Why Wellington? [DoL website]
An exploratory study into why and how migrants decided to settle in Wellington showed that choice and chance were both at play in migrants’ decisions to come to Wellington, and then to remain in or, in three cases, leave the city. Why Wellington? PDF [307KB]
Developing a Settlement Knowledge Base: Settlement research and evaluation literature sweep [DoL website]
This report is the result of a sweep of national and international publications to identify and bring together key findings and good practice from published settlement research and evaluation.
This report forms part of the Developing a Settlement Knowledge Base project, and aims to map the settlement evidence base by undertaking a literature sweep, identify good practice for helping migrants to settle, and identify good practice for undertaking settlement research and evaluation.
Providing Information Services to Migrants: Literature review [DoL website]
This literature review of international good practice in the delivery of information services to migrants will inform the development of evaluation tools for services to migrants to New Zealand. It is expected that evaluation tools will evolve as the literature develops and as a New Zealand evidence base emerges.
The main findings of the review are:
Transition to Permanent Residence: Job outcomes of work permit holders [DoL website]
This report assesses the employment outcomes of former work permit holders who were granted permanent residence status through the Skilled Migrant Category. The report investigates whether these former work permit holders work in jobs that use their skills and experience.
Developing a New Zealand Settlement Knowledge Base: Baseline Information for the New Zealand Settlement Strategy Indicators [DoL website]
How well migrants integrate or settle is of interest to all migrant-receiving countries and, in recent years, many such nations have designed policy interventions, programmes and activities to support good settlement outcomes. Despite this, very little research exists internationally about indicators of good settlement.
This report provides baseline information on the indicators which relate to the intermediate goals of the New Zealand Settlement Strategy identified in Phase One of the Settlement Knowledge Base Project:
Life in New Zealand: Settlement Experience of Skilled Migrants – Results from the 2008 Survey [DoL website]
This report presents findings from the 2008 Settlement Experience Feedback Survey of migrants who gained permanent residence in New Zealand through the Skilled/Business Stream between September and December 2007.
The 2008 survey findings provided a wide range of information about early settlement experiences and outcomes for skilled migrants. The information includes three major areas:
The report is available as a PDF via the link above and is summarised in our factsheet Life in New Zealand: Settlement Experience of Skilled Migrants – At a Glance PDF [287KB].
Developing a New Zealand Settlement Knowledge Base: Phase One Working Paper – A Framework and Initial Indicators
This working paper reports on the first phase of the Settlement Knowledge Base (SKB) project, which involved the development of a Settlement Knowledge Base framework and an initial identification of indicators relating to the New Zealand Settlement Strategy. This report is summarised in our factsheet Settlement Knowledge Base Framework – At a Glance PDF [275KB]
2007 Settlement Experience Feedback Survey (SEFS)
This report details the findings from the 2007 Settlement Experience Feedback Survey (SEFS) of migrants who took up residence in New Zealand through the Skilled/Business Stream from January 2006 to June 2006. The survey is sent out to these migrants 12 months after residence approval or arrival into New Zealand. Therefore, these migrants were surveyed from 1 January 2007 to 31 June 2007. This report also contains information on trends (from 2005 to 2007) on the key settlement outcomes of principal applicants. This report is summarised in our factsheet Settlement Experiences Feedback Survey (SEFS) – At a Glance PDF [145KB]
The Settlement Experiences Feedback Survey (SEFS) gains feedback from migrants abour their settlement experiences and outcomes in New Zealand (12 months after residence approval). These migrants were approved for residence through the Skilled and Business Streams. The SEFS survey captures a range of information relating to migrants' initial settlement in New Zealand such as employment and income, housing, children's schooling and satisfaction with living in New Zealand.
The Evaluation of the Settlement Services Pilots (February 2002)
Outcomes of pilot projects and their relevance to scope and character of future settlement services.
Family Structures (July 2000)
Identifies the concept of “family” by ethnic group and investigates the key relationships that involve a high level of interdependence.
Settlement Assistance Needs of Recent Migrants (March 2000)
Key features required of successful settlement services.
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