Category: New Zealand Executive Government

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Te Uru Rākau enters Mānuka partnership

Te Uru Rākau will partner with Mānuka Farming New Zealand to plant 1.8 million Mānuka trees across New Zealand this year, Forestry Minister Shane Jones has announced.
“This Government has a target to get one billion trees in the ground over the next ten years and doing that will require innovation and genuine partnerships with the private sector, local councils, iwi and NGOs,” Shane Jones said.
“Te Uru Rākau will provide up to $1.8 million to Mānuka Farming New Zealand to source seedlings, work with landowners to undertake site assessments to assess land suitability, and provide an overall planting plan.
“Seedlings will then be provided free of charge to landowners who proceed with planting. Individual assessments to assess land suitability for establishing Mānuka plantations will take place this month and next and planting will occur from July to September.
“Mānuka is a valued native forest species and plantations can help prevent erosion as well as providing diversified income streams and environmentally sustainable land-use options for landowners.
“Products from Manuka, such as honey and oil, are in high and increasing demand both domestically and globally. The planting plan will take into account the suitability of available land for production of Mānuka honey, readiness for planting this winter, and availability of suitable Mānuka cultivars.
“Mānuka Farming New Zealand will purchase most of the seedlings from Kauri Park Nurseries and already has 100,000 seedlings available.
“Landowners will need to cover the costs of dispatching the seedlings from the nursery, pest and weed control, fencing if required, planting costs and post-plant monitoring. 
“In order to ensure the best possible delivery of outcomes, the approach also includes the funding of initial consultancy services to landowners via Mānuka Farming New Zealand.
“This will include confirmation of sites suitable for Manuka, ensuring effective pest control is in place, land preparation can be completed in time for planting, seedlings are matched to the available site and confirmation that labour for planting is available,” Shane Jones said.
Landowners who are interested in this initiative should contact Mānuka Farming New Zealand directly.

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Pare Hauraki Collective Redress extension

Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has given settlement groups more time to provide him with any additional information before he makes a decision regarding the signing of the Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Deed.
“Following a request from parties, I have agreed to give them more time to provide information about the Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Deed to Friday 25 May 2018.
“I will consider any new information received by this date when I make my decision concerning the signing of the Deed of Settlement,” says Andrew Little.

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Japan

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is travelling to Japan this week to attend the eighth Japan-Pacific Leaders’ (PALM) Meeting and to undertake a number of bilateral calls.
The PALM Meeting, hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Iwaki, will also be attended by Leaders from Pacific Islands Forum member countries and territories.  
Mr Peters will also have meetings with Prime Minister Abe, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and Foreign Minister Taro Kono. 
“Japan is one of New Zealand’s most important partners with common values and interests.  We have long standing ties at the political, trade and economic levels,” says Mr Peters .
“New Zealand welcomes Japan’s engagement in and development assistance to the Pacific. In the context of our Pacific Reset, New Zealand looks forward to building up our cooperation with Japan on Pacific issues.”
Japan’s hosting of the Rugby World Cup next year provides an occasion for further strengthening these linkages.
Mr Peters will be in Japan from 18 to 20 May. 
Contact: Stephen ParkerM: 021 195 3528E: stephen.parker@parliament.govt.nz
 

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Hard-line biosecurity on dirty vessels

New Zealand has become the first country in the world to roll out nationwide biofouling rules to stop dirty vessels from contaminating our waters, says Minister of Biosecurity Damien O’Connor.
“About 90 per cent of non-indigenous marine species in New Zealand, such as Mediterranean fanworm, Japanese kelp and Australian droplet tunicate, arrived on international vessels. These incursions harm our aquaculture industries, fisheries and native marine ecosystems,” says Damien O’Connor.
“Under the new biofouling rules, operators must prove they’ve taken appropriate steps to ensure international vessels arrive with a clean hull.
“The new rules came into force yesterday and will better protect New Zealand’s unique marine environment and other vital industries from biosecurity risk.
“Biosecurity New Zealand officers will take a hard line on vessels that can’t provide evidence they meet the rules. Divers will carry out inspections of hulls.
“Officers will also have the power to direct vessels for cleaning and order the vessel to leave New Zealand if the fouling is severe.
“Vessel operators will meet the costs of any compliance order.
“The shipping industry has had four years to prepare for the changes and ignorance of the new requirements will not be accepted.
“The definition of a clean hull will depend on vessel type and its itinerary.
“For example, the rules are stricter for vessels that are staying in New Zealand for a long time with the intention of visiting a range of ports.
“I strongly encourage all international vessel operators to make sure they know the rules before they arrive in New Zealand,” says Damien O’Connor.
 

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Speech to 2018 Urbanism NZ Conference

I want to thank the organisers of the conference Wellington City Council and the Urban Design Forum. It could not be more timely.
We are at an exciting moment. The planets are aligned. If we grasp the opportunity we have the chance to change the way this country thinks about our build environment, our homes, the public and private realms, and our towns and cities.
Humanity is undergoing a transformation. Instead of living close to the land, we are choosing to live close to each other.
This is the Urbanisation Project. It started around 1800 when about 56,000,000 people living in cities. It will finish around 2100 with about 6 billion people living in cities.
In NZ we are already there. The great irony of our agrarian national mythology is that we are highly urbanised.
And yet we have never really embraced the city. We are only now beginning to grapple with density – the very essence of the city.
All the contemporary symptoms of the urban problem – homelessness, a punishing rental market, cold damp homes, traffic gridlock, unaffordable housing, social isolation, crumbling infrastructure – reflect our collective fracture to understand how cities work and invest in their success.
Our Government has a bold reform agenda to make housing more affordable and make our cities work better. We are:
Building affordable homes through Kiwibuild
Modernising and building more public housing
Reforming the tenancy laws to make life better for renters
Setting minimum standards to make rentals warm and dry
Adjusting the tax settings to discourage speculation
Setting up an Urban Development Authority to lead large scale urban development projects
And we are looking to reform both infrastructure financing and the planning system to allow our cities to make room for growth
These reforms are underpinned by the insight that you must at least from one angle understand the city as a market, and pay attention to how it behaves, and intervene when necessary, otherwise you get some pretty perverse outcomes.
The second insight is that a city designed around the needs of people rather than the car is a happier and more successful place.
Our cities are to a large extent the product of a particular economic, social and spatial model from the 1950’s: The nuclear family living in a single-storey standalone home with a garden, connected to other suburbs by motorways, with a heavy reliance on the private car.
The failure of the car dependent city is plain to see, here and around the world.
Which is why our Government’s transport policy puts a great deal more emphasis on public transport, rapid transit, walking and cycling.
We believe cities of any scale cannot be liveable or prosperous without modern rapid transit and plentiful opportunity to get around on foot and by bike.
We also believe transport drives urban form so we take a joined up approach to transport, housing and urban development. We must invest in transport to drive the urban form we desire.
In Auckland, with the Council and Auckland Transport, we recently landed a 10 year fully funded $28 billion transport plan, and we are about to roll out light rail. We also have a plan for Wellington.
So, two big areas of reform:
Intervening in a failed housing market to make sure decent housing is available to all;
Investing in modern urban transport to support growth and give people the transport choices they want.
The third big area of reform, and I concede it is the least developed, is unleashing the power of great design.
It is time for a qualitative shift in how we design our cities.
Good design is not some nice to have. It is not some pretty veneer. Good design is stuff that works. And because form follows function, stuff that works is so much more likely to please the senses.
Good design has in the last two decades shown us, with the Wellington waterfront and Pukeahu National War Memorial Park and in Auckland, the Britomart and Wynyard Quarter – how the quality of the public realm can lift our spirits and make a city liveable, and that in turn attracts people and investment.
We need good design to help build houses that are affordable, warm and dry, without compromising liveability and giving people great spaces to live in.
We can draw inspiration from the successful efforts of the first Labour Government to lift the standard of the housing stock through its mass house building programme, and in the decades that followed a tradition of modernist New Zealand architecture.
Now is the time to apply that tradition to housing for all of us, not just high end bespoke architecture.
In the same vein of democratising design, we should be applying great design in our forgotten suburbs and small towns – not just on the waterfronts and downtowns of our biggest cities. Porirua and Invercargill deserve great built environments too.
I am conscious as Christina van Bohemnen has reminded me that while we have been going hell for leather to set up Kiwibuild and start building homes, we haven’t yet done the work on design standards and how exactly we use a mass procurement programme like Kiwibuild to lift design standards. That is work we must now do.
Good design is also the key to doing density well. Designing the spaces in between our homes will help us build desirable liveable density and it’s probably the only thing that will ease the fears of the NIMBYS.
I want to mention Zavos Corner not far from here in Mt Victoria as a great example of medium density suburban design.
It’s odd you know. We are only contemplating the kind of density Sydney has had for 50 years, and yet for some people it’s a scary thing, even though when we visit Sydney we love it’s urban feel.
Finally, good design meets digital technology and industrialised production to give us the best opportunity to shake up and disrupt the residential construction industry. I’m talking about modern pre-fab, off site manufacturing.
It’s a happy coincidence that the very policies we need to make our cities more liveable and economically efficient (more public transport, more walking and cycling, better thermal efficiency in our homes, more intensification) are the same policies that will reduce our carbon footprint and help us become carbon neutral by 2050.
So we have an opportunity here.
But to be honest, government doesn’t have much capability in this area. One of my jobs is to build capability and expertise in the public service for urban development, urban design and the built environment.
We do however have the political will to work with you – the private sector, the design practitioners, local government, academia, the campaigners and advocates.
It is not too late to start.

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Marine Stewardship Council: Sustainable Seafood Day

Icon Restaurant, Te Papa, Wellington
Monday 14 May, 6.00pm
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Thank you for the opportunity to come talk to you today. We are celebrating the opportunity we all have to identify and buy New Zealand fish, especially those recognised as meeting the high bar set by the Marine Stewardship Council for sustainable fisheries.
Fishing is important to the New Zealand economy and our society. It plays an important cultural and recreational role in New Zealand, as well as contributing 16,000 jobs and $4.2 billion in total economic activity. The global recognition of Brand New Zealand is key to our export fisheries, worth an estimated $1.6 billion to New Zealand.
New Zealanders expect our fisheries to be sustainably managed and need to have trust and confidence in how this is done. This has to be underpinned by transparency and accountability.
We have established Fisheries New Zealand to sharpen the lens on fisheries and improve our relationships with iwi and stakeholders to build trust in our fisheries management and the sustainability of our fisheries.
I have asked Fisheries New Zealand to be innovative in the way they engage and communicate with iwi, with communities, with fishers across all sectors and with the ENGOs.
The focus must be not on why things can’t be done but on how they can be.  My expectation of the team at Fisheries New Zealand is that they take a positive approach as solution providers and enablers.
 The certification by the MSC of these fisheries provides validation of the strong bones of our fisheries management system and our ability to manage sustainably with investment in robust science and collaborating to find innovative solutions that support the reputation of Brand New Zealand.
Certified New Zealand fisheries
Eight New Zealand fisheries have achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification.
Nearly 50% by volume of New Zealand’s wild-caught fish is currently certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council, and certified products are worth an estimated $415 million per year in export value.
New Zealand’s journey with the Marine Stewardship Council began in 2001, when hoki became the first New Zealand fishery and also the first whitefish fishery globally to be recognised as meeting the Marine Stewardship Council certification requirements.
Since then, hoki has been recertified twice, and New Zealand hake, ling, southern blue whiting, albacore tuna, Ross Sea Antarctic toothfish, orange roughy, and most recently skipjack tuna, have also been recognised as meeting the certification requirements.
I’m happy to announce the recent publication of the public comment draft report for our hoki, hake, ling trawl fishery, southern blue whiting, and ling bottom longline fisheries. While the report is still draft and open for public comment, it is encouraging to see the initial recommendation that these key fisheries be certified with no conditions.
These certifications underpin New Zealand’s reputation for well-managed, sustainable fisheries and the recognition of Brand New Zealand worldwide.
MSC certification helps New Zealand fish products access premium markets. It provides consumers with assurances of the sustainability of the seafood and knowledge that they are buying products harvested with the future of our oceans in mind.
I am very keen to see value growth for our seafood industry through accreditation from schemes such as the Marine Stewardship Council, and broader consumer recognition of the quality and sustainability of New Zealand’s seafood products.
Science
To support our brand credentials, and the ability to achieve Marine Stewardship Council certification, requires a rigorous and defensible scientific evidence base.
The New Zealand government and the fishing industry invest heavily in fisheries science and research.
Research has demonstrated the health of the certified target stocks and the extent of the impacts of the fisheries on the environment, and has informed management and mitigation approaches.
It is important that fisheries data is both accurate and verifiable. Data sources include industry reporting of catch and effort, verified by returns from fish receivers, Fisheries New Zealand observers at sea who measure over half a million individual fish annually, multi-species trawl surveys, and complex statistical fish stock population models. All research outputs are thoroughly peer-reviewed to ensure they represent the best available information and provide a solid evidence base.
Vision
The certification of our fisheries against the standards set by the MSC has provided an opportunity to not only reflect on the success of our fisheries management system, but much more importantly for how we might continue to improve it.
Technological advancements, growing societal awareness of the importance of the marine environment, and shifting attitudes to fishing present both challenges and opportunities for fisheries management around the world.
I will strive to ensure that New Zealand’s fisheries management system continues to:
Foster confidence that our fisheries are sustainably managed, now and into the future;
Support innovative fishing practices – in fact provide a much greater incentive to innovate
Identify and act on opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of fisheries; and
Maintain New Zealand’s global brand in an increasingly competitive international marketplace, which is further enhanced by MSC certification.
In 2005 the then Ministry of Economic Development valued New Zealand’s global brand at $20 billion / annum and it will only have gone up from there.  Our ‘Clean-Green’ image cannot be replicated around the world.  It is our point of difference.
This requires New Zealand fisheries to be abundant, sustainable and well-managed to minimise the impacts on the environment. We can achieve this through:
Improved investment to support evidence-based decision making;
Iwi and community input; and 
Strong focus on innovation.
Innovation
Innovation and use of technology to optimise the value of our fisheries is a passion of mine.
I am pleased to note the innovation that has brought us to where we are with the certification of some of our deepwater fisheries, notably the development of the new monitoring technology to better estimate biomass of orange roughy.[1]
Continuing to innovate and find ways to improve our fisheries management system is a priority for me, and I note the Government’s commitment towards the implementation of digital monitoring across New Zealand fisheries and our intent to shift further towards an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management.
The roll out of the first phase of digital monitoring, electronic reporting and geo-positional reporting is well underway, and is providing near real-time data on all trawl vessels larger than 28 metres.
While we are working to confirm the timing for the roll out to the remainder of New Zealand’s fishing fleet, I am looking forward to the increase in available data and the opportunities this will provide for better use of data in order to allow for more informed management decisions.
I have also committed to moving further towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, to allow us to take a more integrated and holistic approach to managing the competing uses and values of all of New Zealand’s fisheries resources and the ecosystems that support them.
Closing remarks
The vision of the Marine Stewardship Council, ‘of the world’s oceans teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations’ is relevant to and aligns with expectations of New Zealanders and what we aim to deliver as Fisheries New Zealand.
We all have a shared interest in healthy ocean ecosystems that support the provision of healthy seafood to New Zealanders and consumers around the world.  
To achieve this, the newly established Fisheries New Zealand will continue to focus on and increase constructive engagement with iwi and stakeholders, and celebrate where Brand New Zealand seafood is recognised internationally as being harvested sustainably.
We have plenty of work to do, but we have very solid foundations upon which to build our vision of abundance across all fisheries.
I look forward to New Zealand continuing to work constructively with the Marine Stewardship Council and striving to make all of our fisheries world-leading.
 

 
 
 
 
[1] The fishing industry introduced the Acoustic Optical System (a multi-frequency acoustic technology) to survey for orange roughy, making it possible to more accurately estimate current biomass.

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Charter school contracts

As the next step in the transition of charter schools into the state school system, the formal process to end charter school contracts is starting today, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says.
 
“As I announced last week, all existing charter schools have applied to become part of the state school system, and I will make a decision on these applications by the end of July,” Mr Hipkins said.
 
“My preference is still to reach mutual agreement with the charter schools on ending the contracts, and the Ministry of Education will continue to discuss this with the schools.  A formal notice would only take effect if they are unable to reach agreement.
 
“The formal notice I am giving today confirms that I intend their contracts to finish at the end of the 2018 school year. This is a legal process that is required under the contracts.  It is separate from decisions on their applications to become part of the state school system.
 
“Ending the contracts requires six months’ notice to be given, and can only take effect at the end of a school year. 
 
“Each charter school has 10 business days when they may ask me to review this.  If I then decide to proceed with ending the contract, the school won’t continue to operate as a charter school beyond this year unless this is mutually agreed. 
 
“The priority is to ensure a smooth transition for schools and their students. 
 
“I am considering additional measures to support charter schools to make a successful transition into the state system, and details are currently being worked through.”
 
“Contracts with the sponsors of three unopened charter schools have already been ended.  This includes Blue Light Ventures, which was due to open in 2018, and City Senior School and Vanguard Military School Christchurch, which were due to open in 2019.” 

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Minister for Disability Issues congratulates NZSL Award winners

Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni has praised the winners of this year’s New Zealand Sign Language Awards saying their outstanding efforts have created greater recognition and access for NZSL users and the Deaf Community.
“Congratulations to all the winners, and a big thank you to everyone who contributes to sustaining a language community,” Carmel Sepuloni said.
The NZSL Awards were held at Parliament attended by about two hundred members of the Deaf community and NZSL champions – individuals, businesses, government and non-government organisations committed to the promotion of NZSL and Deaf culture.
Carmel Sepuloni spoke at the event and presented an award.
“I understand not everyone can take home an award, so I’d like to acknowledge the effort of all those working to address the language needs of NZSL users and the Deaf community.
“Language is integral to developing identity and culture and to maintaining wellbeing. It allows people to connect with others and to access all that society has to offer, including education and employment.
“As an official language of New Zealand, the government is in full support of promoting NZSL.
“The NZSL Board has contributed significantly to developing a strong foundation for providing strategic direction and expert advice to government and the community on NZSL,” Carmel Sepuloni said.
Editors notes:
The NZSL Awards ceremony were held in NZSL Week, during which leaders, including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister Sepuloni, took up the challenge to learn some NZSL and share NZSL video messages on social media.
Minister Sepuloni congratulated and acknowledged all organisations, businesses and individuals who contributed to making NZSL Week 2018 a success and who continue to work to promote NZSL long after NZSL Week finishes each year. Deaf Aoteaora was acknowledged for all the work it has done in organising NZSL Week.
 
 

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Government releases review of organisational culture and processes at the Human Rights Commission

Justice Minister Andrew Little today released the Ministerial Review of the Human Rights Commission in relation to the internal handling of sexual harassment claims and its organisational culture.
“I acknowledge the work conducted by retired Judge Coral Shaw. Her findings reveal a system that failed to provide proper care and support for sexual harassment claims made by staff.
“The main conclusions reveal:
Some sexual harassment occurred within the HRC but was not prevalent or endemic
The Dignity at Work policy used to investigate the October 2017 incident was aged and outdated
The HRC has recently improved its systems and processes for dealing with sexual harassment complaints by adopting a new Prevention and Response to Sexual Harassment 2017 policy, but it was formulated without full consultation with the HRC employees
“In relation to the governance and management structures and arrangements of the HRC it’s a concern that the review found:
Staff members’ lack of information and trust in management to deal appropriately with their complaints is a potential impediment to the successful implementation of the Prevention and Response to Sexual harassment 2017 policy.
There is a deep divide between some staff and some managers and a lack of trust in the management and the Commissioners among some staff.
Strategic leadership by the current Board is compromised by a lack of cooperation and communication between Commissioners and between Commissioners and the Chief Executive.
“I announced the review of the procedures and organisational culture at the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, following recent concerns about the handling of allegations of sexual harassment.
“It is vital that New Zealanders have trust and confidence in the Human Rights Commission as New Zealand’s authority for dealing with complaints about sexual harassment.
“I am currently awaiting advice form the Ministry of Justice. I will also meet with the State Services Commission today to discuss the next steps to fulfil the report’s recommendations. I have spoken to all Commissioners and the CEO, and I will now deal with the question of Commissioner appointments, as a matter of priority,” says Andrew Little.
Click here to read the report. Note that you may require PDF reading software to be installed on your device in order to open the attachment. You can download free PDF reading software at www.adobe.com/reader
 
 

Source: New Zealand Government

Headline: Funding boost for Growing Up in New Zealand Study

Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni has today announced the Government will restore more than $1.9 million of funding to the Growing Up in New Zealand study.
Growing Up in New Zealand is the country’s largest longitudinal study of child development gathering information over time about what it’s like to grow up in 21st century New Zealand.
“Today’s announcement means all of the 6,800-plus families who have been part of the study since it began can now be invited to participate in the current round of data collection,” said Carmel Sepuloni
“One of the Growing Up study’s unique characteristics is its diversity* and restoring the sample from 2,000 back to its original size will allow for more detailed analysis of different ethnic groups such as Māori and Pacific peoples.
“Our decision to restore funding also comes at a critical point in the project, where for the first time the study is hearing from the children themselves,” Carmel Sepuloni said.
“This Government wants New Zealand to be the best place in the world to be a child. Hearing the voice of children will be a powerful contribution to government policy makers’ and service providers’ understanding of how to best meet the needs of diverse New Zealand families and children.
“The participant children are now eight years old and study interviewers are currently in the field for the Eight Year Data Collection Wave. Around 2,000 child interviews have been completed to date and, with the new funding, interviews will now continue through the rest of 2018.
Findings from the Growing Up in New Zealand study, and further research done with anonymised data from the study, help inform which services and supports can give New Zealand children the best start in life.
“Since the study’s inception in 2008, more than 90,000 interviews have been carried out and more than 50 million pieces of data collected,” Carmel Sepuloni said.
“Information from the study has provided insights into a diverse range of areas such as paid parental leave, immunisation, family housing and mobility, household safety, participation in Early Childhood Education and pre- and post-natal depression among fathers.”
*A third of the cohort children were born to at least one parent who did not grow up in New Zealand and where at least one parent is multilingual.
 Editors notes:
 The increased funding forms part of new arrangements reached between the Ministry of Social Development, the government agency responsible for funding the study, UniServices Ltd and the University of Auckland, where the study is based.
The new agreement includes a number of changes to the way the study is governed. It will also ensure the study increases its focus on making the data more accessible and useable to a wider range of researchers to better inform government policy that will improve the lives of New Zealand children and families.
Responsibility for the Growing Up in New Zealand study transferred from Superu to the Ministry of Social Development in November 2017.
Growing Up in New Zealand’s newest report is due to be released mid-year.
 
Growing Up in New Zealand – Q&As
 What is Growing Up in New Zealand?
Growing Up in New Zealand is a contemporary longitudinal study of child development. It has been specifically designed to reflect the diverse lives of children growing up amidst the cultural, economic, societal and technological complexity of 21st century New Zealand.
The study is following a cohort of more than 6,800 children from approximately 12 weeks before birth until at least the age of 21. The study is particularly interested in finding out what works to confer resilience and optimise child development.
Growing Up in New Zealand is headed up by Research Director Associate Professor Susan Morton and Associate Director Professor Cameron Grant.
Who is the Growing Up in New Zealand generation?
The children who comprise the Growing Up in New Zealand cohort were born in 2008 and 2009 and were recruited from within greater Auckland, Counties Manukau and Waikato District Health Board areas. Children and families generously give their time to the study for free, with data collection waves taking place every two to three years.
What is a data collection wave?
A data collection wave involves gathering information from the participant children and families. Growing Up parents were first interviewed before their children were born. A data collection wave takes place every two to three years.
At each data collection wave, information is collected across six key areas:
 health and wellbeing
psychosocial and cognitive development
education
family/whānau
culture and identity
societal context and neighbourhood environment.
 For each family involved, data collection to date has involved:
eight face-to-face interviews
six telephone interviews, and
two web-based interviews.
Each data collection wave provides a snapshot of a single point in time. Each data collection wave is also carefully designed to fit together with what has been gathered before and what will be gathered at the next collection. This is what aids understanding of the developmental pathways children follow and how what happens in early life can influence the outcomes we see in adulthood.
What has the study found out so far?
Information from Growing Up in New Zealand has provided insights into a diverse range of areas such as paid parental leave, immunisation, family housing and mobility, household safety, participation in Early Childhood Education and pre- and post-natal depression among fathers. Growing Up in New Zealand’s newest report is due to be released mid-year.
Growing Up in New Zealand reports, policy briefs and scientific papers are available to view on the website: www.growingup.co.nz