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Kōrero: Child and youth health

Children at a teddy bears' picnic, Dunedin, 2005

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Children at a teddy bears' picnic, Dunedin, 2005

In the early 2000s, the overall health of New Zealand children was very good. Most children were very healthy and grew into healthy adults. However, some groups of children had consistently poorer health than others. Differences in health status was a major concern for health workers and researchers.

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 21 February 2005, p. 14

by Peter McIntosh

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kerryn Pollock, Child and youth health – Health status of children and young people, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/30307/children-at-a-teddy-bears-picnic-dunedin-2005 (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 2 May 2011.