title: An argument for school-funded counselling for children in Years 1-8

authors: Flanagan, Paul G.

subjects: children

abstract: Overview – we know that children can benefit from counselling in schools;  Why not provide counselling more freely in Years 1-8?
This presentation gives evidence of the need for mental health and wellbeing support services for children in Years 1-8 in Aotearoa New Zealand
It also presents evidence of the benefits to children (and families and schools) from counselling, including to their mental health and school learning and attendance outcomes.
Lasty, it proposes an argument for school-funded counselling for children in Years 1-8 (as is the case for young people in Years 9-13)

text: An argument for school-funded counselling for children in Years 1-8 Overview – we know that children can benefit from counselling in schools;  Why not provide counselling more freely in Years 1-8?
This presentation gives evidence of the need for mental health and wellbeing support services for children in Years 1-8 in Aotearoa New Zealand
It also presents evidence of the benefits to children (and families and schools) from counselling, including to their mental health and school learning and attendance outcomes.
Lasty, it proposes an argument for school-funded counselling for children in Years 1-8 (as is the case for young people in Years 9-13)

year: 2025-11-11

title: Agglomeration elasticities and firm heterogeneity

authors: Maré, David C.

subjects: agglomeration

abstract: This paper examines three key issues encountered when estimating the relationship between agglomeration and multi factor productivity ('agglomeration elasticities'): the sorting of heterogeneous firms, the convexity of agglomeration effects, and the challenges of identifying the impact of persistent spatial differences in effective density. We use a firm-level panel containing production data together with detailed information on the geographic location of employment, covering a high proportion of the New Zealand economy. We are able to control for heterogeneity along firm, region, and industry dimensions, and to estimate separate agglomeration elasticities across industries and regions. Sorting leads to upward biased elasticity estimates but using firm fixed effects can lead to downward bias due to the highly persistent nature of agglomeration variables. Our preferred estimates control for sorting across regions and industries. Overall, we find a positive agglomeration elasticity of 0.066. Within industries and, to a lesser extent within regions, there is pronounced variation in the strength of agglomeration effects, and evidence of decreasing returns to agglomeration. High density areas attract firms that benefit most from agglomeration.

text: Agglomeration elasticities and firm heterogeneity This paper examines three key issues encountered when estimating the relationship between agglomeration and multi factor productivity ('agglomeration elasticities'): the sorting of heterogeneous firms, the convexity of agglomeration effects, and the challenges of identifying the impact of persistent spatial differences in effective density. We use a firm-level panel containing production data together with detailed information on the geographic location of employment, covering a high proportion of the New Zealand economy. We are able to control for heterogeneity along firm, region, and industry dimensions, and to estimate separate agglomeration elasticities across industries and regions. Sorting leads to upward biased elasticity estimates but using firm fixed effects can lead to downward bias due to the highly persistent nature of agglomeration variables. Our preferred estimates control for sorting across regions and industries. Overall, we find a positive agglomeration elasticity of 0.066. Within industries and, to a lesser extent within regions, there is pronounced variation in the strength of agglomeration effects, and evidence of decreasing returns to agglomeration. High density areas attract firms that benefit most from agglomeration.

year: 2013

title: He Matapihi Mā Mua, Mō Muri: The Ethics, Processes, and Procedures Associated with the Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge—The Pei Jones Collection

authors: Whaanga, Hēmi

abstract: The digital era has transformed how people live their lives and interact with the world and knowledge systems around them. In Aotearoa/New Zealand a range of initiatives incorporating Indigenous knowledge have been implemented to collect, catalog, maintain, and organize digital objects. In this article, we report on the ethics, processes, and procedures associated with the digitization of the manuscripts, works, and collected taonga (treasures) of the late Dr. Pei Te Hurinui Jones—and describe how it was transformed into a digital library. It discusses the decision-making processes and the various roles and responsibilities of the researchers, family members, and institute in this process.

text: He Matapihi Mā Mua, Mō Muri: The Ethics, Processes, and Procedures Associated with the Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge—The Pei Jones Collection The digital era has transformed how people live their lives and interact with the world and knowledge systems around them. In Aotearoa/New Zealand a range of initiatives incorporating Indigenous knowledge have been implemented to collect, catalog, maintain, and organize digital objects. In this article, we report on the ethics, processes, and procedures associated with the digitization of the manuscripts, works, and collected taonga (treasures) of the late Dr. Pei Te Hurinui Jones—and describe how it was transformed into a digital library. It discusses the decision-making processes and the various roles and responsibilities of the researchers, family members, and institute in this process.

year: 2015