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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Ageing

New Zealand has an ageing population with more elderly people who are living longer. The 65+ group now make up one in eight of all New…

Healthy Smile, Healthy Child

This training curriculum and Guide is prepared for New Zealand Well Child/Tamariki Ora providers (Well Child services) who have specific training in child health. Well Child…

Young women's engagement in sport

Sport is widely regarded as a social good – something that contributes to both the health and social capital of young people. Sport is also, as…

Value of sport and recreation: Research Series

A growing area in sport and recreation in New Zealand and internationally is valuing contributions made by sport and recreation to society. In this section are…

Parent and caregivers perceptions and attitudes towards children's physical activity and physical education: Results of a NZ primary schools physical activity project

A pilot physical activity project was trialled in 15 primary schools in Christchurch and Auckland, New Zealand, with the aim to increase the quality and quantity…

Sports Volunteers’ Experiences Survey

This report details the findings from the Sports Volunteers’ Experiences Survey conducted on behalf of Sports and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) in 2007. In the survey,…

Understanding Commitment and Enduring Involvement in Outdoor Recreation in New Zealand

Maintaining or increasing participants’ commitment to their recreation pursuit is an important goal for the recreation sector. Declining participation has been attributed to larger socio-demographic trends,…

Oranga Waha: Oral Health Research Priorities for Māori

The Ministry of Health and the Health Research Council of New Zealand funded Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare (University of Otago, Wellington) and seven…

Researching with Whānau Collectives

Researching with Whānau Collectives is a project which examines research methods that could be used to gather information from whānau collectively, rather than relying on the…

Auckland Region District Health Boards (DHBs) Review of Transition to New Community Laboratory Services Provider

This report presents the findings of a review of Auckland Region District Health Boards (DHBs) Review of Transition to New Community Laboratory Services Provider. The review…