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One in five young New Zealanders have experienced material hardship during childhood

Research published today by Growing Up in New Zealand provides a contemporary longitudinal view of material hardship for children in Aotearoa New Zealand, finding that one fifth of today’s young people have experienced material hardship by the time they are 12-years old.

More mothers intend to vaccinate girls than boys for HPV, and many are undecided – new study shows

New research published today has shown that mothers are more likely to have decided to have their girls immunised for HPV than their boys, and more than 45% percent are undecided about their children having the HPV vaccine at all.

It’s easier for children and families to fall into disadvantage than to climb out – new research shows

Research commissioned by the Productivity Commission looking at children’s access to resources that matter for their development and wellbeing, has shown that twice as many children move towards environments of disadvantage that lack these resources compared to having access to more of these resources as they get older.

Associate Director Dr Sarah Gerritsen awarded for excellence in research

Growing Up in New Zealand’s Associate Director Dr Sarah Gerritsen has been recognised for her work in child nutrition and public health, receiving an award for early career research excellence at the University of Auckland’s 2022 Celebrating Research Excellence Awards ceremony held on 3 November.

Study shows how dads' involvement in childcare impacts their kids

New research offers surprising insights into how fathers are involved in childcare, and why their involvement matters.

New external projects with Growing Up in New Zealand data approved

Growing Up in New Zealand has approved access to its anonymised external datasets for three new projects submitted by the Ministries of Education and Social Development, and the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (SuPERU) in cooperation with the Families Commission.