Seminars
Find out about our regular seminars that showcase research for those working in areas that impact New Zealand’s children and families.
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Evidence Centre seminar: June 2021
This seminar featured Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, one of the world's leading scholars of Indigenous Studies, presenting on 'seeking transformational change'.
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Evidence Centre seminar: November 2020
This seminar featured Sarah Whitecombe-Dobbs presenting research about what works in the ongoing challenge of working with maltreating families.
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Evidence Centre seminar: October 2020
This seminar featured Sonia Sharp and Georgina Gates presenting an evidence scan conducted by Ernst & Young, in collaboration with the Oranga Tamariki Evidence Centre.
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Evidence Centre seminar: July 2020
This seminar featured Dr Iain Matheson presenting new findings from a thematic synthesis of Oranga Tamariki research on early intervention programmes.
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Evidence Centre seminar: February 2020
Our February seminar featured two presentations, a health case study using the Children’s Wellbeing Model and insights into the youth justice system.
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Evidence Centre seminar: December 2019
This seminar featured two presentations: one discussing Growing Up in New Zealand data and looking at protective factors for children at high risk of adverse experiences, the other sharing findings from a recent 'State of the Generation' survey.
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VUW seminar: Children, Families and the State - seminar three
The third in a three-part seminar examining the historical, current, and future role of the State, around families' and children's involvement in the child welfare system.
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Evidence Centre seminar: October 2019
This seminar featured two presentations: one discussing the impact of an early intervention child support to improve financial wellbeing for families, and the other presenting findings around overseas and New Zealand support offered to teen parents.
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VUW seminar: Children, Families and the State - seminar two
The second in a three-part seminar examining the historical, current, and future role of the State, around families' and children's involvement in the child welfare system.
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Children with disabilities in Family Start
This presentation shows the main findings from the Family Start Disability Survey, an exploratory analysis of families participating in the programme, with a focus on children with disabilities.
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Evidence Centre seminar: August 2019
Our August seminar featured two presentations; one looking at family harm initiatives from Police and the other discussing the results of the 2018 NZ Crime and Victims Survey from the Ministry of Justice.
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VUW Seminar: Children, Families and the State - seminar one
The first in a three-part seminar examining the historical, current, and future role of the State, around families' and children's involvement in the child welfare system.
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Evidence Centre seminar: June 2019
Our June seminar featured two presentations looking at research on children's and young people's educational experiences.
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Evidence Centre seminar: April 2019
Our April seminar featured two presentations: one discussing recent welfare and tax policy studies that examine the link between income and child maltreatment, the other about children and young people's views on what makes a good life.
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Identifying Causal Effects in Research and Evaluation
This workshop provided an overview of randomised controlled trials and a range of quasi-experimental approaches that can be adopted to identify what works and doesn't work in social policy interventions.
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Evidence Centre seminar: February 2019
The Oranga Tamariki Outcomes Framework sets out the main services we provide, how we intend to provide them differently from the past, and how we will know we're making a difference for tamariki and whānau.
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Evidence Centre seminar: November 2018
Our November seminar featured two presentations: one discussing key findings from a survey for social workers, and the other explaining the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study.
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Evidence Centre seminar: July 2018
What is the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), and how can it help us measure the impact of Oranga Tamariki services on children and their families?
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Evidence Centre seminar: September 2018
This seminar featured two presentations: one about the disproportionately high rates of Māori and Pacific youth not in employment, education or training, and the other about the impact of the Social Workers in Schools programme.
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International Wellbeing Conference: Sept 2018
The third International Conference on Wellbeing & Public Policy was held at Victoria University of Wellington, September 5–7 2018.
Published: March 27, 2018 · Updated: April 19, 2021
