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All the latest news and media releases from the Health Research Council.
  • Leadership expert appointed as new Chair of the HRC

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    The Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, has announced the new Chair of the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is Dr Lester Levy (CNZM).

  • Māori water safety record under spotlight

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    A newly funded study will investigate why Māori are overrepresented in the national drowning statistics despite having a strong cultural connection to the water.
  • HRC farewells Chair, Sir Robert Stewart

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    Sir Robert Stewart, KNZM, has completed his term of six years as yesterday he stepped down from his role as Chair of the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC).
  • Upcoming RFP for breast cancer partnership

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    A third round of funding through the Breast Cancer Research in New Zealand partnership will be outlined in a Request for Proposals (RFP) in late-January 2016.
  • New HRC Māori Health Committee member

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    We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Emma Wyeth (Kai Tahu) to the HRC's Māori Health Committee.

  • The perceptions of Tongan males towards gambling

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    Edmond Fehoko from AUT University has been awarded a special PhD award to help identify strategies and interventions to minimise gambling-related harm among Tongan males.
  • Study to examine kava’s link to drink-driving

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    Dr Apo Aporosa from Waikato University has received a HRC Pacific postdoctoral fellowship to examine the effects of the popular Pacific Island drink, kava, on driver ability and road safety.
  • $8.2m for emerging health researchers

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    The HRC has today announced a record total of $8.2 million in awards to support the careers of the next generation of health research leaders.