Changing public attitudes about smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 In 2010, around four in five (79%) people agreed that smoking was a real problem in New Zealand, regardless of demographic background. Agreement was higher in…
Immunisation Audience Research Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 Immunisation is one of the Government's six Health Targets, with the health sector seeking to have 95% of all New Zealand two-year-olds fully immunised by 2012.…
Evaluation of the Food and Nutrition Guidelines Series Last Publication Date: 14 Jan 2011 The Food and Nutrition Guidelines Series includes five population-specific documents that provide evidence based technical information on food, nutrition and physical activity for health practitioners. This report…
Literacy, language and numeracy: connecting research to practice in the tertiary sector Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 Around 40% of adults in Aotearoa, New Zealand have literacy and numeracy skills below a level needed to use and understand the increasingly difficult texts and…
Understanding Commitment and Enduring Involvement in Outdoor Recreation in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 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,…
National Standards, moderation challenges and teacher learning Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 Moderation of student work can support teachers to reach a shared understanding of the meaning of a standard, and to more reliably judge a range of…
Health and Pacific People in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 Health and Pacific Peoples in New Zealand is the third report in the Pacific Progress series. It presents findings on Pacific peoples’ health outcomes, discusses the socio-economic…
Alcohol Use and Maori Young People Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 This fact sheet presents findings about alcohol use among young Māori attending secondary schools in New Zealand. These findings were drawn from a large national survey that investigated…
Value of sport and recreation: Research Series Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 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 several…
Young women's engagement in sport Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 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…
