Selected bibliography
Most of these publications are available online in Word or PDF format from the website of the responsible agency.
Please contact the Ministry of Youth Development if you are unable to source a report.
This bibliography can be downloaded via the link on the right.
Aassve, A., Iacovou, M and Mencarini, L. (2005). “Youth Poverty in Europe: What Do We Know?” ISER Working Paper, 2005-2.
Adolescent Health Research Group (2003). New Zealand Youth: A Profile of Their Health and Wellbeing: Early Findings of Youth2000, A National Secondary School Youth Health Survey. Auckland: Adolescent Health Research Group.
Adolescent Health Research Group (2004). Alcohol and New Zealand Youth: A snapshot of young people’s experiences with alcohol: Findings of Youth2000, A National Secondary School Youth Health Survey. Auckland: Adolescent Health Research Group.
Adolescent Health Research Group (2004). Te Ara Whakapiki Taitamariki: Māori Specific Findings of Youth2000, A National Secondary School Youth Health Survey. Auckland: Adolescent Health Research Group.
Adolescent Health Research Group (2005). Non-Heterosexual Youth: A Profile of their Health and Wellbeing: Findings of Youth2000, A National Secondary School Youth Health Survey. Auckland: Adolescent Health Research Group.
Adolescent Health Research Group, (2008). Youth’07: The Health and Wellbeing of Secondary School Students in New Zealand. Initial Findings. Auckland: The University of Auckland.
Blackless, M., Charuvastra, A., Derryck, A., Fausto-Sterling, A., Lauzanne, K., Lee, E. (2000). “How Sexually Dimorphic Are We? Review and Synthesis.” American Journal of Human Biology, 12: 151-166.
Boyd M and Norris D (1999). “The Crowded Nest: Young adults at home”. Canadian Social Trends, Spring 1999, 2-5.
Chong, J. (2007). Youth Justice Statistics in New Zealand: 1992 to 2006. Wellington: Ministry of Justice.
Clements-Nolle, K. and Bachrach, A. (2003). “Community Based Participatory Research with a Hidden Population. The Transgender Community Health Project.” In Minkler, M. and Wallerstein, N. (eds) Community-Based Participatory Research for Health. Wiley and Sons: San Francisco, pp. 332-342.
Craig, E., Jackson, C., and Han, D. Y., NZCYES Steering Committee (2007). Monitoring the Health of New Zealand Children and Young People: Literature Review and Framework Development. Auckland: Paediatric Society of New Zealand, New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service.
Craig, E., Jackson, C., and Han, D. Y., NZCYES Steering Committee (2007). Monitoring the Health of New Zealand Children and Young People: Indicator Handbook. Auckland: Paediatric Society of New Zealand, New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service.
Department for Education and Skills (2006). The Wider Benefits of Learning: A Synthesis of Findings From the Centre for Research on The Wider Benefits of Learning 1999-2006, Research Brief RCB05-06.
Dietz, W. H., and, Robinson, T.N. (2005). Clinical practice: overweight children and adolescents. New England Journal of Medicine 352 (20): 2100–9.
Donovan, N. and Halpern, D with Sargeant R. (2002). Life Satisfaction: State of Knowledge and Implications for Government. London: Government Strategy Unit.
Eisenberg M.E., Olson, M.S., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., Bearinger, L.H (2004). “Correlations between family meals and psychosocial well-being among adolescents”. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 158(8), 792-796
European Commission (2007). European Social Reality: Special Eurobarometer Report 273.
Evans, G. (2003). “The Built Environment and Mental Health”. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 80:4, December 2003.
Kingon Y.S. and O’Sullivan, A.L. (2001). “The family as a protective asset in adolescent development”. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 19, 102-121.
Klement, K. and Simpkins, R. (2004). “The Third Box: Identities Under Erasure in the Canadian Census”. Paper presented to the Gender & Work: Knowledge Production in Practice Conference, York University, Ontario, Canada.
Mayhew, P. and Reilly, J. (2007), New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey 2006: Key Findings. Wellington: Ministry of Justice.
McLaren, K. (2003). Reconnecting Young People: A Review of the Risks, Remedies and Consequences of Youth Inactivity. Report prepared for Strategic Social Policy Group, Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Health (2004). A Portrait of Health: Key Results of the 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health (2006). New Zealand Suicide Trends: Mortality 1921-2003, Hospitalisations for Intentional Self-harm 1978-2004. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health (2006). Tobacco Trends 2006: Monitoring tobacco use in New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health (2007). Alcohol Use in New Zealand: Analysis of the 2004 New Zealand Health Behaviours Survey – Alcohol Use. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health (2007). Suicide Facts, 2005-2006 data. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health (2008), Suicide Facts and Intentional Self-harm Hospitalisations 2006. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Health (2008). A Portrait of Health: Key Results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Social Development (2004). Children and Young People: Indicators of Wellbeing in New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Social Development (2005). The Social Report 2005. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Social Development (2006). The Statistical Report 2006. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Social Development (2006). New Zealand Living Standards 2004. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Social Development (2007). The Social Report 2007. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Social Development (2008). The Social Report 2008. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Social Development (2008). Household incomes in New Zealand: trends in indicators of inequality and hardship 1982 to 2007. Wellington: Ministry of Social Development.
Ministry of Youth Affairs (1994). 15 to 25: A Statistical Profile. Wellington: Ministry of Youth Affairs.
Ministry of Youth Development (2002). Building Strength: A Literature Review. Wellington: Ministry of Youth Development.
Ministry of Youth Development (2002). Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa. Wellington: Ministry of Youth Development.
Morrison, B., Soboleva, N., and Chong, J. (2008). Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1997 to 2006. Wellington: Ministry of Justice.
Oakley Browne, M.A., Wells, J. E., and Scott, K. M. (eds) (2006). Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
OECD (2007). Education at a Glance 2007. Paris: OECD.
OECD (2007). Jobs For Youth: New Zealand. Paris: OECD.
Quality of Life Project (2007). Quality of Life ’07 in Twelve of New Zealand’s Cities. Christchurch: Quality of Life Project.
Research New Zealand (2007). Survey on the Health of the Māori Language 2006: Final Report. Wellington: Research New Zealand (prepared for Te Puni Kokiri).
Richardson, S. and Miller-Lewis, L. (2002). Low Wage Jobs and Pathways to Better Outcomes. New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 02/29.
Rose, E., Huakau, J., Sweetsur, P. and Casswell, S. (2005). Public Life Values: A Report from the New Zealand Values Study 2005. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation and Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University Auckland.
Rose, E., Huakau, J., Sweetsur, P. and Casswell, S. (2005). Social Values: A Report from the New Zealand Values Study 2005. Auckland: Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation and Te Ropu Whariki, Massey University Auckland.
Rosser, B.R.S., Oakes, J.M., Bockting, W.O., Miner, M. (2007). “Capturing the Social Demographics of Hidden Sexual Minorities: An Internet Study of the Transgender Population in the United States.” Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 4(2): 5064.
Savin-Williams, Ritch C. (2001). “A Critique of Research on Sexual-Minority Youth.” Journal of Adolescence, 24: 5-13.
Statistics New Zealand (1998). New Zealand Now: Young New Zealanders. Wellington: Statistics New Zealand.
Statistics New Zealand (2001). Around the Clock: Findings from the New Zealand Time Use Survey 1998-99. Wellington: Statistics New Zealand.
Statistics New Zealand (2006). Cultural Indicators for New Zealand. Wellington: Statistics New Zealand.
Statistics New Zealand (2008). Demographic Trends 2007. Wellington: Statistics New Zealand.
Statistics New Zealand (2008). Labour Market Statistics: 2007. Wellington: Statistics New Zealand.
Telford, M. and Caygill, R. (2007). PISA 2006: How ready are our 15-year-olds for tomorrow’s world? Wellington: Ministry of Education.
Tobias, M., Paul, S., and Turley, M. (2004). Tracking the Obesity Epidemic: New Zealand 1977-2003. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
UNICEF (2007). “Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Wellbeing In Rich Countries”. Innocenti Report Card 7. Florence: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre.
Victorian Government Department of Human Services (2006). The State of Victoria’s children report 2006: every child every chance. Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Human Services.
