Wellbeing

We focus on health, social and environmental factors that influence people's journey through life, particularly maternal and child health.
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media release
30.05.2025  

Growing anxious – are preschoolers matched to their futures?

If we want to break the epidemic of mental health concerns in young people we have to focus on the beginning of life.
Wellbeing

Recent

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Updates
10.04.2025  
Dr Seungyeon Kim on youth theft
Youth mental health

Wellbeing
Seungyeon Kim, a research fellow at Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures, says the reasons driving young people into stealing branded items could be complex.
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Updates
02.12.2024  
Dr Felicia Low on Australia banning social media for teens
Wellbeing
Dr Felicia Low, who heads the child and family wellbeing team at Koi Tū, recently spoke with Kerre Woodham about the importance of parental involvement in children's online activities.
Updates
25.10.2024  
Play research highlighted during Play Week
Wellbeing
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 recognising this through their Play Lab initiative.
Updates
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 Releases
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 Briefs
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.
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Perspectives
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.
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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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Our themes

Future society

Social cohesion & resilience
Democratic innovation

Human potential

Wellbeing
Education
Youth mental health

Navigating change

Information environment
Sustainability
NZ’s place in the world
Technology futures

Informing policy

Long-term thinking
Risk assessment
Evidence to policy
Science diplomacy
Trust in science