Pasifika Education Plan: Monitoring Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2015 The Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 (the PEP) provides a strategic direction for improving education outcomes for Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand. This monitoring report provides a…
Young people's opinions on tobacco control measures - 2014 - In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 May 2015 To regularly monitor young people’s opinions about tobacco control and aid the development of appropriate health promotion strategies, participants in the 2014 YIS were asked whether…
Acceptability of exposure to second-hand smoke among young people - 2014 - In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 May 2015 One of the main sources of New Zealand data on youth smoking is the Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s) Youth Insights Survey (YIS). The YIS monitors Year…
New Zealanders and the arts 2014 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2015 Attitudes, attendance and participation in 2014. This three-yearly research began in 2005 and was repeated in 2008, 2011 and 2014. It delivers on-going information to the…
Last drinking occasion: 15 to 17-year-olds: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2015 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…
Study of the progression of young people enrolled in Youth Guarantee Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2015 This summer study of young people in Youth Guarantee fees-free courses in 2014 examines the barriers to progressing on to higher levels of study, training or…
Wider Economic Costs of Obesity to New Zealand Last Publication Date: 12 Feb 2015 This report highlights the impact obesity has on our economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being. At an individual and family level it can affect our income…
Teen Births in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 16 Jan 2015 Policymakers in New Zealand have been concerned by the teenage birth rate for many years. Cross-country comparisons indicate that New Zealand has a higher rate of…
Indicators for the Well Child / Tamariki Ora Quality Improvement Framework - September 2014 Last Publication Date: 05 Jan 2015 The Ministry of Health, in partnership with sector experts, developed the Well Child / Tamariki Ora Quality Improvement Framework, drawing on New Zealand and international research. This…
Alcohol use by 15 to 17-year-olds: 2014/15 ABAS: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 The majority of New Zealand secondary school students report having drunk alcohol (Watson et al., 2003). Approximately two-thirds of young people (aged 15 to 19-years-old) who…