Wellbeing

We focus on health, social and environmental factors that influence people's journey through life, particularly maternal and child health.

update

25.10.2024

Play research highlighted during Play Week

We're pleased to see the importance of play being highlighted during Play Week Aotearoa 2024, and it’s great to see Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa...

Wellbeing

Recent

update

24.10.2024

Government funds food for additional 10,000 children in ECE

Wellbeing

We're encouraged to see policy emphasising the critical role of nutrition in early childhood development.

media release

18.09.2024

Youth mental health decline demands action

Wellbeing

Concern at a marked fall in measures of wellbeing in young New Zealanders has triggered a call for action to promote resilience particularly among rangatahi Māori, rainbow youth and young people living in poverty.

evidence brief

18.09.2024

Promoting resilience in children and young people

Wellbeing

There is an urgent need to cultivate resilience in children and ensure they can safely navigate adversity say researchers at a think tank addressing child development.

perspective

14.12.2023

Ending child poverty

Wellbeing

Evidence to policy

Our country’s recent political reset presents an opportunity to tackle one of the biggest blights on Aotearoa New Zealand society: longstanding child poverty and its resulting intergenerational effects.

update

07.12.2023

Koi Tū hosts MP for Child Poverty Reduction

Wellbeing

We were delighted to host Hon Louise Upston who spoke at the launch of our evidence brief on the need for early investment to reverse intergenerational disadvantage and inequity.

evidence brief

06.12.2023

Early investment: A key to reversing intergenerational disadvantage and inequity in Aotearoa New Zealand

Wellbeing

Evidence to policy

media release

06.12.2023

Early investment key to ending disadvantage

Wellbeing

Cross-party and whole-of-government action is needed to tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s stubbornly poor child poverty record.

Knowledge Hub for Maternal and Child Health

We aim to help policy makers, healthcare practitioners, service providers and other decision makers reach evidence-informed decisions based on the latest available knowledge across all disciplines relevant to maternal, infant and child health.

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