Research Projects

There is a high burden of hospitalisations from infectious diseases in New Zealand. This project will build upon the work that has already been completed describing serious infection in the first year of life. The current study will quantify the burden of infectious disease hospitalisations up to five years of age in an ethnically diverse Growing Up in NZ cohort.

Investigating Family Mental Health as Predictors of Persistent Childhood Behavioural Outcomes

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2018
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Identifying predictors of child injury in the preschool years

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2018
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How does participation in Early childhood Education affect child health and development?

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2018
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He Ara ki nga Rautaki e Ora tonu ai te Reo Maori: Pathways to Maori Language Retention and Revitalisation

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2018
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Genetic diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Minds for Minds and Growing Up in New Zealand cohorts

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2018
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Ethnic differences in the uptake of healthcare services: What factors contribute to ethnic gaps in GP registration, immunisation and dental checks?

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2018
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Early learning environments in Aotearoa / NZ: Child, parent, home and early childhood education factors that promote early literacy

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2018
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Early signs of Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: The interplay between variety of food intake and temperamental traits in 54-month olds.

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2018
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Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding Māori women in New Zealand

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2018
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Decoding the regulatory landscape of obesity using genome structure and functions

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2018
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CODA

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2018
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Challenges to the safety and stability of early home environments – implications for the psychosocial wellbeing of New Zealand children

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2018
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Asian Language Acquisition of Children in te GUiNZ Study

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2018
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Why are our most vulnerable children not taking part in the New Zealand Before School Check?

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2017
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The Before School Check (B4SC) is a nationwide NZ programme offering a free health and development check for 4-year-olds; it is the 12th core contact of the Well Child Tamariki Ora Schedule of services.

What promotes and hinders school readiness and the school readiness gap in NZ children: consideration of child, family, environmental, demographic and early childhood education factors

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2017
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This research will describe the factors that both promote and hinder school readiness and contribute to the school readiness gap in NZ. We will consider a number of individual and contextual factors including:

What are the hopes, dreams and expectations of parents of a 4 ½ year old, and how similar are these beliefs to their Antenatal Hopes Dreams and Expectations?

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2017
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This project will use mixed methods to explore the hopes of dreams parents hold for their 4 1/2 year olds. Parents’ reported hopes and dreams will be coded using an adapted version of Maslow’s (1943) hierarchy of needs, and quantitative analysis will then be used to identify important predictors of these hopes and dream categories...

Vitamin D status at birth and its association with subsequent respiratory and atopic disease

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2017
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There is growing interest in the non-classical role of vitamin D; particularly role of vitamin D on the immune system and respiratory tract infections. Dried blood samples are collected through heel prick onto absorbent cards as soon after 48 hours of birth as possible as part of the national newborn screening programme.

Transitions to School: 72 months report

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2017
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Variants in the IFIH1 associated with early life respiratory infections

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2017
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Genetic factors that may influence risk of severe respiratory infections in babies. Around 1-2% of infants are hospitalised with severe viral respiratory infections, and of those, 10% require treatment in a paediatric intensive care unit. Recent work suggests that mutations in the IFIH1 gene may contribute towards increased susceptibility to viral infections...

Vaccine Preventable Respiratory Disease in New Zealand

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2017
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New Zealand experiences a large disease burden from respiratory tract infections. Hospitalisation at <2 years of age with pneumonia and bronchiolitis leads to persistence of respiratory symptoms 1 year later in at least one-third of children.

The role of Pacific fathers in a contemporary setting

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2017
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Fathers play a significant role in the lives of children. With almost half of Pacific fathers born overseas and over 60% of these migrant fathers raised outside of NZ, further attention needs to be given to the challenges and strengths of fathers in NZ and what policies and services would best respond to the needs of a diverse mix of fathers in NZ...

The role of Asian fathers in a contemporary setting

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2017
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Fathers play a significant role in the lives of children. With a significant percentage of Asian fathers being migrants, further attention needs to be given to the challenges and strengths of fathers in NZ and what policies and services would best respond to the needs of a diverse mix of fathers in NZ. Parenting practices, the amount and quality of time spent with their child and the expectations and hopes for their children are all important indicators of healthy and positive engagement and experiences.

The relationship between the home environment, eczema and serious skin infection in young children in New Zealand.

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2017
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The home environment is an important risk factor for eczema, a common childhood disease and serious skin infection. New Zealand experiences a high rate of hospital admissions for serious skin infection, especially for children...

The home environment for Pacific children growing up in NZ.

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2017
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The current housing situation in parts of New Zealand has led to a shortage of affordable homes, impacting on many families. Given the significant impact of the housing environment on childhood illnesses and diseases, it is imperative that any evidence on the current housing environment is presented to help inform housing policies in NZ and in turn, reduce the rates of preventable illnesses and diseases among children. This paper describes the housing environment for Pacific children and in turn, provides evidence to support both housing policies and healthy environments for families.

The home environment for Asian children growing up in NZ.

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2017
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The current housing situation in parts of New Zealand has led to a shortage of affordable homes, impacting on many families.

The health, well-being, and development of New Zealand children born to teenage mothers compared to those born to older mothers in the first two years of life

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2017
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The evidence that teenage childbearing have negative consequences for mothers and their children is equivocal.

The ethnic identification of the new New Zealanders: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand

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2017
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This research focuses on the ethnic identification of the children of Growing Up in New Zealand. Measuring ethnicity clearly and consistently is important in order to make sure that comparisons between groups and across time are clear. In New Zealand, measurement of outcomes by ethnicity is critical for achieving equity.

The Effects of Household Early Literacy and Music Exposure on Human Capital Development: Evidence from New Zealand

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2017
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Enhanced human capital leads to increased employment opportunities, higher standards of living, and economic growth. Early music and literacy in the household result in improved knowledge and skills acquisition, pointing to the role they play in human capital development...

The effect of housing quality and stability on key child health outcomes in the Pacific population

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2017
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