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26 Nov

Posted at 11:30h in Advocacy by

MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                              22 November 2018 For Immediate Release          ` Kinder Surprise ad aimed at children says industry regulator, but doesn’t break the rules. A chocolate bar for children, advertised with children and seen by children is not considered to be in breach of the Advertising...

08 Nov

Posted at 08:18h in Advocacy by

One-third of premature death and disability in New Zealand is caused by smoking, alcohol, obesity and unhealthy diets, yet less than a half a percent of the health budget is spent on preventing that damage, say a new health group launched today in parliament. Over 25...

12 Oct

Posted at 14:41h in Advocacy by

The Goverment has released a Strategy for Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation. The vision for the Government’s Strategy is to enable women and girls to realise their potential in and through sport and active recreation   The Strategy has three priority areas: leadership, participation,...

27 Sep

Posted at 15:15h in Healthy babies and children by

Recently published research in the BMC Paediatrics 201818:299 by authors Manhire et al. concludes that breastfeeding duration of mainly Māori women was shorter than the national average. Increasing the duration of breastfeeding by these mothers could be further facilitated by ante and postnatal education involving their own mothers and...

25 Sep

Posted at 11:30h in Healthy Community by

The ANA eUpdate is emailed fortnightly to over 2,000 individuals working in a wide range of public health nutrition and physical activity. ANA extends an ongoing invitation for you to submit an article to showcase a topic of interest. If you haven’t written an article before...

17 Sep

Posted at 10:31h in Advocacy by

Choice in Australia is the equivalent to Consumer NZ. Choice have a report which makes the case for added sugar labelling. The report shows that clearer sugar labelling will help individuals avoid 25 teaspoon's of unnecessary sugar each day which adds up to over 38...