Public opinion about tobacco plain packaging: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 In February 2013, the New Zealand Government announced that it agreed ‘in principle’ to introduce a plain packaging regime in alignment with Australia. Prior to the announcement…
Public opinion on removing tobacco displays: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 The Smoke-free Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Act 2011 (the Amendment Act) amended the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 to prohibit the display of tobacco products at…
NCEA one decade on | Views and experiences from the 2012 NZCER National Survey of Secondary Schools Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This report documents views and experiences of NCEA from NZCER's 2012 National Survey of Secondary Schools. Responses from teachers (1266) and principals (177) predominate, but the…
Young people’s perceived access to tobacco: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 Access to tobacco is recognised as one of the environmental risk factors for young people taking up smoking. Participants in the Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s) Youth Insights…
Reflecting on purposes for learning science science Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This report is one in a series written for the Ministry of Education in the Curriculum support for science strand of a wider project called Science…
Attitudes about quitting smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 There are a range of cessation services and products available in New Zealand to provide support to smokers who want to quit. This includes the heavily…
New Zealanders’ Participation in Gambling Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 HPA's Health and Lifestyles Survey 2012 (HLS) is a nationally representative in-home survey monitoring health behaviours and attitudes of New Zealand residents aged 15 years and…
Building a future-oriented science education system in New Zealand: How are we doing? Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 This paper makes the case for deep and radical change to New Zealand's approach to science education. It discusses the implications of recent science education research…
Annual Monitoring of Reading Recovery Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 As part of the continuing evaluation of the implementation of Reading Recovery, schools with Reading Recovery are asked to provide information for the Ministry of Education…
Uptake of the influenza vaccine in 2012: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013 The Ministry of Health recommends the influenza vaccine to protect New Zealanders against the influenza virus. In the Health Promotion Agency’s 2012 Health and Lifestyles Survey,…