Healthier Lives
He Oranga Hauora
NATIONAL SCIENCE CHALLENGE
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
Recent News
Healthier Lives Newsletter May 2023
In this issue: Congratulations to A/Prof Dianne Sika-Paotonu Healthier Lives warmly congratulates Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu on…
Government action needed to prevent type 2 diabetes
Media release Three new publications in top international journals demonstrate the potential of changing what we eat…
Healthier Lives Newsletter March 2023
In this issue: Director’s message As we reflect on the flooding that has devastated parts of Aotearoa, it…
NZ’s evidence-based response to COVID has saved lives – we could do better when it comes to other major diseases
Jim Mann, University of Otago; originally published in The Conversation. As we emerge from the COVID pandemic, we’re…
Symposium: Our Data Sources as a Strategic National Asset, 9 March 2023
This free symposium will feature in-person presentations and discussions with leading experts in data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics,…
Healthier Lives Newsletter December 2022
In this issue: Director’s message Healthier Lives research teams have been working hard in 2022 to produce…
Symposium: Transforming Lives – 100 years of insulin, 24 November 2022
A half day symposium in the Grand Hall at Parliament, and online, that celebrated the many lives…
Growing for Good: A ‘Win-Win-Win’ Plan for Future Food Production
The range of food we grow in Aotearoa, and where we grow it, is likely to change…
100 years after insulin was first used, why isn’t NZ funding the latest life-changing diabetes technology?
This year marks a century since an extraordinary medical breakthrough – the use of insulin to treat diabetes mellitus.
Health researchers call for transparency and action
Frustrated health researchers are asking for more transparent and system-embedded processes in the new health system so that the latest research evidence is used to improve the health of New Zealanders.