Our aims
The Injury Prevention Network of Aotearoa New Zealand (IPNANZ) promotes safe living, working, and recreational environments and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand through injury prevention.
| About injuries in Aotearoa New Zealand
In 2010/11, over 1,367 New Zealanders died as the result of injury. In fact, someone in New Zealand is injured every 17 seconds.
| IPNANZ Update #110 - 1 February 2012 Parliamentary Speeches and Press Releases IPNANZ in the Media IPNANZ Strategic Directions 2012-2015
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IPNANZ National Cultural Strategies Manager Senior Policy Advisor - SafeKids NZ
| Thousands debate child abuse solutionsSocial Development Minister Paula Bennett is delighted with the response to the Green Paper both in terms of turn out and contributions. Read more
| Drive safe this Waitangi weekendTransport Minister Gerry Brownlee is calling for people to take care and drive safely this long weekend. Read more
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 Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer futureCome and join the world's leading injury prevention and safety researchers, practitioners and advocates in Wellington in October, 2012. http://www.safety2012.org.nz/
| Association between prescription medications and falls at home among young and middle-aged adults
Working-age adults who take combinations of prescription medication may be doubling their risk of serious falls at home according to research from The University of Auckland. It was not possible to determine from the research if the risk related to the medication themselves, or the underlying medical conditions. Read more
| NZ among nations making no progress on child maltreatmentNew Zealand is named in a major international study involving the University of Otago as one of six states and countries which have no clear evidence of a decrease in child maltreatment over the past two decades. Read more
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