Projects
Peter has had senior roles (Senior researcher, science leader, objective leader or principal investigator) on the following research projects funded by the Public Good Science Fund through the Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) and the Health Research Council of New Zealand ( HRC):
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Project |
Funding period |
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| Investigator:
Successful Whanau (MBIE) |
2013 |
2016 |
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Principal Investigator: New Zealand Longitudinal Study of Ageing (FRST) |
2007 |
2013 |
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Senior researcher and Lead author: Socio-cultural Factors Underlying Food Security and Physical Activity for Māori and Pacific People (HRC/MoH) |
2008 |
2010 |
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Science Leader: Enhancing Wellbeing in an Ageing Society (FRST) |
2004 |
2009 |
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Objective Leader: NZ Poverty Measurement Project (FRST) |
1998 |
2007 |
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Senior researcher: Urban to Rural Migration (FRST) |
1998 |
2002 |
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Principal Investigator: Indicators of deprivation: The NZiDep Scale (HRC) |
2000 |
2002 |
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Principal Investigator: The social dynamics underlying relationships between housing crowding and health (HRC) |
2002 |
2004 |
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Principal investigator: a network analysis of pathways to accessing mental health services and their patterns of use (HRC) |
2000 |
2002 |
Peter was the senior researcher on the following research projects carried out under contract to other Public sector agencies and ministries:
|
Project |
Year
|
| Annual update of
the New Zealand Living Wage rate (The Family Centre Social Policy
Research Unit |
2014 |
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Defining a living wage level for New Zealand (The Living Wage Campaign) |
2012 - 2013
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An analysis of the health, social and demographic based life experiences of older Aucklanders (Auckland Council) |
2011 - 2012
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Resilience in Sole Parent Families (Ministry of Social Development) |
2009 - 2011 |
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A Qualitative Investigation into Pacific Communities and Organisations Social and Economic Contribution to Pacific Migrant Settlement Outcomes in New Zealand. (Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs). |
2008 - 2009 |
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Māori Housing Experiences: Emerging Trends and Issues (Te Puni Kokiri, Housing New Zealand Corporation.) |
2005 - 2006 |
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Information Matters: How do consumers find out about pharmaceuticals? (Health Services Research Centre and Ministry of Health) |
2004 |
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Briefing document for incoming Families Commissioners (Ministry of Social Development) |
2003 |
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Case Studies of the Use of Section 16 of the Criminal Justice Act with Pacific Island Offenders (Ministry of Justice) |
1999 – 2000 |
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Review of Lottery Grants Responsiveness to Pacific Island Cultural Groups Department of Internal Affairs and Lottery Grants Board |
1999 |
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Development and maintenance of Social Monitoring system for the Hutt City Council |
1998 - 2003 |