This website captures the work of the Healthier Lives–He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge (2015-2024).
You will find a full summary of our work here and you are welcome to browse the rich array of material on this website.
Healthier Lives
He Oranga Hauora
NATIONAL SCIENCE CHALLENGE, 2015-2024
He rangahau mahi tahi hei whakapiki i te ārainga me te taurimatanga o te mate pukupuku, o te mate iaia manawa, o te mate huka me te mate mōmona, mō te katoa.
Collaborative research to equitably improve the prevention and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.
Research Themes
Healthy food and physical activity environments
Culturally centred health interventions for Māori and Pacific peoples
Precision medicine and personalised prevention
News stories
Transport poverty can be alleviated
New Zealand’s temporary half-price bus fares were critically important in enabling people on low incomes to make…
Research voices: Dr Cloe Posimani
Dr Cloe Posimani is a medical doctor engaging with public health research to benefit the country of…
Healthier Lives Kōrero Tahi 2024 – presentations
Healthier Lives Kōrero Tahi 2024 – equity and beyond 13-14 February, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington More than…
Turning health research into health gains
Research that will equitably improve some of New Zealand’s most pressing health issues, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, was showcased this week.
Symposium: Healthier Lives Kōrero Tahi 2024
13-14 February 2024
Our kaupapa partners, stakeholders and research teams will be gathering at Healthier Lives Kōrero Tahi 2024 to explore how research evidence generated through the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge can enable better and more equitable health outcomes for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Co-designing health research in Aotearoa New Zealand – what we’ve learnt
Healthier Lives has launched companion reports about co-designing health research in Aotearoa New Zealand, at Kōrero Tahi…
Healthier Lives event announcement and newsletter, January 2024
Upcoming event: We invite you to join the livestream of the Healthier Lives Kōrero Tahi 2024: equity…
ACTIVATION: The Getting Around Surveys 2022
Illustrated summaries of two research surveys provide accessible feedback to participants in the ACTIVATION project, a major…
Healthier Lives Newsletter December 2023
Director’s message With the end of the year almost upon us, Healthier Lives is reflecting on the…
Research inventory: Evidence for health and wellbeing
The three health and wellbeing National Science Challenges have produced a wealth of research outputs, which have…
