases they overcome these challenges with considerable success, new research funded by the Families Commission has found.
