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NZPR Volume 43 2017

The New Zealand Population Review (NZPR) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal of population and demography with a focus on New Zealand and the Pacific region. The latest NZPR has now been published and can be accessed here. Articles include: “A Place to Call Home? Declining Home-Ownership Rates for Māori… Read More

NZPR Volume 44 (2018) – Call For Contributions

Contributions are now being accepted for the 2018 New Zealand Population Review (Volume 44). The submission date for all articles, book reviews and research notes is 31 July 2018 and expressions of interest are welcomed. The Call for Contributions is available here. Instructions for Contributors are available… Read More

RSS Population & Demography in the News

  • Joint report warns £344m needed for social care in Wales by 2021-22
    Population projections estimate that by 2035, the number of people aged over 65 in Wales will increase by 33%, with the number of those over 85 set to rise 107% according to the Institute of Public Care's Daffodil system. Councillor Huw David (Bridgend), WLGA Spokesperson for Social Care said: ...
  • Population and water usage questions over reservoir size
    The long-running saga surrounding a 'mega reservoir' took another twist this week after questions were raised about its size. Thames Water wants to build a reservoir the size of Heathrow Airport, south of Abingdon, but council documents have questioned projections in population growth and water ...
  • Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone if treatment duration is longer, study suggests
    “Although this is a somewhat complicated picture, with lower rates of death for patients on buprenorphine offset at a population level by the shorter treatment durations, our findings clearly suggest that buprenorphine may be the safer treatment option. Because of the shorter treatment duration associated ...
  • Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone if treatment duration is longer, study suggests
    Professor Matthew Hickman, from the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit and Population Health Sciences at University of Bristol, and joint lead author of the study, said: “Despite the record number of patients in treatment, drug related deaths continue to rise. Our research provides evidence to ...
  • Aadhaar does not record caste or race, says SC judge
    The Aadhaar Act does not record the caste, religion, race, etc., of individuals, thus ensuring that these demographics are not used to discriminate among citizens, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud observed during the Constitution Bench hearing in the Aadhaar case on Thursday. “Race, caste, religion, etc are ...