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10 Jun Changing how we think about transport for our health and the environment now!

Posted at 16:09h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

As a nation, we need to change the way we think about transport for our health and the environment. And we need to start now. Our reliance on fossil-fuelled transport contributes to 17% of greenhouse gas emissions each year. Walking and cycling present an easy and...

30 Apr Turning the Tide- from cars to active transport

Posted at 16:18h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Read the report and other documents here...

28 Nov $23 million to get more kids on bikes

Posted at 08:35h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter today announced that the NZ Transport Agency will provide $23 million over the next three years to expand the Bikes in Schools and cycle skills education to get more Kiwi kids on their bikes. Cycling is a fun, easy...

27 Aug Just a Bit More Biking

Posted at 09:11h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Cars are like plastic bags. They’re not bad in themselves, it is just that we use them too often and too much. The crazy thing is that plenty of car trips in urban areas are short. (1) Short enough to walk or cycle. Sometimes we...

17 Jul Active Transport: A reflection for Aotearoa

Posted at 09:50h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

This document discusses the findings from ANA's scan of the literature on active transport. Active transport is one way to increase physical activity. Active transport is well known to have environmental and economic benefits. Cycling and walking provide substantial economic benefits for households. A key finding...

07 Nov Walking and Cycling for Transport is Good for Physical Activity Levels in Kiwis

Posted at 09:14h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

Dr Caroline Shaw Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced rates of breast and colon cancer, better mental health, lower obesity rates, lower heart disease, stroke (the list goes on). This blog looks at a new study we just published...

14 Aug Bike to the Future

Posted at 16:00h in Healthy Environments by Alison Pask

A Snippet from the ANA June 2017 Newsletter....

26 Jun Household travel time by mode of transport factsheet (2017)

Posted at 11:16h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This indicator presents the percentage of household travel time by mode of transport, from the New Zealand Household Travel Survey, published by the Ministry of Transport. For this indicator, household travel excludes professional driver trips, that is, those trips done to transport goods or people...

26 Jun Active transport to and from school factsheet (2017)

Posted at 11:12h in Healthy Environments by Kim Tucker

This factsheet includes two sources of data on active transport to school. Data are firstly presented on specific transport modes used by 5–12-year-olds to get to school, from the New Zealand Household Travel Survey. Data are then presented on active transport (walking, cycling and other...

19 Jun New Initiatives to Encourage Bike Friendly Workplace

Posted at 13:16h in Healthy Workplace by Alison Pask

This February saw the nationwide launch of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, a friendly workplace competition that encouraged people to try incorporating an A-B bike ride into their day and discover how easy it can be to build exercise into everyday transport. Case study from the ANA...

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