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The paper presents research conducted in New Zealand on the content, creation, use and impact of mission statements. Following a review of the literature the paper goes on to report an empirical study comparing the reality of mission statements with the theory. The paper concludes that practice rarely coincides with theory and that there are a wide variety of types of mission statement in current use. Recommendations are made for creating more actionable mission statements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the highlights of the 37th Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society held in the University of Oxford in Oxford, England on January 5 to 7, 1956. A soirée was held at the university's Department of Botany at which exhibits illustrating the ecological work in progress at Oxford were shown. A series of coloured slides of New Zealand vegetation were shown by professor Gordon of New Zealand. Some of the topics of the papers read at the meeting, include field populations of Calliphorine flies.

The article offers the author's insights on the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) conferences with Richard Peters. The author cites that attending conferences in Australia and New Zealand such as those in Adelaide and Christchurch, respectively, were rewarding and satisfying in terms of academic and society. He says that he was influenced much by Kevin Harris' scrutiny on the linguistic approach to Philosophy of Education in a 1976 conference. He comments that the quality of papers in 2007 Wellington conference was less of congeniality than the previous conferences he was associated with. He adds that maybe competition is damaging collegiality and lowering the standards. He concludes that his 40-year experience with PESA personalities was valuable.

This paper outlines how regional development policy in New Zealand has attempted to reshape the organizational and institutional foundations of regional growth and innovation since the government initiated the implementation of growth and innovation-focused policies in 2000. Dealing with the governance and the economic dimension, the paper elaborates on the challenges encountered in different regional environments that range from metropolitan areas to remote rural regions. The paper outlines New Zealand's institutional and economic framework and the set of programmes used to foster regional development and innovation. Principal lessons from New Zealand's experience are the importance of the institutional set-up in regions, the need to tailor initiatives to different regional contexts, and insights into the complex relationship between regional development and regional innovation policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper will consider the nature and activities of writers' groups in New Zealand against the historical and popular evidence of it having generated a literature of loners. With a small population and a relatively short recorded history, New Zealand now has a remarkably active range of societies and associations, both formally and informally based. The paper will consider this conundrum with reference to the works of New Zealand writers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Few would seriously argue that the application of scientific investigation is an essential element of justice systems around the world. However, a good number would argue that those of us entrusted with the delivery of science are not getting it right. Issues would include poor service delivery, poor science and inadequate standards. Mistakes in science have contributed to wrongful convictions and the very basis of some of our science has been seriously challenged. This paper will attempt to answer whether or not we have failed as badly as some would assert. A way forward is presented based on accepting forensic science is a true profession and building on those aspects that underpin a profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports on the research project 'Shifting conceptualisations of knowledge and learning in the integration of the new New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) in initial and continuing teacher education', which was funded by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative of the New Zealand government. The project maps the learning processes of practitioner-researchers in their initiatives in the integration of the new NZC in their teacher education practices. The project is informed by discursive approaches that emphasise the instability of signification and the location of the subject in language. It used a range of specific conceptual and pedagogical tools designed to bridge theoretical debates relevant to the implementation of the NZC and the research itself. This research focuses on teacher educators' narratives and strategies used to negotiate their theories/practices and subjectivities within the complexities and constraints of their own narratives, institutions and communities. The first part of this paper provides a brief overview of the theoretical and methodological frameworks of the research, and three of the conceptual tools used to bridge theoretical debates. The second part presents a snapshot of one case study, offering a situated analysis of a small part of the data collected in a graduate teacher education course focusing on social and cultural studies. This paper is written with a view to illustrate the benefits and challenges of engaging with theory through conceptual tools developed with the aim to create different possibilities for the production of meaning around pedagogical practices in teacher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a reflection on the historical evolution of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies Inc. (ANZAMEMS). ANZAMEMS is an amalgamation of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ANZAMRS) with an informal group that has no written rules and certain membership. It was established in 1996 through the merger between ANZAMRS and the Australasian Historians of Early Modern Europe (AHEME). The author emphasizes that no history of humanities in Australia and New Zealand will be complete without an account of the ANZAMEMS.

The article presents a study which highlights the whaanau/support interview which is being used in New Zealand organizations. The whaanau/support interview is a distinctively New Zealand practice which provides an example of how this has been done. The process was originally developed in the 1980s to create a bicultural process for selection interviews in New Zealand organizations. Over time it has been extended to cover performance appraisal and performance management interviews, as well as employee induction. The intention of this paper is to advocate the whaanau/support process as an Relations innovative local Human Resource Management (HRM) practice that offers possibilities--not only for New Zealand organizations, but also for organizations in other cultural contexts which may be seeking to integrate diverse cultural perspectives with HRM practices. The success of introducing the new process was based on a number of factors, according to one HRM practitioner interviewee. Best HRM practice should ensure that the introduction of an innovative cross-cultural process such as whaanau/support relates to clearly defined organizational objectives, and is well-integrated with both HR policies and cultural requirements. The possibility is that the introduction of innovative practices like whaanau/support works not simply as an end in itself, but as an opening for developing cultural understandings and for the ongoing re-thinking of HRM practice.

Examining the concepts underpinning the reasoning processes of social worker's decision‐making provides important insights into how social work practice is undertaken. This paper examines one of the major discourses used by social workers in decision reasoning in a non‐governmental organization child protection context in Aotearoa/New Zealand: family maintenance. This study found that family maintenance as a concept was strongly privileged by social workers. This resulted in attempts to preserve families and created a hierarchy of preferred decision outcomes. A preference for family maintenance was supported by legal, moral, psychological and Māori cultural concepts. This pattern of constructs underpinned the ‘weighing up of harms’ when considering removal, and generally reflected a child welfare orientation. In addition to this, it was found that ‘family’ was broadly defined, and could include people who had a relationship with the children, or Māori definitions of extended family, in addition to legal ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a centre to promote the spiritual care of older people in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach – The spiritual scene in New Zealand is described and “spirituality” defined. The history of the Selwyn Centre for Ageing and Spirituality (SCAS) is illustrated by case studies in three areas: research, education and advocacy, noting challenges in providing spiritual care to older people. Findings – The number of New Zealanders claiming a religious affiliation is dropping but spirituality is of interest and relevance to many people. The acknowledgement of Maori spirituality has affected government policy. The SCAS has supported research and provided education throughout the country. Advocacy is difficult where care focuses on the physical and funding for frail older people is limited. Research limitations/implications – While the importance of good spiritual care for older people is clear, this is not easy to achieve. However, an organisation like SCAS has brought the issue to national awareness and made some contribution to increased understanding and improved practice. Practical implications – As the population ages and expressions of spirituality diversify, a deeper understanding of spirituality beyond Christian religion is required. Social implications – While the SCAS focuses on older people, it has formed a nexus of people more widely interested in spirituality at all ages, in different cultures and throughout the country. Originality/value – This is the first description of a New Zealand organisation specifically addressing the spiritual care of older people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evidence-based guidance and guidelines need to include the voices of the most disadvantaged groups in society; doing so is a significant challenge, but one which is critical to a responsive and healthcare system. Addressing ethnic disparity (and other types of disparity) in health via evidence-based guidance is likely to be less effective if approaches are singular and do not address issues of participation by those groups who have the greatest stake in improved health outcomes. This paper presents a multifaceted framework, which has been developed in New Zealand to ensure health inequalities experienced by Māori (the indigenous population within New Zealand) are addressed when developing evidence-based guidance. The framework has two overarching goals. These are: (i) to ensure the explicit identification of Māori health needs occurs during each formal stage of guideline development; and (ii) to ensure there is full Māori participation in the guidance development process. The steps to achieving these two goals are described in detail. The framework presented is evolving and intended to be flexible dependent upon healthcare environments and resourcing. This paper is intended to provide some focus and discussion for the role of evidence-based guidance in both addressing and entrenching health inequalities in vulnerable groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides organizational news related to sport psychology organizations. New Zealand has begun a sports psychology association and has held a first annual conference. The South American Society of Sport Psychology had its third annual conference in Belo, Horizonte, Brazil during September 1990. The 7th International Congress in Sport Psychology was held in Montpelier, France, on October 3-5, 1990.

This paper presents findings from a six-year research programme underway in New Zealand to develop strategies for improving the resilience of organisations to major crisis events. The research takes a systems view of organisations, recognising that there are multiple interdependencies within and between different organisations that influence their abilities to respond and recover. This means that effective resilience management for any one organisation must look beyond that single organisation and consider the resilience of other organisations on which it depends. Particular aspects of organisational resilience focused on by the research team include: how individual organisations are positioned to respond to and recover from major crises; their ability to communicate and share information in order to direct resources effectively during crises; and the legal and contractual frameworks within which they will need to operate during crisis response and recovery. None of these issues can be resolved by a single organisation acting unilaterally. Organisations are required to work together towards greater system resilience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the perceptions of a sample of enterprise managers in the New Zealand forest products industry about the respective contributions of cluster groups and national industry associations. Enterprise managers are found to view these forms of association as complementary rather than as one being clearly superior to the other. This suggests that business development can benefit from the existence of both forms of association with individual enterprises matching participation with their current development needs. Government support to collective associations should be based on prior investigation of the gaps in business support rather than on prior judgements about the superiority of one form of association. This evidence is considered significant in the context of the present prioritising of clusters to the neglect of national industry associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intelligence‐driven policing strategies are coming to the fore in many countries around the world. This is evidenced by the espousal of the term in the mission statements of police services in Australia and New Zealand, the recent adoption of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan by the US government, and most notably by the legal commitment to the National Intelligence Model in the UK through the Police Reform Act of 2002. This paper considers intelligence‐driven crime reduction as a three‐stage process, requiring that: law enforcement interpret the criminal environment, influence decision‐makers, and finally that decision‐makers impact on the criminal environment. This 3i model (interpret, influence, impact) is used as the framework for an evaluation of the intelligence process in three New Zealand police districts. The results of interviews with 50 decision‐makers and intelligence staff suggest that there are difficulties identifying a clear decision‐making structure and that there is perceived to be a lack of understanding of intelligence‐led policing at the leadership levels of the organization. Furthermore, issues with training, and data quality and availability hamper the ability of intelligence analysts to contribute to the crime reduction effort. This lack of clarity in intelligence use and application may have a negative effect on the ability of the organization to positively impact on the criminal environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the controversy being faced by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) in management education and training in the region. Accusations of the New Zealand Institute of Management against NZQA; Involvement of NZQA in the establishment of the .Industry Training Organizations; Arguments on the NZQA formulated standards on education; Remarks from David Hood, founding CEO of NZQA, on the authority.

In 2002 to 2003, an evaluation of the ClubSafe responsible gambling program, implemented by clubs in New South Wales, Australia, was conducted (Hing, 2003). The study surveyed members from ten large Sydney clubs to assess their level of awareness of their clubs' responsible gambling measures, how adequate they considered these measures to be, and whether these measures had changed their gambling behaviour in terms of frequency, expenditure and gambling session length. Comparisons were drawn between "problem" and "recreational" gamblers. This paper draws on that study to reflect on some implications of its findings for clubs in New Zealand. This is pertinent, given that Clubs New Zealand have recently licensed the ClubSafe program from Clubs NSW for implementation in New Zealand clubs. However, there are many differences between the clubs in these two jurisdictions. These include size of gaming machine installations, staff and management training and education, membership numbers, and patronage by visitors. Additionally, differences exist between the two in the legislative requirements for responsible conduct of gambling, the competitive environments they face and certain characteristics of their respective markets. This paper discusses how these factors may pose opportunities and challenges for the effective implementation of ClubSafe in New Zealand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the state of secondary education in New Zealand in 2005. Concerns of the business people about the ability of secondary schooling in the country; Implementation of the NCEA examination system; Information on a paper produced by the Independent Business Foundation in 2004 expressing concerns for developments in education; Reason behind the decision of senior college principal Kathy Parker in Auckland to opt for the Cambridge International Examinations system.

This paper reflects on ways of approaching the historical development of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA), from an Australian perspective. It is not in itself a history. Rather, it seeks to examine some of the questions that have been raised by prior work on ANZCA, and particular frameworks, problems, and issues that need to be taken into account. Formed in 1979, ANZCA is an organisation with a complex past and present, incorporating the Australian Communication Association (A CA), and operating across two countries. In this paper, I discuss four issues, among the many that could be looked at in detail: the question of an Australian communication studies, the situation of the field in Australian higher education, communication education, and the notion of the field itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: The present paper aims to: (i) describe how the Mental Health Commission in New Zealand works and has contributed to the substantial enhancement of mental health resources and services; (ii) determine whether mental health reform policies will ever be implemented properly without an independent monitor with official influence at the highest levels of government; and (iii) demonstrate how variants on this model work in other Western countries and how it can be adapted to the Federated system in Australia.Conclusions: It is recommended that the Australian National Mental Health Plan 2003-2008 should be complemented by a long-standing national mental health commission (or similarly constituted body), which is also able to report independently from and to the government, with direct access to the Prime Minister, Premiers and Australian Health Ministers. Its aims would be to monitor service effectiveness and identify gaps in service provision, training and performance of the work force, management and government. It would be informed by consumer, carer and provider experience, and by reviews of evidence-based research regarding health needs and cost-effective services. It should accurately cost such service gaps, and advise government on a strategy for implementing them. It could also promote and advise formally on enhancing community awareness, decreasing stigma and discrimination and improving workforce recruitment and retention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports that a Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) discussion paper has identified a number of strategies to address the shortage of psychiatrists and the recruitment of trainee psychiatrists. Paper presented by RANZCP to the Australian Department of Health and Aging; Commitment of the RANZCP to developing effective partnerships with a range of mental health professions.

To align the company with local, global and planetary concerns and aspirations for our economy and to deliver the social outcomes we hope for and imagine, we must address our constrained thinking about the possibilities inherent in the form. What might become possible in Aotearoa New Zealand through innovating our conception of the company? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers news briefs related to educational philosophy in November 2006. The 35th Annual Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) Inc. will be held at the University of Sydney, New South Wales on November 23-26. PESA has inaugurated the PESA Inc. Scholarships for Ph. D. students for Australian$ 10,000 each. Michael Peters, editor of "Educational Philosophy and Theory" has held a joint position in Glasgow, Scotland, and Auckland, New Zealand.

The article presents announcements from the Society for the Study of Evolution. The association will hold its 2007 joint meeting with the Society of Systematic Biologists and the American Society of Naturalists at the Christchurch Convention Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand from June 16 to 20. The council of the society is inviting proposals for the symposia at the 2008 annual meeting of the society.

The article focuses on the release of key advise points from the Franchise Association of New Zealand to help non-English speakers understand how the concept of franchise works in this country. Peter Fergusson, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Franchise Association, stated that this was done in order to respond to issues involving franchisees who are immigrants. Release of the guidelines permanently on the website of the Franchise Association is mentioned.

Presents information on the career of John Newland business in New Zealand. Position held by Newland in Farmlands Trading Society Ltd; Subject of the paper passed by Newland as a CEO for the Monash University Agribusiness Co-Operative Leaders' Forum; Example of issues addressed by Newland.

Some public sector stakeholders are demanding evaluative findings within a short timeframe. Although evaluators want to be responsive to such requests, there are a number of barriers that hinder their ability to produce evaluative information more quickly. This paper describes the results of an investigation into ways to help evaluators respond to such evaluation "timeliness" issues. It examines the factors that underpin the issue and the barriers to addressing it. A review of the literature identifies three approaches evaluators can use to address the timeliness issue. An unintended result of the investigation is also presented. Based on the findings of the literature review, a tool (named the "time/resource matrix") has been developed for responding to and managing stakeholder demand for quicker evaluative findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The New Zealand Dietetic Association (NZDA) was founded in 1943 and is one the most well-established professional organisations in New Zealand. The Association currently represents around 500 individual dietitians and associated professionals practising in diverse areas of dietetics throughout the country. Corporate membership is also available; at present there are around 15 corporate members of the Association. The NZDA aims to ensure that members are recognised as the most credible source of food and nutrition knowledge within New Zealand, and also aims to contribute to better food and nutrition for all New Zealanders. The key goals of the Association are to sustain a strong and active membership by continuing to develop benefits offered to members, to enhance the profile of the dietetic profession, and to provide professional support to members to help strengthen their professional performance. The activities of the Association are diverse and include promotion of good nutrition through the media, active involvement in making submissions, e.g. on government policy on nutrition, organisation of a national annual conference, production of numerous publications, provision of information via its website, and the development of partnerships with key stakeholders and industry colleagues to promote good nutrition amongst the population of New Zealand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper was first presented at the thirteenth conference of the Eco politics Association of Australasia, held at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 29 November-2 December 2001. The theme of the conference was ‘Green Governance: From Periphery to Power’. This article was included in Ecopolitics, vol. 1, no. 3, and is reprinted here by kind permission of the publisher, the Pluto Press of Sydney, and of the editor, Martin Mulligan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Education in many Western countries is being reformed. The paper examines the role of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority in the neo-liberal reforms and their revenue gathering from students credits in a contradictory neo-liberal policy context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents information on several meetings organized by dermatological associations in different parts of the world. One of the meeting was the History of Dermatology Society that was held at the Saint Louis Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., on Saturday 4 February 1995. Another was the 16th Annual Conference of the Australian Dermatopathology Society, to be held on 13-15 October 1995, at Auckland, New Zealand. The third meeting was Dermatological Therapy International, 1-4 September 1995, to be held in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

This article presents information on the 2005 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association's (ANZCA) conference. This year's conference theme is "Communication at Work," and the program is shaping up to be as stimulating as ever. Vice President Colleen Mills has organized panels, a documentary and papers on topics and from perspectives that reflect the field, including peace and political communication, PR, journalism, new media, technology, organizational communication, gender and communication. The papers, as in previous years, come not only from scholars in Australia and New Zealand, but also from other countries, this year including Ireland, the United States and France. And the highly acclaimed international keynotes, each from different disciplinary perspectives, yet the work of all three can lie within the broader field of Communication; Professor of Linguistics Janet Holmes, Professor of Management Communication George Chaney and Professor of Cultural Studies Graeme Turner. Rooms reserved for ANZCA conference attendees at Rydges Hotel and the YMCA are being snapped up fast, as are the cheap fares from Australia to Christchurch.

Presents the 2002 progress report on the achievements of New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM). Management qualifications administered by NZIM; Recommendations in the research report of Chartered Institute of Management in Great Britain on management and leadership; Accomplishments of NZIM.

Information about several papers discussed at the nineteenth conference of the New Zealand Studies Association held June 27-29, 2013 in conjunction with Radboud's Centre for Pacific and Asian Studies regarding New Zealand is presented. Topics include New Zealand in relation to South Pacific countries, New Zealand as a South Pacific nation, and Maori studies. The conference featured several speakers including Makere Stewart- Harawira, Michael Belgrave, and Vincent Ward.

The article presents the highlights of the eighteenth annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association held in Gdansk, Poland from July 6 to 8, 2012. The first keynote speaker, Professor Khyla Russell, delivered a paper on Maori identity. Several speakers from Poland discussed the political and economic relations between New Zealand and Poland and New Zealand and Europe.

An introduction to this special issue of "Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources," including the key objectives of the formation of an academic branch in the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ), the launch of the Research Forum of the HRINZ, and overviews of papers published in this issue, is presented.

The present study draws on the work–family and cross‐national management literature to examine the relationships between Family‐Supportive Organizational Perceptions (FSOP), work–family enrichment, and job burnout across five countries with different cultural backgrounds: Malaysia, New Zealand, France, Italy, and Spain. Using a combined sample of 980 employees, we find support for a partial mediation model in which FSOP is positively associated with work–family enrichment, which in turn is negatively related to job burnout. Given our focus on support, we test the moderating role of the cultural value humane orientation, that is, the extent to which a society values altruism, kindness, and compassion. The five countries in our sample offer variation in their country‐level scores as determined by the GLOBE study (House et al., 2004). We found that individuals from cultures that scored higher in "as is" humane orientation (i.e., scores for actual practices) experienced lower job burnout when FSOP increased. This pattern was reversed when considering "should be" humane orientation (i.e., scores for ideal values). The implications for the work–family and the cross‐national management literature, and for practice, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To estimate the folate status of New Zealand women of childbearing age following the introduction, in 2010, of a new voluntary folic acid fortification of bread programme.Design: The 2011 Folate and Women's Health Survey was a cross-sectional survey of women aged 18-44 years carried out in 2011. The survey used a stratified random sampling technique with the Electoral Roll as the sampling frame. Women were asked about consumption of folic-acid-fortified breads and breakfast cereals in a telephone interview. During a clinic visit, blood was collected for serum and erythrocyte folate measurement by microbiological assay.Setting: A North Island (Wellington) and South Island (Dunedin) city centre in New Zealand.Subjects: Two hundred and eighty-eight women, of whom 278 completed a clinic visit.Results: Geometric mean serum and erythrocyte folate concentrations were 30 nmol/l and 996 nmol/l, respectively. Folate status was 30-40 % higher compared with women of childbearing age sampled as part of a national survey in 2008/09, prior to the introduction of the voluntary folic acid bread fortification programme. In the 2011 Folate and Women's Health Survey, reported consumption of fortified bread and fortified breakfast cereal in the past week was associated with 25 % (P=0·01) and 15 % (P=0·04) higher serum folate concentrations, respectively.Conclusions: Serum and erythrocyte folate concentrations have increased in New Zealand women of childbearing age since the number of folic-acid-fortified breads was increased voluntarily in 2010. Consumption of fortified breads and breakfast cereals was associated with a higher folate status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article pays tribute to Anne Dunn, a member of the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA), discusses the conference of the organization in Adelaide, South Australia, and its initiatives from 2011-2012. It mentions the life and works of Dunn within ANZCA. It notes the attendees of the conference which is jointly hosted by Australian universities. It also emphasizes the discussion the continuouas development of the ANZA website.