Find below reports by MPP or other government agencies related to MPP and our programmes.
Sensitive Expenditure by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (Aug 2023)
This is supplementary material for Te Kawa Mataaho | Public Service Commission's review of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples' sensitive expenditure on the farewell of our previous Secretary for Pacific Peoples, Laulu Mac Leauanae.
Follow this hyperlink to the Commission's report/media release.
Improving Pacific Data Equity: Opportunities to Enhance the Future of Pacific Wellbeing
Long-term Insights Briefing 2023
The Ministry for Pacific Peoples’ inaugural long-term insights briefing topic is improving Pacific data equity: opportunities to enhance the future of Pacific wellbeing. It is our goal that this briefing will be a catalyst for public discussion around transformational change towards Pacific data equity in government systems and practices.
This first report from the Leo Moana o Aotearoa series presents pan-Pacific findings from the Leo Moana o Aotearoa Survey component of the Project. It presents the baseline data from which subsequent policy work will stem over time. Language-specific and ethnic-specific findings from the qualitative talanoa component of the Project will be provided in separate reports.
The Pacific Languages Strategy 2022-2032 was launched on 23 September 2022 and is the first of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand. It takes a long-term approach to coordinating our support for Pacific languages across government, communities and other key stakeholders.
The All-of-Government Pacific Wellbeing Strategy was launched on 16 September 2022. It provides a mechanism for a new way of working across government to improve well-being outcomes for Pacific peoples across Aotearoa. As part of the launch, the following documents were released:
This report is focused on two important social policy issues relating to Pacific peoples aged 65 and older (Pacific matua) in Aotearoa New Zealand, namely retirement and housing. The research forms part of a joint initiative by Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission (the Retirement Commission) and the Ministry for Pacific Peoples (MPP). The following supporting document was also released with the report:
Housing and Retirement among Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa: Infographic
In 2021, the Ministry of Pacific People’s commissioned Te Ipukarea Research Institute at AUT to
provide an analysis of the current research on language revitalisation and its approaches and models
of community language learning that have been effective and successful globally. This research is
compiled as a literature review.
This study explores the role of churches and focuses on understanding the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on church programmes and family needs, and the response of churches to family needs and recovery efforts during this pandemic. As part of the report, the following document was released:
Impact on Pacific Churches Infographic
This report captures Pacific peoples’ insights on volunteering and unpaid productive work. Guided by Pacific research principles and methodologies, data was collected through focus groups, talanoa – discussion – and a survey. As part of this report, the following documents were released:
This report provides data about the businesses owned in full, or in part, by Pacific people aged 20 to 65. It is the first report to analyse Pacific-owned businesses in New Zealand and provides a good baseline to measure against as we recover from the effects of COVID-19. The report also includes success stories of Pacific women in business as well as perspectives on Pacific people in business in Aotearoa New Zealand by the Pacific Business Trust.
This report provides a picture of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand utilising various data sources that were available at a particular point in time. It does not seek to analyse the data in depth, but to present data and facts as they stand. As part of this report, the following documents were released:
The Lalanga Fou Languages and High Tech Fono was held over two days (26-27 November 2019), and brought together key stakeholders in the areas of technology and language to discuss opportunities in the technology and Pacific language spaces. In attendance were Pacific and non-Pacific scientists, technology and innovation business leaders and academics, language experts, community groups, government officials, and broader stakeholders.
Results of the 2020 stocktake of gender, Māori, Pacific and ethnic diversity on public sector boards and committees, undertaken annually by Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women.
The Lalanga Fou Languages and High Tech Fono was held over two days (26-27 November 2019), and brought together key stakeholders in the areas of technology and language to discuss opportunities in the technology and Pacific language spaces. In attendance were Pacific and non-Pacific scientists, technology and innovation business leaders and academics, language experts, community groups, government officials, and broader stakeholders.
Budget 2019 sets out a path to meet the wellbeing needs of Pacific communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, not just in the 12 months ahead but for decades to come.
The diversity of the New Zealand Public Service makes it stronger. However, there are barriers to employment within State agencies - specifically around gender, ethnicity and culture, disability, orientation and identity. This research report by Professor Jarrod Haar, was commissioned to capture the voices of those most affected by the ethnic pay gap, and to provide first-hand insights on where future action to address the findings should be focused.
Pacific Aotearoa - Lalanga Fou Report (2018)
The Pacific Aotearoa Lalanga Fou report is the start of a conversation to better understand Pacific people’s contribution to Aotearoa's economy, and how we define success, prosperity and well-being. It lays a strong foundation that we can build upon for generations to come.
In Budget 2016/17 two feasibility studies were funded to review the viability of Pacific Community Projects: Project Tatupu and the Pacific Cultural Centre.
Project Tatupu Feasibility Study
Project Tatupu explores whether further migration out of densely populated areas of Auckland to growing areas of New Zealand may help Pacific families to lead a more prosperous life. The core purpose of this study has been to assess whether moving to the regions is a practical, achievable, viable strategy for Pacific peoples that will lead to community development and positive outcomes.
Pacific Cultural Centre Study
The objectives of this feasibility study to establish whether a Pacific Cultural Centre can to both support key objectives and generate sufficient income to meet the costs of goods and services offered.
The Contemporary Pacific Status Report offers a present-day snapshot of the Pacific peoples population in New Zealand. Information from various data sources, including the 2013 Census, are brought together into one easily accessible document and highlights the current position of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.
The Pacific Adolescent Career Pathways project is, to date, the largest and only Pacific-specific longitudinal study designed to explore and address information gaps on the formative years of Pacific adolescent career planning. The project follows a group of over 900 Pacific students from 27 secondary schools across New Zealand over three years from Years 9 – 11.
Young Pacific people are a growing proportion of the New Zealand workforce but very little is known about what helps them contribute fully at work.This research asked young Pacific people and their managers how workplaces can get the best from these talented young people.
This paper explores social enterprise and the potential for Pacific communities to become more involved as an important pathway to better social and economic outcomes for Pacific people. It is based on a literature review and five case studies involving either established Pacific social enterprises, or mainstream social housing providers whose clients include Pacific communities.
This multi-ethnic research project analyses relevant cosmology, language, rituals, protocols, behaviours, narratives, symbols, genealogies and practices as potential sources of Pacific core values, ethics and beliefs relevant to healthy and safe relationships and sexual violence prevention.