This year’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge, held in February, has seen record participation with more than 24,500 people from over 2,450 organisations taking part, including over 4,950 new riders....
Alison Pask, Executive Director for Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa is interviewed about keeping children happy when in isolation....
Alison Pask, Executive Director, Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa says it is vital that everyone participate in regular physical activity during the current lockdown and eat well. Following the Ministry of Health Eating and Activity Guidelines will contribute to long term wellbeing and will help to...
The conclusion of this systematic review found school-based interventions can have important potential for obesity prevention and promotion of physical activity and fitness if they focus more on the content, quality, duration and priority of the physical activity....
Active transport (AT) contributes to human and environmental health but is low and declining in New Zealand (NZ) children and youth. Quality evidence is necessary to inform and evaluate interventions, identify inequities, and understand trends. NZ has participated in the Global Physical Activity (PA) Matrix...
This was a randomised cross-over trial that investigated whether common extrinsic factors, such as exercise and sleep deprivation can modulate the threshold of responses to allergenic foods in a representative group of adults from the peanut allergic population....
This new research paper concluded meeting Physical Activity guidelines and some recreational physical activities were associated with decreased markers of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in New Zealand women....
Outdoor play has been associated with children’s and adolescents’ healthy development and physical activity. Attributes of the neighbourhood built environment can influence play behaviours. This systematic review examined the relationship between attributes of the neighbourhood built environment and the time children and adolescents (0–18 years)...
Healthy Active Learning is a new Wellbeing Budget initiative that will promote and improve healthy eating and physical activity in schools, kura and early learning services across Aotearoa. Healthy Active Learning is a joint initiative from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Sport New...
This resource and information toolkit provides a snapshot of the work HPA does on nutrition and physical activity. It has been designed for the workforce supporting New Zealand families to lead healthier lifestyles. You will find an overview of all the resources HPA provides on nutrition and physical...
