22 Sep 2022
Government urged to start official inquiry into pandemic response
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official...
07 Sep 2022
Respiratory diseases lower in homes with retrofitted insulation
Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory disease...
05 Aug 2022
What does poverty look like from a child’s perspective?
New research has revealed the “shameful” extent of child poverty in Aotearoa New...
27 Jul 2022
New Bill marks the beginning of the end for cigarettes and tobacco in Aotearoa
Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which ca...
06 Jul 2022
World-first studies point way to preventing rheumatic fever in Aotearoa and internationally
University of Otago-led research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that h...
30 Jun 2022
More income support needed for young people experiencing homelessness, study finds
Life improved for young people experiencing homelessness once they were housed t...
30 Jun 2022
Positive reintegration of ex-prisoners’ focus of HRC grant project
Improving the health and wellbeing of Māori who re-enter society from prisons, a...
21 Jun 2022
Cycleways and walking paths boost rates of active travel
Investing in cycleways and walking paths has boosted the use of active travel in...
15 Jun 2022
Think outside the box on housing for sustainable future, researchers urge
New Zealand urgently needs to increase the diversity and quality of its housing...
03 May 2022
Critic and Conscience of Society Award winner highlights vaping threat to health of young New Zealanders
Regulatory loopholes are contributing to increases in the number of young New Ze...
07 Apr 2022
Students shivering inside cold, damp homes, study finds
Tertiary students are more than twice as likely as the general population to be...
30 Mar 2022
The price of keeping kids warm at night
The cost of heating a child’s bedroom through the night in a Wellington winter w...
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