by michelecrawshaw | Jan 20, 2022 | Media release
NOURISHING HAWKE’S BAY McKelvie-Sebileau, P., Rees, D., Swinburn, B., Gerritsen, S., D’Souza, E., Tipene-Leach, D. (2021). Combining cognitive mapping and indigenous knowledge to improve food environments in regional New Zealand. Read paper Tipene-Leach, D.,...
by michelecrawshaw | Jan 14, 2022 | Board, Media release
Welcome to our new board member, Professor Simon Holdaway. Professor Holdaway is an archaeologist who studies New Zealand’s ancient past, and is Associate Deputy VC Research at the University of Auckland. He is the University’s representative on A Better...
by michelecrawshaw | Jan 11, 2022 | Media release
Kia ora, Welcome to 2022, we hope you had a wonderful, restful break and spent time with whānau and friends. The team at A Better Start is back on deck, and our researchers are full steam ahead working on our six major health research projects (focused on sleep...
by michelecrawshaw | Dec 21, 2021 | Media release
Kia ora, here we are at the tail-end of 2021, and I’m sure we’re all looking forward to ringing in a new – and hopefully better – year! Covid-19 has again caused much disruption this year, with long lockdowns affecting whānau, schools and businesses...
by michelecrawshaw | Dec 17, 2021 | Media release, Peer reviewed publication
Say hello to our last newsletter for 2021. Read it HERE Read about whether preschoolers benefit from being enrolled in childcare, the latest research on Infant Growth, the impact of lockdown school closures on children, and our latest publications. Photo...
by michelecrawshaw | Dec 12, 2021 | Big Data, Media release
Preschoolers who attend early childhood education centres for 20-30 hours a week are more likely to have better emotional wellbeing and relationships with their peers. The findings come from a new study, Preschool Behavioural and Emotional Outcomes Associated with...