This independent report, prepared by the Public Health Advisory Committee and published by the Ministry of Health, takes a public health focus, looking at changes to the food system that could help improve the health and wellbeing of people of New Zealand.

Young people are often framed as being underrepresented and/or insufficiently considered in decision-making processes, including public policy. To help remedy the lack of youth voices in New Zealand government policy, the authors of this article present the first results from the 'What Is Your Stand?' research project. The article presents and discusses the results specifically...

Harmful commodity marketing (e.g: alcohol, vaping and unhealthy food and beverage products) in digital spaces has been linked to adverse health outcomes and there have been calls for its regulation. This article explains why this is important and considers how such regulation could be achieved.

New Zealand has been undertaking major reform of its vocational education sector since 2019. The authors of this article suggest that collectively, greater focus is needed on understanding and responding to specific learner needs within regions and enabling learners to continue learning over their lifetime.

After the official results of the 2023 New Zealand General Election were released, a journalist queried the Electoral Commission about an apparently anomalous result in one electorate. After discussion with the Electoral Commission, the Office of the Auditor-General decided to review the Electoral Commission’s quality assurance processes for counting votes.