The April Report is a five volume A-J (H.2) additionally titled: Report of the Royal Commission on Social Policy = Te Kōmihana a te Karauna mō ngā Āhuatanga-Ā-Iwi April 1988.

The Report inquired “into the extent to which existing instruments of policy meet the needs of New Zealanders, and report on what fundamental of significant reformation or changes are necessary or desirable in existing policies, administration, instutions, or systems to secure a more fair, humanitarian, consistent, efficient, and economical social policy which will meet the changed and changing needs of New Zealand and achieve a more just society.”

The Report is still referred to extensively today by government agencies, NGOs and academics. It is an historically important record of New Zealand society up to the 1980s and includes statistical information. This Report will not be digitised for several more years under the A-J project unless prioritised.

Coverage includes:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Health
Maori Education
Education
Women and Social Policy
Housing
Justice
Social Service Provision
Energy and Social Policy
The Environment
Transport
Social Policy and the Media
Recreation and Leisure
Ethnic Equality and Diversity
Pacific Islander Perspectives
Family
Older People
Youth Perspectives
People with Disabilities
Consumer Affairs
Incomes and Taxation
Social Wellbeing
Policy Development

Further information about The April Report can be found in the Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, issue 37: “Still Kicking? The Royal Commission on Social Policy, 20 Years On” : http://tiny.cc/ghhig