Updates
The latest from A Better StartLatest publications: Healthy weight, Mental resilience, Successful learning, Nourishing Hawke’s Bay and Big Data
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.,...
Professor Simon Holdaway joins A Better Start
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 Start's...
Welcome back
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...
Meri Kirihimete from A Better Start
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 throughout the...
Read our December newsletter
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...
Do preschoolers benefit from attending childcare centres?
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...
Impact of lockdown school closures on children
A new study has looked at the impact school closures during last year's lockdown had on the lives of children and whānau for whom food security was already an issue. Principals from four decile 1 primary schools in high deprivation Hawke's Bay suburbs took part in...
Infant growth – your questions answered by our experts
A Better Start National Science Challenge and Whānau Āwhina Plunket recently held a webinar, Watch Me Grow, which explored the latest research in infant growth. A Better Start Deputy Director Barry Taylor and Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s Chief Nurse Dr Jane O’Malley...
Read our November newsletter
Say hello to our latest newsletter! Read it HERE Watch our latest webinars on the Impacts of Covid-19 and Increased Screen Time on Children's Learning, and Infant Growth; find out whether free school lunches are a good investment; and discover the latest research...
Watch: Watch Me Grow webinar – the latest research on infant growth
WATCH THE WEBINAR HERE READ OUR EXPERTS' ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS HERE Discover the latest research in infant growth in this webinar – the final in a three-part series hosted by A Better Start National Science Challenge and Whānau Āwhina Plunket. A Better Start...
Special medal for A Better Start’s Director
Professor Wayne Cutfield, an internationally recognised paediatric endocrinologist and the Director of A Better Start National Science Challenge, has been awarded the prestigious Howard Williams Medal 2022. The medal is awarded by the Paediatrics and Child Health...
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Watch Me Grow
When: Wednesday November 17 at 12.30pm REGISTER HERE to book your free place and receive the Zoom link. A Better Start E Tipu e Rea National Science Challenge and Whānau Āwhina Plunket invite you to a free webinar looking at the latest research on infant growth on...
