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Policy Research Institute

The New Zealand Policy Research Institute (NZPRI), formerly known as the New Zealand Work Research Institute (NZWRI), provides multidisciplinary, inquiry-driven research with social impact.

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Low Skills

Low literacy and numeracy skills in NZ

This research paints an empirical portrait of those living with low literacy and numeracy skills in NZ

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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

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 30 partner countries.

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Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry

Empirical analysis of Pacific, Māori and ethnic pay gaps in New Zealand

We aim to explore the factors that contribute / explain the Māori and ethnic pay gaps in New Zealand. In particular, pay gaps for Māori, Pacific, and Asians relative to Europeans.

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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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