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HPA named Advertiser of the Year at Beacon Awards

The Health Promotion Agency/Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA) has been named Advertiser of the Year at last week's Beacon Awards. The award is based on the success of HPA's Pre-Testie Bestie alcohol and pregnancy behaviour change initiative, which took out four gold medals at the award ceremony in Auckland.

Drinking cultures of Rainbow New Zealanders

This qualitative research project investigated social, cultural and political influences on alcohol consumption among Rainbow New Zealanders. The project had a particular focus on how practices common in everyday culture and community norms and expectations impact on drinking.

Energy labelling for alcoholic beverages in New Zealand

This research reports on the impact of different energy (kilojoules/calories) labels on consumers’ likelihood of buying and drinking alcoholic beverages.

New Zealand Smoking Monitor 2017/18 Annual Report

The Ministry of Health funds the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) to conduct the New Zealand Smoking Monitor (NZSM), which is a continuous fortnightly survey of current and ex-smokers. The NZSM is designed to provide up-to-date data on key tobacco control indicators.

E-cigarette use and perceptions among current and ex-smokers in New Zealand

This report presents data about e-cigarettes in the 2017/18 New Zealand Smoking Monitor (NZSM) from 1,099 respondents. Sub-group differences were compared by smoking status, age, gender, and ethnicity.

Alcohol purchasing behaviour of drinkers

This report from SHORE & Whariki Research Centre examined patterns of purchasing of alcohol, including late night purchasing, from on and off licensed premises, using survey data from 2015. View the report

Board appointments announced

New appointments to the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) board have been announced by Associate Health Minister Hon Jenny Salesa. Jenny Black will become HPA’s new board chair, while Mafi Funaki-Tahifote, Dr Teuila Percival and Professor Boyd Swinburn will all join the board for a three-year term.

Introducing Kupe, our data explorer

We are pleased to announce the launch of Kupe, our new data explorer (kupe.hpa.org.nz)

Te Oranga Hinengaro: Māori Mental Wellbeing

Te Oranga Hinengaro presents results from the New Zealand Mental Health Monitor and the Health and Lifestyles Survey related to the mental health and wellbeing of Māori in New Zealand.

Māori attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol

SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre Massey University analysed Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol Survey (ABAS) data from 2013/14 to 2015/16, using a strengths-based and Kaupapa Māori analytic approach to assess Māori attitudes and behaviours. They found that:

The longitudinal patterns of alcohol use in older New Zealanders

Older adults are at significant risk from alcohol-related harm, yet few studies have explored the patterns of older adult alcohol use over time. HPA funded Massey University and the University of Auckland wto look at the role of alcohol in older people’s lives, patterns of alcohol use, and how the drinking patterns of older New Zealanders compare with other countries.