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September 28, 2022

Mental Health Awareness Week - Connections are important for maternal wellbeing and child health

The focus of mental health awareness week on “reconnecting” is timely as research published this year from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study reveals the importance of connections with family, friends and community for maternal mental health and their children’s development in the early years.

September 20, 2022

NZ’s largest survey of intermediate age children comes to completion

The Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study has just completed the largest survey of twelve-year-olds in Aotearoa New Zealand. Information has been collected about the children's health and wellbeing and about their households, neighbourhoods, education and identity.

September 14, 2022

Study reveals what aids te reo Māori learning in children

Fifty years on from the Māori Language Petition asking for active recognition of te reo Māori, research from Growing up in New Zealand has valuable insights about how Māori language is developing in children growing up in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand.

August 8, 2022

Concerns about effects of fertility treatment on children’s development are unwarranted, large study suggests

Differences in the growth, weight, and body fat levels of children conceived through fertility treatment are small, and no longer apparent by late adolescence, finds new research.

July 27, 2022

Under 5’s in Aotearoa New Zealand eating takeaways and sugary foods, but not enough fruit and veg

The most comprehensive study into the diets of New Zealand pre-schoolers has found that the majority of youngsters are not eating enough fruit and vegetables and too many have diets that are high in sugar, salt and saturated fat, which researchers say can set up long term patterns of poor nutrition.

June 2, 2022

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Mental Health Awareness Week - Connections are important for maternal wellbeing and child health

NZ’s largest survey of intermediate age children comes to completion

Study reveals what aids te reo Māori learning in children

Concerns about effects of fertility treatment on children’s development are unwarranted, large study suggests

Under 5’s in Aotearoa New Zealand eating takeaways and sugary foods, but not enough fruit and veg

Connection to Te Ao Māori supports exclusive breastfeeding - new study finds

Nearly half of NZ babies are introduced to solids too early increasing risks of health issues

New app trial underway with Growing Up's Leading Lights

New Research Director for NZ's largest longitudinal study

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