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Young people’s opinion on tobacco taxation: In Fact

One of the most effective tools to stop people taking up smoking and encourage smokers to quit is to increase the price of cigarettes and tobacco.…

Quit intention among current smokers: In Fact

In the Health Promotion Agency’s 2012 Health and Lifestyles Survey, we asked current smokers whether they thought they would still be smoking at three future time…

Increasing educational achievement in secondary schools

In September and October of 2012 a group of 16 schools identified a target cohort of Year 12 students who were at risk of not achieving…

Schools’ Provision for International Students

This national report is ERO’s seventh report about international students. This evaluation included 95 schools (both primary and secondary) and focused on five aspects in relation…

Building back better: Utilising women’s labour in the Canterbury recovery

This research report presents new information about the employment situation of un- and under-employed Canterbury women. It tells us that there is under-utilised, ‘hidden’ female labour…

Outcomes Framework for Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm - Baseline Report

The Ministry of Health (“The Ministry”) commissioned KPMG in 2011 to complete an Outcomes Framework for Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm (“Outcomes Framework”). An Advisory Group…

The Well Child / Tamariki Ora Quality Improvement Framework

The 2007/08 review and the 2012 quality reviews of the Well Child/Tamariki Ora (WCTO) programme identified variable clinical practice, service quality and health outcomes, and recommended…

Gender diversity trends in the New Zealand governance environment 2003-2013

This study explores the changing gender diversity trends on New Zealand corporate boards. A literature review presents domestic and international governance diversity statistics, as well as…

Survey of Selected Samples of Tattoo Inks for the Presence of Heavy Metals 2013

The Ministry of Health surveyed tattoo inks to assess whether the tattoo inks supplied by established (mainstream) manufacturers or suppliers of tattoo ink supplies complied with…

Health and wellbeing benefits of conservation in New Zealand

Despite a long-held popular belief that nature is ‘healthy’ for people, exactly how or even whether this is true has only recently been subject to scientific…