Seminars
Find out about our regular seminars that showcase research for those working in areas that impact New Zealand’s tamariki or children and whānau or families. Sign up to our mailing list for early advice and invitations to events at research@ot.govt.nz
Coming up
Evidence Centre Seminar: 22 February 2023 | 10:30am to 12 noon
The Evidence Centre’s next online seminar features presentations on the persistent ethnic disparities in uptake of early childhood healthcare services in Aotearoa. The presenters are two well-known researchers from Auckland University of Technology – Professor Gail Pacheco, Director of the NZ Work Research Institute and Dr Nadia Charania, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Co-Director of the Migrant and Refugee Health Research Centre.
For further details and to register your interest, visit our Eventbrite page.
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Evidence Centre Seminar: December 2022
This virtual seminar featured Prof Ian Lambie ONZ, Chief Science Adviser to the Justice Sector, presenting his research on young offenders and how the system has failed them. Ben Hannifin, Director of Youth Justice System Development at Oranga Tamariki al…
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Evidence Centre Seminar: August 2022
This virtual seminar features EY Melbourne presenting insights and sharing learnings to date on the approach to business and workforce continuity, and COVID-19 support for children and families in other jurisdictions. An exploration of trends and response…
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Evidence Centre Seminar: April 2022
This virtual seminar includes two presentations on the findings from the second Just Sayin’ survey of young people who are eligible for a transition support worker.
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Evidence Centre Seminar: February 2022
This virtual seminar featured Associate Professor Terry Fleming and her colleagues presenting their findings from the Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey (Youth19).
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Evidence Centre seminar: December 2021
This virtual seminar featured Professor Cameron Grant, a paediatrician at Starship hospital, presenting on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our response to it, on children’s health and wellbeing.
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Evidence Centre seminar: October 2021
This virtual seminar featured two presentations on aspects of Health Services and Children.
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Evidence Centre Seminar: August 2021
The seminar featured two presentations, both with a youth justice focus. We learned more about the NZ Crime and Victims Survey with particular reference to young people from two Ministry of Justice presenters. The Evidence Centre reported on the pathways…
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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.
Published: March 27, 2018 · Updated: February 1, 2023
