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3 February 2012
- New Migrant Employee Toolkit
Experience shows the single most important thing that leads to new migrants settling well and staying in New Zealand is having work they enjoy. This...
23 January 2012
- Understanding stress and bullying in New Zealand workplaces
Recent research led by members of the Massey University Healthy Work Group, sought to develop and evaluate a valid and reliable methodology for the...
19 January 2012
- Bikes bring more money than wood from Rotorua forest
The economic value of mountainbiking in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Forest has been estimated at five times its annual timber revenue and looks set to...
12 January 2012
- Quit Smoking Challenge 2012!
New Zealanders quitting smoking as a New Year resolution can use an innovative, free social media platform in a nationwide smokefree challenge...
11 January 2012
- How to encourage someone to stop smoking
Asking someone about their smoking habits and whether they want to quit can be a daunting concept. 'Having the conversation' is a document developed...
9 January 2012
- 2012 Calendar of Public Health Events
Toi Te Ora - Public Health Service has produced a 2012 calendar of public health events, including information on awareness and appeal events in...
9 January 2012
- Many struggling to keep up healthy eating habits at work
Around half of Kiwi men and a third of women are not eating enough fruit and vegetables, results from the Health Ministry's adult nutrition survey...
9 January 2012
- Is your workplace a killer?
Turn off the lights, trigger the alarm, and put yourself in the boots of emergency responders who could be at your workplace during an emergency...
9 January 2012
- Mental health issues rising in the workplace
Mental illness is a growing problem in society and is increasingly affecting productivity and well-being in the workplace, according to a new...
6 January 2012
- Don't just sit there, workout at your desk!
Sitting for long periods is hard on the body. It strains the back and causes the muscles to become slack. It slows the processes that metabolise...
6 January 2012
- Flexible workplace equals improved health, research shows
Judging an employee not on hours spent in the office, but on output, increases the health of the employee, U.S. researchers found. To read the full...