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One-third of private dwellings in New Zealand used a wood burner or a pellet fire as their main type of heating in 2018
We have updated our 'Main types of heating used to heat dwellings' factsheet.
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Water
Drinking water – Te kounga o te waimāori:The drinking water domain provides information about drinking-water quality and how it affects our health.
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Māori children had traffic injury mortality rates which were three times higher than those of children of other ethnicities
Māori children had traffic injury mortality rates which were three times higher than those of children of other ethnicities and represented 52% of all traffic-related deaths between 2007–16.
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Kylie Mason
Kylie has a Master’s degree in Applied Statistics, and a postgraduate certificate in environmental health.
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EHINZ member drives revision to blood lead levels
Congratulations to our colleague Dr. Deborah Read, who has just had a major public health success.
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The Culex sitiens mosquito, first discovered in Kaipara Harbour in 2018, was eradicated in 2020
Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on exotic mosquito species in New Zealand.
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Maternal smoking rates at two weeks postnatal have decreased from 13.7% n 2009 to 9.4% in 2018.
Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on maternal smoking in New Zealand.
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COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2020
Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on Overseas Infectious Diseases of priority concern.
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14 interceptions containing mosquitoes of overseas origin in 2020
Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on High-risk pests caught at New Zealand's border.
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In the last 12 months, one in nine disabled adults were unable to visit a GP as they lacked transport.
We have just updated our 'Unmet need for GP services due to a lack of transport' indicator.
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