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| Briefing: Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland Floods Wellbeing Data | 27 February 2023 |
| Memo: Quarter Two Delivery Report | 17 February 2023 |
| Auckland Floods: Understanding social wellbeing to support recovery | 10 February 2023 |
| Housing experiences of older people (65+) in NZ - updated slides | 13 December 2022 |
| Youth Engagement: Cluster Analysis | 2 December 2022 |
| Youth Engagement: What works advice | 2 December 2022 |
| Briefing: Progress towards regional data dashboard products | 18 November 2022 |
| Aide-memoire: SWA Hui Talking Points | 11 November 2022 |
| SWB Monthly Dashboard: October 2022 Update | 4 November 2022 |
| Aide-memoire: SWB Report back to SWV: 9 November 2022 | 4 November 2022 |
| Briefing: Community Hubs | 4 November 2022 |
| Memo: Title witheld under 9(2)(f)(iv) | 28 October 2022 |
| Briefing: Upcoming Publication - Wellbeing during the first year of COVID-19 | 28 October 2022 |
| Memo: Social Wellbeing Agency Quarter 2 Delivery Report | 19 October 2022 |
| Briefing: Te Ao Māori Perspectives of 1st 1000 Days | 19 Octover 2022 |
| Briefing: SWA Dashboards Work | 19 October 2022 |
| Memo: Participation in the Risks That Matter Survey | 30 September 2022 |
| Memo for Youth Engagement Chairs: YEMG pre-meet | 20 September 2022 |
| Aide-memoire: SWB Meetings 19 and 21 September | 16 September 2022 |
| Slide pack: Further Information about the highest need children and youth in Aotearoa | 13 September 2022 |
| Briefing: Initial package of announcement for youth engagement programme | 23 August 2022 |
| Briefing: Improving regional access to data to support decision making | 19 August 2022 |
| Aide-memoire: Ministerial Satisfaction Survey | 5 August 2022 |
| Aide-memoire: Sole mothers during COVID-19 | 26 July 2022 |
| Briefing: Social Wellbeing Agency 2022/23 Work Programme | 26 July 2022 |
| Aide-memoire: Q4 Progress Report | 26 July 2022 |
| Youth and Child Cohorts Service Access Map - anlysis | 15 July 2022 |
| Briefing: Title witheld under 9(2)(f)(iv) | 15 July 2022 |
| Post Hearing Estimates Questions | 8 July 2022 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 2 July | 2 July 2021 |
| Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency Minister Sepuloni 8 July 2021 |
7 July 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Having a Baby in South Auckland: Gaps in New Fathers' Earnings | 7 July 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Ministerial Satisfaction Survey July 2021 | 7 July 2021 |
| Estimates Post-Hearing Questions | 9 July 2021 |
| Aide memoire: CYWS Ministerial Group Meeting 2 August |
30 July 2021 |
| Aide memoire: End of Year Performance Report | 30 July 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Debt to Government | 2 August 2021 |
| Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency Minister Sepuloni 3 August 2021 |
2 August 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 30 July 2021 | 2 August 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 13 August 2021 | 13 August 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Debt to Government breakdown | 13 August 2021 |
| SWB Quarterly Dashboard August Update | 13 August 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 27 August 2021 | 30 August 2021 |
Reports provided to the Minister of Social Development and Employment as at 30 June 2021
| Aide memoire: Partnership hui | 11 May 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 7 May 2021 | 11 May 2021 |
| SWA Strategic Narrative | 11 May 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 21 May 2021 | 21 May 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 4 June | 8 June 2021 |
| Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency Minister Sepuloni 9 June 2021 | 8 June 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Quarter 3 Progress Update | 8 June 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Work programme discussion | 8 June 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Toi Hau Tāngata hui | 11 June 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Debt to Government | 18 June 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 18 June 2021 | 18 June 2021 |
| Estimates Pack | 23 June 2021 |
| Briefing: Pay Equity Report | 23 June 2021 |
| Aide memoire: OIA: COVID-19 Contractors | 25 June 2021 |
| Estimates Pack | 25 June 2021 |
Reports provided to the Minister of Social Development and Employment as at 30 April 2021
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Aide memoire: Social Wellbeing Board at SWC 10 March |
4 March 2021 |
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Briefing and appendices: B4 School Checks |
9 March 2021 |
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Minister's Update Week Ending 5 March 2021 |
9 March 2021 |
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Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency Minister Sepuloni 11 March 2021 |
9 March 2021 |
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Aide memoire: Debt to Government Phase 1 |
12 March 2021 |
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Aide memoire and appendices: Social Wellbeing Board: March dashboard and invitation to Ministers |
24 March 2021 |
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Minister's Update Week Ending 19 March 2021 |
24 March 2021 |
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Minister's Update Week Ending 1 April 2021 |
1 April 2021 |
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Briefing and appendices: Estimates and Supplementary Estimates |
1 April 2021 |
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Aide memoire and appendices: Social Wellbeing Board meetings 13 and 14 April |
12 April 2021 |
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Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency Minister Sepuloni 19 April 2021 |
16 April 2021 |
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Minister's Update Week Ending 16 April 2021 |
16 April 2021 |
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Aide memoire: Aotearoa Wellbeing Update |
16 April 2021 |
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Aide Memoire: Data Protection and Use Policy Cabinet implementation update |
16 April 2021 |
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SWB Dashboard for SWC 5 May |
23 April 2021 |
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Aide memoire and appendices: Talking points for SWC 5 May |
30 April 2021 |
Reports provided to the Minister of Social Development and Employment as at 29 February 2021
| Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency_Minister Sepuloni meeting 9 February 2021 | 5 February 2021 |
| Briefing: Data Systems Transition Plan | 5 February 2021 |
| SWA Strategic Intentions | 5 February 2021 |
| Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update WE 5 February 2021 | 5 February 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Social Wellbeing Board Dashboard: February 2021 | 8 February 2021 |
| Aide memoire: Social Wellbeing Board meetings 16 and 17 February | 15 February 2021 |
| Annual Review 23 February pack | 18 February 2021 |
| Annual Review Prep Meeting 22 Feb Social Wellbeing Agency pack | 19 February 2021 |
| Minister's Update Week Ending 19 February | 19 February 2021 |
| Annual Review Follow Up Questions and Responses | 26 February 2021 |
| Aide memoire: DPUP Integration into Core Expectations | 26 February 2021 |
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Report: Success frameworks for Place-Based Initiatives: Design and toolkit |
22 January 2021 |
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2019/20 Annual Review (Written Responses to Q1-127) |
22 January 2021 |
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Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting 26 January 2021 |
22 January 2021 |
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Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting 7 December 2020 |
4 December 2020 |
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Title withheld |
4 December 2020 |
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Title withheld |
4 December 2020 |
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SWA Excerpt for Budget 2021 letter |
4 December 2020 |
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Aide Memoire Social Wellbeing Board meeting 9 December 2020 |
8 December 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update WE 4 December 2020 |
11 December 2020 |
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Briefing: Data Protection and Use Policy: Cabinet report back |
11 December 2020 |
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Aide Memoire Speaking points: Budget 2021 |
11 December 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency Strategic Intentions 2020 - 2025 |
11 December 2020 |
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Briefing: Monthly dashboard prototype |
18 December 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update Week Ending 13 November 2020 |
13 November 2020 |
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Appendix: Social Wellbeing Agency 2020/2021 Work Programme Quarter 1 Update |
13 November 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency - Toi Hau Tangata Briefing to the Incoming Minister |
13 November 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Board Briefing to the Incoming Minister |
13 November 2020 |
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Aide-Memoire: Business Cases Update November 2020 |
20 November 2020 |
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Title withheld |
20 November 2020 |
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Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting 23 November 2020 |
20 November 2020 |
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Aide memoire: Social Wellbeing Board meetings: 1 December 2020 and 9 December 2020 |
30 November 2020 |
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Agenda and supporting papers: Social Wellbeing Board 9 December 2020 |
30 November 2020 |
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Agenda Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting |
2 October 2020 |
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Monitoring COVID-19 Recovery (October Update) |
2 October 2020 |
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Business Case Updates October 2020 |
2 October 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency Minister's Update Week Ending 2 October |
2 October 2020 |
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[AGENDA] Social Investment Agency_Minister for Social Development Meeting 10 March 2020 |
6 March 2020 |
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Data Protection and Use Policy: Update on progress towards policy implementation |
13 March 2020 |
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Evidence Centre and The Hub update – improving the use of evidence in decision making |
13 March 2020 |
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Annual review of the Social Investment Agency – post-hearing questions |
13 March 2020 |
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[AGENDA] Social Investment Agency_Minister for Social Development Meeting 23 March 2020 |
20 March 2020 |
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Fortnightly Update Social Investment Agency_Minister for Social Development Meeting 23 March 2020 |
20 March 2020 |
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Work programme A3 overview |
20 March 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency / Covid-19 response |
27 March 2020 |
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Estimates for Vote State Services |
8 April 2020 |
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Supplementary Estimates: Vote State Services |
8 April 2020 |
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Week Ending: 7 April 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
9 April 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency / Covid-19 response update |
9 April 2020 |
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International responses to Covid-19: Domestic violence/child abuse |
9 April 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing and COVID-19 in Aotearoa-New Zealand: Five reasons for hope – both short and long-term. |
17 April 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency / Covid-19 response update |
17 April 2020 |
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Week Ending: 24 April 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
24 April 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency / COVID-19 response update |
1 May 2020 |
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Final Estimates Request for information on appropriations within the Vote State Services |
1 May 2020 |
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Week Ending: 8 May 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
8 May 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Board upcoming meetings |
8 May 2020 |
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[Agenda] Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting |
22 May 2020 |
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Week Ending: 22 May 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
22 May 2020 |
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Short Report Social Isolation |
22 May 2020 |
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SWB Chair presentation at Social Wellbeing Committee 27 May |
22 May 2020 |
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Update - Social Wellbeing Board May 2020A3 |
22 May 2020 |
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SWB Chair presentation at Social Wellbeing Committee 24 June AM |
19 June 2020 |
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A3 SWB Chair presentation at Social Wellbeing Committee 24 June |
19 June 2020 |
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Draft Work programme for discussion AM |
19 June 2020 |
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A3 Social Wellbeing Agency 2020/2021 Work Programme –draft for discussion |
19 June 2020 |
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[AGENDA] Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting 22 June 2020 |
19 June 2020 |
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Week Ending: 19 June 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
19 June 2020 |
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Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures - Re-engaging NZ with the World |
3 July 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update Week Ending 3 July |
3 July 2020 |
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Aide Memiore: Ministerial Satisfaction Survey July 2020 |
3 July 2020 |
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Supplementary Standard Estimates Post-hearing questions 2020-21 |
10 July 2020 |
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Stats NZ: Algorithm Charter |
17 July 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Board meetings: 21 and 23 July |
17 July 2020 |
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Active consideration - Withhold 9(2)(f)(iv) |
21 July 2020 |
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Active consideration - Withhold 9(2)(f)(iv) |
21 July 2020 |
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[Agenda] Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting |
27 July 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency 2020/21 Work Programme Briefing |
27 July 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency 2020/21 Work Programme A3 |
27 July 2020 |
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Data Protection and Use Policy implementation Briefing |
27 July 2020 |
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SWA work for the Social Wellbeing Board |
27 July 2020 |
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Potential roles for SWB in the Covid 19 Response and Recovery Funding for the Social Sector |
27 July 2020 |
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Week Ending: 24 June 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
27 July 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Agency Staff Hui 30 July |
29 July 2020 |
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Ngā Tapuae: Levers of Change |
31 July 2020 |
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Social Wellbeing Board discussion 5 August |
4 August 2020 |
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Week Ending: 7 August 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
7 August 2020 |
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Update on Data Exchange and Data Expertise and Capability |
7 August 2020 |
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[Agenda] Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting |
7 August 2020 |
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Memo: Meeting Chief Science Advisors |
14 August 2020 |
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SWA annual report draft |
14 August 2020 |
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Week Ending: 21 August 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
21 August 2020 |
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The People’s Project: Homelessness analytics |
24 August 2020 |
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Chief Science Advisors meeting 25 August 2020 |
24 August 2020 |
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Youth Mental Health in Aotearoa New Zealand: Greater Urgency Required |
4 September 2020 |
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Attachment: Mental health: a silent pandemic among NZ’s youth |
4 September 2020 |
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Week Ending: 4 September 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
4 September 2020 |
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[Agenda] Social Wellbeing Agency / Minister Sepuloni meeting |
4 September 2020 |
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Active consideration - Withhold 9(2)(f)(iv) |
4 September 2020 |
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Monitoring COVID-19 Recovery Key wellbeing stories and indicators |
11 September 2020 |
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COVID-19 Caring for Communities Workstream Weekly Report 10 September 2020 |
11 September 2020 |
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Week Ending: 18 September 2020 Social Wellbeing Agency Fortnightly Update |
18 September 2020 |
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Manawa GovTech Update |
1 November 2019 |
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Minister Update week ending 1 November 2019 |
1 November 2019 |
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Social Wellbeing Board membership |
7 November 2019 |
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SWB Chair/Minister meeting 7 November |
5 November 2019 |
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Data Protection and Use Policy Cabinet Paper |
6 November 2019 |
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Data Protection and Use Policy consultation and talking points for SWC |
6 November 2019 |
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Data Protection and Use Policy talking points for SWC |
8 November 2019 |
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Active consideration - Withhold 9(2)(f)(iv) |
8 November 2019 |
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Having a baby in South Auckland |
15 November 2019 |
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Manawa GovTech funding update |
15 November 2019 |
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Active consideration - Withhold 9(2)(f)(iv) |
15 November 2019 |
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Social Wellbeing Board 20 November meeting |
15 November 2019 |
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Fortnightly update week ending 15 November |
15 November 2019 |
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Active consideration - Withhold 9(2)(f)(iv) |
22 November 2019 |
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Fortnightly update week ending 29 November |
29 November 2019 |
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Social Wellbeing Board support - update |
13 December 2019 |
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Place-Based Initiatives evaluation report (AM) |
24 January 2020 |
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Attachment Implementation and emerging outcomes evaluation of the Place-based Initiatives |
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Attachment Report to SWB The Place-Based Initiatives – Progress and Timing of Contingency Drawdown |
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State Sector (Social Wellbeing Agency) Name Change Order |
24 January 2020 |
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Social Investment Agency/Minister for Social Development Meeting 13 Feb 2020 |
7 February 2020 |
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Attachment Fortnightly Update Social Investment Agency_Minister for Social Development Meeting 13 Feb 2020 |
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Social Investment name change |
10 February 2020 |
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Appropriation name changes |
11 February 2020 |
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Agency Māori description - change |
12 February 2020 |
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Social Investment name change |
14 February 2020 |
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SWA Announcement: Morning Tea at the Agency |
14 February 2020 |
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Case Study: ‘Towards better social sector decision making and practice: A social wellbeing approach’. |
14 February 2020 |
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Social Investment Agency_Minister for Social Development Meeting 24 Feb 2020 |
21 February 2020 |
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Attachment Fortnightly Update Social Investment Agency_Minister for Social Development Meeting 24 Feb 2020 |
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| 6 September 2019 | Report to the Ministers of Statistics and Social Development: Data Futures Partnership – Ministerial Approval |
| 6 September 2019 | Data Futures Partnership 8 August meeting |
| 9 September 2019 | Topics for 10 September meeting with SWB chair |
| 18 September 2019 | Social Wellbeing Board 19 September meeting |
| 20 September 2019 | Withhold 9(2)(f)(iv) paper is under active consideration |
| 20 September 2019 | Data Protection and Use Policy (the Policy) |
| 20 September 2019 | Minister's Update Week ending 20 September 2019 |
| 27 September 2019 | Overview of evaluation plan for Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy |
| 11 October 2019 | Data Protection and Use Policy: Withhold 18(d) information soon to be publicly available |
| 11 October 2019 | Meeting pack: Data Exchange Uptake |
| 11 October 2019 | Minister Update week ending 11 October 2019 |
| 11 October 2019 | SIA Report Measuring the impact of social housing placement on wellbeing |
| 18 October 2019 | Data Exchange Uptake and Funding |
| 18 October 2019 | Social Wellbeing Board/Ministers meeting 23 October |
| 7 August 2019 | Data Ethics Advisory Group |
| 2 August 2019 | Family Violence and Sexual Violence meeting |
| 2 August 2019 | SIA Excerpt for SSC Annual Report |
| 2 August 2019 | Post-Hearing questions for 19/20 estimates |
| 7 August 2019 | Data Future Partnerships Meeting 8 August |
| 9 August 2019 | Data Protection and Use Policy implementation options for Cabinet paper |
| 9 August 2019 | Minister's Update Week ending 9 August 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | SIA 2018/19 Ministerial Satisfaction Survey |
| 23 August 2019 | Update on Place-based Initiatives Evaluation |
| 23 August 2019 | Kāinga Whānau Ora |
| 23 August 2019 | Minister's Update Week ending 23 August 2019 |
| 28 August 2019 | 9(2)(f)(iv) |
| 28 August 2019 | Draft Cabinet Paper Outline: Withheld under 9(2)(f)(iv) |
| 5 July 2019 | Briefing on the Social Investment Agency: For the Incoming Associate Minister for Social Development |
| 11 July 2019 | Final draft: 19/20 Estimates Document |
| 17 July 2019 | Minister's Update Week ending 17 July 2019 |
| 19 July 2019 | Final: 19/20 Estimates Document |
| 26 July 2019 | Data Protection and Use Policy Draft outline for Cabinet Paper |
| 26 July 2019 | Data Protection and Use Policy Cabinet Paper Outline Principles & Guidelines Implementation A3 |
| 26 July 2019 | Minister's Update Week ending 26 July 2019 |
| 26 July 2019 | DRAFT Business Plan for SIA |
| 31 July 2019 | Proactive release: Approval is release PBI cabinet paper Decemeber 2018 |
| 31 July 2019 | Work for Associate Minister - Summary |
| 31 July 2019 | Manawa Nui: Lightning Lab GovTech project |
| 4 June 2019 | Joint Ministerial Briefing – Withheld under 9(f)(iv) |
| 4 June 2019 | Data Protection and Use Policy: Talking points for upcoming Ministers meeting |
| 14 June 2019 | Fortnightly Update |
| 28 June 2019 | Fortnightly Update |
| 28 June 2019 | Joint Ministerial Briefing – Withheld under 9(f)(iv) |
| 10 May 2019 | Fortnightly Update |
| 24 May 2019 | Fortnightly Update |
| 5 April 2019 | Fortnightly Update |
| 23 April 2019 | Vote State Services: Social Investment |
| 26 April 2019 | Fortnightly Update |
| Fri 22 Mar | A3 SIA Minister’s Update 22 March 2019 |
| Fri 22 Mar | Data Protections and Use Policy: Draft Cabinet Paper |
| Fri 8 Feb | Aide Memoire and A3 – Withheld under 9(f)(iv) |
| Fri 8 Feb | SIA Minister’s Update 8 February 2019 |
| Fri 15 Feb | Aide Memoire - Data Exchange Agency Uptake Report Back (and Min of Fin) |
| Fri 15 Feb | Cover note – Withheld under 9(f)(iv) |
| Fri 22 Feb | Data Protection and Use Policy: Terms of Reference amendments |
| Fri 22 Feb | SIA Minister’s Update 22 February 2019 |
| Mon 3 Dec | Aide Memoire – Meeting 6 December with Dr Graham Scott |
| Mon 10 Dec | Aide Memoire – Cabinet paper The Place-Based Initiatives – progress, future arrangements and resourcing |
| Fri 14 Dec | Briefing – Developing the Data Protection and Use Policy |
| Thu 29 Nov | Aide Memoire – Meeting with Digital and Data Ministers’ Group 5 December 2018 |
| Thu 29 Nov | Aide Memoire – Letter from Minister of Statistics on Measurement Priorities for Statistics New Zealand |
| Wed 3 Oct | Briefing – ‘Your voice, your data, your say on social wellbeing’: Summary of Findings |
| Wed 3 Oct | Briefing – ‘Your voice, your data, your say on social wellbeing’: Māori perspectives |
| Wed 10 Oct | Aide Memoire – The Place-Based Initiatives: [9(2)(f)(iv)] |
| Fri 12 Oct | Aide Memoire – Social Wellbeing Committee Oral item: Investing for Social Wellbeing approach |
| Fri 26 Oct | Aide Memoire – Meeting with Digital and Data Ministers’ Group 31 October 2018 |
| Wed 5 Sep | Aide Memoire - Meeting with Minister James Shaw on Cabinet paper Towards New Data and Statistics Legislation Discussion Document: Approval for release |
| Thu 13 Sep | A3 - Draft SIA Future Strategy and Work Programme |
| Fri 14 Sep | Briefing – A What Works function for New Zealand |
| Fri 28 Sep | A3 - Engagement hui update #6 |
| Fri 28 Sep | Aide memoire – Further [9(2)(f)(iv)] |
| Fri 28 Sep | Briefing – [9(2)(f)(iv)] |
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