News

Policy Brief: Employment and parental leave around the time of birth

Little is known about parents’ experiences of recent parental leave in New Zealand, including their preferences and realities.

Pre-school data collection wave completed

It is always an important time for us when we complete a new round of interviews with our Growing Up in New Zealand families.

High rate of Strep bacteria bugging Kiwi kids

Over half of healthy New Zealand pre-school children are carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.

Study on skin infection in children gets funding boost

Medical research from the Centre for Longitudinal Research into the factors contributing to serious skin infections in children has benefited from a funding boost by the Auckland Medical Research Foundation.

Young New Zealand families are moving house more than ever

New Zealand families with children under two move house much more than previously thought and more often than families in other countries.

NZ parents hope for more than just happy and healthy babies

What do expectant mums and dads hope for their children? According to new research from Growing Up in New Zealand, a baby’s health and happiness may be high up on the list, but today’s parents want a lot more than that.