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2018 New Zealand Mental Health Monitor: Questionnaire

The New Zealand Mental Health Monitor (NZMHM) is a nationally-representative survey, conducted for the first time in 2015. This report is the questionnaire for the 2018 NZMHM which collected information about the mental health and wellbeing of New Zealand adults.

A web-based alcohol risk communication tool

An overview of the process of developing a prototype web-based alcohol risk communication tool.

Comparison of age of first drink and age of first intoxication: Journal

HPA researchers along with researchers from the University of Otago recently published an analysis in comparing the different impacts of an early age of first drink versus age of first intoxication.

Skin cancer prevention

Early detection of skin cancer in men 50 to 64-years-old: Summary

Those most at risk of skin cancer are New Zealanders 50+ years, and men are twice as likely to die from melanoma as women.

Affordability of alcohol in New Zealand: Poster summary

Alcohol is now more affordable in New Zealand than in the 1980s, due to incomes increasing at a faster rate than alcohol prices. This one page summary shows increases in the affordability of alcohol in New Zealand, using survey and Consumer Price Index data from Stats NZ.

Older New Zealanders’ alcohol use: Infographic

Key insights from four reports produced by Massey University and University of Auckland on the role of alcohol in older people’s lives and patterns of alcohol use in New Zealand. The four reports are:

Te Oranga Hinengaro: Māori Mental Wellbeing

Hoki atu ki ō maunga, kia purea koe e ngā hau a Tāwhiri-mātea Return to your mountains, that you may be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhiri-mātea

Ready to contemplate? Midlife adults and their relationship with alcohol

Findings of qualitative research to understand how to ‘connect’ with midlife adult contemplators, in order to motivate them to take action to moderate their drinking.

New Zealanders’ alcohol consumption patterns across the lifespan

This report by Massey University and the University of Auckland looked at the initiation of alcohol use, the patterns of alcohol use across the lifespan, and transitions from hazardous to non-hazardous drinking.

Where people drink alcohol: Infographic

Information from the 2016 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) on where people drink alcohol and how many locations people drink at. More detailed information can be found here.

Alcohol-related attitudes over time: Infographic

Changes in alcohol-related attitudes over time from the 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS). People were asked about increasing alcohol advertising restrictions, banning alcohol-related sponsorship, reducing the hours when alcohol can be sold; and the number of outlets selling alcohol.

Māori attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol

SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre Massey University analysed Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol Survey (ABAS) data, using a strengths-based and Kaupapa Māori analytic approach to assess Māori attitudes and behaviours.