Growing Up in New Zealand is this country's largest contemporary longitudinal study of child development.
We're tracking the lives of more than 6,000 Kiwi children to discover what life is
like growing up in 21st Century New Zealand.
Our findings will influence research, policy and services to improve
the well-being of all New Zealand children and their families.
Participants
More than 6,000 children and their families are part of Growing Up in New Zealand. If you're one of our study participants - thank you!
This is where you can change your contact details, find out what's coming up next, and discover more about your data and privacy.
Using Growing Up Data
Growing Up in New Zealand data is available for researchers, Government organisations, NGOs and others to access, analyse and use.
The study provides a unique and rich data source which grows in value over time. It can be used to answer a variety of research questions and inform policy development.
Our findings
Growing Up in New Zealand gives us a unique insight into what it's like to be a child growing up in 21st Century New Zealand.
We've produced a range of reports, fact sheets and policy briefs which give a detailed picture of New Zealand children at key milestones.
News
Food hardship prevalent in Kiwi kids’ early years
A new study has found that nearly half of families struggle to access healthy food in their child’s first year of life and this can have a negative downstream impact on children’s diets.
Ethnic differences in the use and experience of child healthcare services
New research using Growing Up in New Zealand information looks at ethnic differences in the use and experience of child healthcare services and what informs decisions to immunise, seek dental care, and visit the doctor.
Growing Up in New Zealand kids in co-design workshop
Growing Up in New Zealand is leading the way in working with its young participants to co-design new digital ways of collecting information which will then be analysed using machine learning.
Now We Are Eight Report reveals unique insight into NZ eight-year-olds
Growing Up in New Zealand has released its Now We Are Eight: Life in Middle Childhood report which provides a unique insight into the lives and experiences of eight-year-old Kiwi children.
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Current projects
Find out more about the research projects currently underway using Growing Up in New Zealand information.