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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.

Mental Health Awareness Week - Connections are important for maternal wellbeing and child health

The focus of mental health awareness week on “reconnecting” is timely as research published this year from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study reveals the importance of connections with family, friends and community for maternal mental health and their children’s development in the early years.

NZ’s largest survey of intermediate age children comes to completion

The Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study has just completed the largest survey of twelve-year-olds in Aotearoa New Zealand. Information has been collected about the children's health and wellbeing and about their households, neighbourhoods, education and identity.

Study reveals what aids te reo Māori learning in children

Fifty years on from the Māori Language Petition asking for active recognition of te reo Māori, research from Growing up in New Zealand has valuable insights about how Māori language is developing in children growing up in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand.

Concerns about effects of fertility treatment on children’s development are unwarranted, large study suggests

Differences in the growth, weight, and body fat levels of children conceived through fertility treatment are small, and no longer apparent by late adolescence, finds new research.

Under 5’s in Aotearoa New Zealand eating takeaways and sugary foods, but not enough fruit and veg

The most comprehensive study into the diets of New Zealand pre-schoolers has found that the majority of youngsters are not eating enough fruit and vegetables and too many have diets that are high in sugar, salt and saturated fat, which researchers say can set up long term patterns of poor nutrition.