Eating Together at Mealtimes: The role of family meals in the health and wellbeing of young people in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 10 Nov 2011 This research report aimed to summarise the literature on health and wellbeing indicators associated with the sharing of family meals, and to determine if these associations…
The Development of a Natural Health Products Bill Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 In 2010, the Ministry of Health consulted on high-level proposals for a natural health products bill. The Summary of Submissions outlines public feedback on these proposals.
Annual Review of Drinkingwater Quality in New Zealand 2009-2010 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2011 This report describes the microbiological and chemical quality of water in New Zealand drinking-water supplies from July 2009 to June 2010. The report comprises the following five…
The Social Report 2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators to compare New Zealand with other countries to contribute to…
The economy, environment and opportunities for New Zealand: a futures resource Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This document is a summary of a much larger report. During the course of this project, MoRST commissioned a number of reports and held a number…
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A background paper Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2008 This background paper supports three of the key priorities of the New Zealand Health Strategy (Minister of Health, 2000) – namely, to:improve nutritionincrease physical activityreduce obesity.Food…
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2): A background paper - Partially revised December 2012 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2008 The 4th edition of the Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0–2): A background paper brings together and updates key areas of…
The Social Report 2008 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 The Social Report uses a set of statistical indicators to monitor trends across 10 "domains”, or areas of people’s lives. Together these domains provide a picture…
The Social Report 2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2007 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries; to contribute to…
Leptospirosis - Reducing the impact on New Zealand workplaces Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2007 It is extremely unlikely that Leptospirosis will be eliminated entirely from the New Zealand environment. There is no human vaccine. Therefore the emphasis must be to…