title: Assessment of the stream conditions associated with the Hudson Street Gully erosion control works

authors: Hicks, Brendan J.

abstract: Before the commencement of the Hudson Street Gully erosion control works there were two waterfalls and a 58–m long culvert on the Hudson Street Gully Stream. The works have replaced the 3-m waterfall at the confluence of the stream with the Waikato River with a 75-m concrete pipe culvert with a fall of 3.45 m, and a 10-m long culvert between the new, 75-m long culvert and the original culvert. The 2.6-m waterfall with its overhanging lip that is 9 m upstream of the original Hudson Street Gully culvert remains unaltered.

text: Assessment of the stream conditions associated with the Hudson Street Gully erosion control works  Before the commencement of the Hudson Street Gully erosion control works there were two waterfalls and a 58–m long culvert on the Hudson Street Gully Stream. The works have replaced the 3-m waterfall at the confluence of the stream with the Waikato River with a 75-m concrete pipe culvert with a fall of 3.45 m, and a 10-m long culvert between the new, 75-m long culvert and the original culvert. The 2.6-m waterfall with its overhanging lip that is 9 m upstream of the original Hudson Street Gully culvert remains unaltered.

year: 2001

title: The sensitivity of poverty analysis to dimensionality and distribution sensitivity:  Evidence from district level of Pakistan

authors: Najam, Zaira

subjects: Poverty

abstract: An awareness of how the findings from poverty analyses may change following introduction of multidimensional poverty measures is crucial for policy makers. This thesis highlights the changes in results of poverty analysis in Pakistan, which is a setting where multidimensional poverty measures recently either supplanted or supplemented  money-metric poverty measures. The analysis relies on district-level poverty estimates, every second year from 2004 to 2014, calculated from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement survey and Household Income and Expenditure survey. Around two-thirds of districts show an opposite movement in poverty trends when comparing money-metric and multidimensional poverty trends. The convergence  in poverty rates across districts is evident for money-metric poverty measures but not for multidimensional poverty measures. Relatedly, spillover effects on nearby districts matter for convergence in money-metric poverty but not for multidimensional poverty. The districts with high initial money-metric poverty estimates are catching-up to other districts but the districts with high initial multidimensional poverty are not.  For reducing money-metric rural poverty (in particular the Squared Poverty Gap index) the growth of secondary towns is significant; however, for reducing multidimensional rural poverty it is not. The unconditional cash transfer programme, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), helps to reduce district-level money-metric poverty more than multidimensional poverty. Community-based targeting used in identification of poor households under BISP is more effective than Proxy Means Testing for money-metric poverty but the opposite is true for multidimensional poverty. Hence, given these varied patterns for money-metric and multidimensional poverty, policy makers need to be cautious when they draw conclusions from poverty analysis, particularly in settings where the multidimensional measures are either supplementing or supplanting money-metric poverty measures relied on previously.

text: The sensitivity of poverty analysis to dimensionality and distribution sensitivity:  Evidence from district level of Pakistan An awareness of how the findings from poverty analyses may change following introduction of multidimensional poverty measures is crucial for policy makers. This thesis highlights the changes in results of poverty analysis in Pakistan, which is a setting where multidimensional poverty measures recently either supplanted or supplemented  money-metric poverty measures. The analysis relies on district-level poverty estimates, every second year from 2004 to 2014, calculated from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement survey and Household Income and Expenditure survey. Around two-thirds of districts show an opposite movement in poverty trends when comparing money-metric and multidimensional poverty trends. The convergence  in poverty rates across districts is evident for money-metric poverty measures but not for multidimensional poverty measures. Relatedly, spillover effects on nearby districts matter for convergence in money-metric poverty but not for multidimensional poverty. The districts with high initial money-metric poverty estimates are catching-up to other districts but the districts with high initial multidimensional poverty are not.  For reducing money-metric rural poverty (in particular the Squared Poverty Gap index) the growth of secondary towns is significant; however, for reducing multidimensional rural poverty it is not. The unconditional cash transfer programme, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), helps to reduce district-level money-metric poverty more than multidimensional poverty. Community-based targeting used in identification of poor households under BISP is more effective than Proxy Means Testing for money-metric poverty but the opposite is true for multidimensional poverty. Hence, given these varied patterns for money-metric and multidimensional poverty, policy makers need to be cautious when they draw conclusions from poverty analysis, particularly in settings where the multidimensional measures are either supplementing or supplanting money-metric poverty measures relied on previously.

year: 2022

title: Evaluation of the whanau carers training programme delivered by LIFE Unlimited

authors: Ashwell, Allanah

subjects: Maori

abstract: In response to the needs of Maori informal carers, a training programme was developed for whanau carers in the Waikato region.  It was delivered by LIFE Unlimited.  It is a unique training programme in that it is community driven and focuses on informal caregivers who are Maori.  The overarching aim of the whanau carers training programme is to provide increased training and support of informal carers.  This report aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the whanau carers training programme, including: the unique nature of the programme, the critical success factors, the barriers to success if any, and suggested improvements.  The report concludes the programme has had a positive and definite impact upon the whanau carers.  The evaluation team observed that the overall programme works very well and fulfils its stated obligations to the Ministry of Health.  The programmes are delivered well, and are well received by the client group.

text: Evaluation of the whanau carers training programme delivered by LIFE Unlimited In response to the needs of Maori informal carers, a training programme was developed for whanau carers in the Waikato region.  It was delivered by LIFE Unlimited.  It is a unique training programme in that it is community driven and focuses on informal caregivers who are Maori.  The overarching aim of the whanau carers training programme is to provide increased training and support of informal carers.  This report aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the whanau carers training programme, including: the unique nature of the programme, the critical success factors, the barriers to success if any, and suggested improvements.  The report concludes the programme has had a positive and definite impact upon the whanau carers.  The evaluation team observed that the overall programme works very well and fulfils its stated obligations to the Ministry of Health.  The programmes are delivered well, and are well received by the client group.

year: 2004-02