Events
Conferences, forums, webinars and workshopsNZ literacy rate in spotlight & Better Start Literacy Approach | Paddy Gower Has Issues
NZ literacy rate in spotlight as principal calls out 'malpractice' | Paddy Gower Has Issues The first episode in TV Three's new show "Paddy Gower Has Issues" featured our very own a Better Start Literacy Approach. Interviewed on the show was Professor Brigid...
Pacific Wildbeing Conference – A Perspective from Dr Tupa’ilevaililigi Riz Firestone
The Pacific Child Wellbeing conference was held in Auckland 30-31 March 2023. It was well attended by a vibrant collective of health and education workers, community members, NGOs, academics, practitioners, ministry personnel, grandparents and children. The...
EIT | Te Pūkenga researcher relishes working on worthwhile project in home region.
Dr Rachael Glassey is a Senior Research Fellow in the newly created Te Kura I Awarua Rangahau Māori Centre at EIT | Te Pūkenga. Rachael, 33, joined EIT | Te Pūkenga last year to work on a community research project, Nourishing Hawke’s Bay: He wairua tō te kai. She...
Better Start Literacy Approach on RNZ’s The Panel
Professor Brigid McNeill from the University of Canterbury and A Better Start Literacy Approach joined RNZ's The Panel to talk about improving literacy levels in Aotearoa New Zealand's tamariki. The Better Start Literacy Approach is a structured approach to...
Professors Taylor, Pihama & Holdaway Elected Fellows
Thirty-four new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for their distinction in research and advancement of science, technology or the humanities. They...
Read our first e-news for 2023
Say hello to our Feb 2023 update, Read it here and remember to subscribe so you can receive our quarterly updates direct to your inbox! In This Issue: From the Director Simulation Modelling Project Led by Associate Professor Barry Milne Research Excellence Award:...
Nick Bowden Awarded PhD
Congratulations to Nick Bowden on being awarded his PhD, his dedication to research excellence is demonstrated in many of his published papers, and in his thesis below. We are proud to have Nick as part of the A Better Start whānau. For those that don't know Nick...
Listen Now to Keynote Speaker, Robyn Mildon-Building the bridge between science, policy & practice
Listen to A Better Start symposium Keynote Speaker - Robyn Mildon's talk "Implementation Science: Building the bridge between science, policy, and practice". Robyn is an internationally recognised figure in the field of implementation science, evidence synthesis...
Latest Publications
Check out the latest published journal publications sorted by our research themes: Healthy Weight, Resilient Teens, Successful Learning all underpinned by Big Data. Click here to read them now.
Read our latest newsletter
Meri Kirihimete from the team at A Better Start, In this latest issue of A Better Start newsletter: - Update from the Challenge Director, Wayne Cutfield - 2022 Symposium - Guidelines for Supporting Students Who Self-Harm - Beautiful Gifts this Christmas - Infant...
