Welcome to Growing Up in New Zealand
Growing Up in New Zealand is New Zealand's contemporary longitudinal study tracking the development of approximately 7,000 New Zealand children from before birth until they are young adults. The study is designed to provide unique information about what shapes children’s early development and how interventions might be targeted at the earliest opportunity to give every New Zealand child the best start in life. Here at Growing Up we are committed to maintaining contact will all our participant families and ensuring that each one of your 7,000 voices is heard and has the opportunity to contribute to research that will help shape positive outcomes for all children growing up in 21st century New Zealand.
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The power of sleep protects at-risk children from obesity
24 February 2020A University of Auckland study has identified a key factor in protecting at-risk pre-school children from becoming overweight or obese and the elixir is sleep. -
Fascinating Facts from Growing Up in New Zealand to celebrate 2019
17 December 2019Check out our end-of-year update in which we take you on a fascinating journey to discover some of the amazing, unusual and curious things you and the other Growing Up in New Zealand children have shared with us over the past 10-years.
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Fathers can get new baby depression too
20 February 2017Growing Up in New Zealand research showing that fathers can be affected by prenatal and postnatal depression received extensive national and international media coverage.
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Access to GUiNZ data
Antenatal and nine-month data from Growing Up in New Zealand is available for use by researchers outside the Growing Up team.
Find more information on how to apply for access to our external data sets
