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Problem Substance Use Among New Zealand Secondary Schools Students

This report explores the health issues and contexts of New Zealand secondary school students who use substances at very high levels. Young people who use substances…

Palliative Care and Māori from a Health Literacy Perspective

Health literacy refers to the degree people can access and understand health information to make informed and appropriate health decisions. This report focuses on the health…

2014 Youth Insights Survey Methodology Report

The Youth Insights Survey (YIS) collects data on smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, as well as students’ interests, lifestyles, activities and media use, and responses to…

Use of strategies to avoid excessive gambling: In Fact

While many people gamble safely, a number are harmed by their gambling behaviour, leading to significant health, social, and economic implications. It is, therefore, important to…

Financial literacy of secondary students, and its place within secondary schools

This study investigates the behaviours, attitudes and experiences of New Zealand secondary students with money and financial products and the range of financial literacy teaching/programmes being…

Understanding and awareness of depression: In Fact

Globally, depression is marked to become the second leading cause of disability by 2020 (Murray & Lopez, 1996). Six percent of New Zealanders experience a major…

Parental monitoring and substance use among Pacific youth: In Fact

Parents have a significant influence on the societal norms, values and behaviour learned by their children. Permissive parental rule setting and monitoring has been shown to…

Science Advice to Government Conference

The first Science Advice to Governments conference took place in Auckland New Zealand on August 28-29, 2014. The meeting was co-hosted by the Office of Sir…

International Students in Non-Compliant Employment

This report outlines what is known about the extent to which international students are working in non-compliant employment, possible reasons why that is occurring and a…

Focusing on the Future: Report to Government

This report to the Government arises from a triennial Review of retirement income policies, held during 2012 and 2013. The overarching challenge faced by this Review,…