He kōrero mō mātouResources
Research products
Healthier Lives develops evidence-informed products to improve the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders. These research products are now freely available.
He kupu mō ngā kitenga rangahau
Research findings briefs
A series of research findings briefs, designed to distil large amounts of evidence from completed research projects and convey their key messages.
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He Pikinga Waiora: making health interventions work for Māori communities Size: 312 KB
Date added: 16-12-2021 -
OL@-OR@, a Māori and Pasifika mHealth approach to supporting healthy lifestyles Size: 471 KB
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The impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on cardiovascular disease Size: 515 KB
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Protective factors against the progression of prediabetes to diabetes Size: 326 KB
Date added: 26-11-2020 -
Evaluation of a digital health programme for self-management of diabetes and prediabetes Size: 82 KB
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WellConnectedNZ: improving individuals’ health by strengthening community connectedness Size: 83 KB
Date added: 31-03-2021
Healthier Lives – He Oranga Hauora
2019-2024 Research Strategy
To develop Healthier Lives’ 2019–2024 Research Strategy we consulted community partners, stakeholders, policy-makers and researchers, national and international experts, and interested members of the general public.
At the heart of the strategy is a vision of Aotearoa New Zealand with equitable health outcomes and a substantially reduced burden of non-communicable diseases.
Scoping and Prioritising Research
Our 2019-2024 research portfolio is a mix of continuing and new research. To commission new research we undertook a series of scoping and prioritising exercises:
Theme 1: Healthy food and physical activity environments
- Healthy food and physical activity environments workshop report [PDF 2 MB]
- Healthy food and physical activity environments stocktake [PDF 1.3 MB]
Theme 2: Culturally centred health interventions for Māori and Pacific peoples
- Culturally-centred health interventions for Māori hui report [PDF 2 MB]
- Culturally-centred health interventions for Pacific peoples fono report [PDF 1MB]
Outreach activities
YouTube channel
Videos, including recordings from symposia and events, are available to view on our YouTube channel.

Media Releases
- Promising results from ctDNA cancer research Scoop.co.nz August 2020
- New research on active travel for health and wellbeing in New Zealand communities June 2020
- Sir Jerry Mateparae To Lead The Healthier Lives National Science Challenge Scoop.co.nz, June 2020
- The challenge of reducing health inequities Scoop.co.nz, November 2018
- He Ora Te Whakapiri - Life course research symposium Scoop.co.nz, October 2018
- Tackling diet-related disease in New Zealand Scoop.co.nz, September 2018
- New research projects for long-term health conditions Scoop.co.nz, August 2017
- Research from the Healthier Lives Challenge Scoop.co.nz, October 2016
- China New Zealand NCD health research Centre Scoop.co.nz, June 2016
- Healthier Lives NSC announced Scoop.co.nz, December 2015