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Tobacco control

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.

Tobacco control

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

We present data about e-cigarettes in the 2017/18 New Zealand Smoking Monitor (NZSM) from 1,099 respondents.

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. Current national maximum trading hours for on licensed premises are between 8am and 4am, and between 7am and 11pm for off licensed premises.

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 alcohol affordability 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.