Actions to Encourage Healthy Weight and Healthy Lifestyles Last Publication Date: 27 May 2014 Encouraging families to live healthy lives – by making good food choices, being physically active, sustaining a healthy weight, not smoking and drinking alcohol only in…
New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring report 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 The latest New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring Programme Report (NZ-ADUM) has found that 41 % of people detained by police had been drinking prior to…
Distribution of grants from Gaming Machine ('pokies') Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 Gaming machine societies in the Class 4 gaming sector are responsible for distributing the Gaming Machine Proceeds (GMP) generated from their machines. The Department’s analysis shows that…
Public Trust and Confidence in Charities Last Publication Date: 01 May 2014 This survey continues the series of Trust and Confidence surveys conducted biennially for Charities Services New Zealand (previously the Charities Commission). The previous studies referenced in…
Effective Parenting Programmes: A review of the effectiveness of parenting programmes for parents of vulnerable children Last Publication Date: 14 Apr 2014 This report reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of parenting programmes, as a way of reducing the risk of maltreatment of vulnerable children aged 0-6 years.…
Formative evaluation for the alcohol and other drug treatment court pilot Last Publication Date: 31 Mar 2014 The Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODT Court) pilot is designed to supervise offenders whose offending is driven by their alcohol and other drug (AOD)…
Taeao o Tautai: Pacific Public Health Workforce Development Implementation Plan 2012–2017 Last Publication Date: 21 Mar 2014 This publication supports the implementation of the national public health workforce strategy Te Uru Kahikatea 2007-2016. Based on a range of research and sector consultations, Taeao…
Et Tū Ake! Stand tall and proud Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014 This paper looks at improving the economic independence of women with low or no qualifications; women who are not in education, training or employment; and Māori and Pacific…
People’s estimates of how many New Zealand adults smoke: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2014 In HPA's Health and Lifestyles Survey all respondents (aged 15+ years) were asked to estimate the number of New Zealand adults who smoked daily (as perceived…
Parental monitoring and substance use among Pacific youth: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014 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…