Attitudes towards alcohol among 15 to 17-year-olds: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Understanding the attitudes this population group has towards alcohol is helpful in developing effective health promotion programmes targeting risky alcohol consumption. The Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s)…
Links between smoking and risky alcohol consumption - Fact Sheet Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This fact sheet assesses whether the prevalence of risky alcohol consumption (defined as high levels of alcohol consumption on a single occasion) among New Zealand adults…
Tobacco brand recognition among New Zealand adults - Fact Sheet Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This fact sheet uses data from HPA's 2014 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) to gauge tobacco brand recognition among New Zealand adults. This is achieved by…
Use of strategies to avoid excessive gambling: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 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…
Tamakaiwānanga – Māori Boys at Secondary School: A qualitative study of Māori boys’ motivation and engagement in NCEA Level 1 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Tamakaiwānanga explores what motivates Māori boys to achieve in education. The report aims to identify ways in which rangatahi, whanau and teachers can work together to…
Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Teenagers Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This document provides a summary of both international research about the way teenagers participate and also the solutions and responses that these countries have implemented to…
Primary and intermediate schools in 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This report presents the main findings from the NZCER national survey of primary and intermediate schools, conducted in July and August 2013. It reports on the…
Doing research that matters: A success story from statistics education Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This is the first report from a new initiative called TLRI Project Plus. It aims to add value to the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI),…
Alcohol use among 15 to 17-year-olds: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 Four in nine New Zealanders report the first time they consumed a large amount of alcohol on one drinking occasion was when they were 15 to…
Student Safety in Schools: Recruiting and Managing Staff Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 This report presents the findings of ERO's 2013 evaluation of how schools ensure student safety when recruiting and managing staff.