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• 5 + a day : fresh fruit & vegetables = 5 + ia rā : ngā hua rākau me ngā hua whenua
  Site of the 5+ a day programme which encourages people to eat five or more servings of fruit and vegetables. Includes resources for early childhood centres, primary schools and health professionals to promote healthy eating.
  
  
• ActiveSmart
  Presents information on physical fitness, nutrition, diet and lifestyle balance encouraging users to develop a personal training programme that works for them.
  
  
• Agencies for Nutrition Action = Ngā Takawaenga Hāpai Kai Hauora
  ANA provides a tool for people who work in promoting nutrition and physical acitivity in New Zealand. Includes access to news, events, conference information, newsletters and publications.
  
  
• Agencies for Nutrition Action update : raising awareness, shifting attitudes & changing behaviour
  Newsletter of the Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA), keeping New Zealanders up-to-date on current strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Beef + Lamb New Zealand : [web site]
  A site from the organization responsible for the domestic promotion of beef and lamb. Provides information about the New Zealand Beef and Lamb Quality Mark, nutrition, recipes and cooking, restaurants and chefs. Resources for teachers and children are available.
  
  
• Department of Human Nutrition
  Includes staff information, research and publications, courses offered, and nutrition news.
  
  
• Dietitians NZ = Ngā Tohunga Mātai Kai
  Information about Dietitians NZ, dietitians in New Zealand, and healthy food. Includes a database of dietitians, and work vacancies.
  
  
• DietNet : the truth about diet and health
  The site includes information on nutrition basics, dietary theories, sports nutrition and wellness.
  
  
• Feeding our families
  A national social marketing programme developed by the HSC as part of the Government's Healthy Eating--Healthy Action (HEHA) Strategy, to help parents and caregivers ensure their children and family are getting a healthy diet. Includes recipes, tips for parents, research, information on community partnerships and resources to support the promotion of healthy eating.
  
  
• Fight the Obesity Epidemic : FOE : stop our children developing Type 2 diabetes
  FOE is a trust whose initial focus is to improve children's nutrition through legislation, regulation, taxation and education. Includes publications in PDF format.
  
  
• Food New Zealand
  Food New Zealand is published by Slice Media in association with the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology and the Dairy Industry Association of New Zealand. It contains news and features on research and science within the food industry, in New Zealand and abroad. The site provides contents pages for each issue, as well as information on subscribing to the print edition.
  
  
• Food smart : clean, cook, chill
  NZFSA site which through the New Zealand Foodsafe Partnership promotes consistent and appropriate food safety messages to New Zealand consumers. Information for consumers and the industry and includes teaching resources.
  
  
• Go kids! : a physical activity and nutrition resource for OSCAR programmes
  New Zealand-wide project to enhance the health and fitness of children participating in before school, after school and school holiday programmes through a set of resources that provides regular exercise activities and nutrition advice.
  
  
• Healtheries
  In addition to a company profile, the site includes a a product library of vitamin, mineral and herb supplements, and foods, beverages and personal care products; a personal health questionnaire; hot topics (current and archived); FAQs; and information about common health concerns.
  
  
• Healthy food guide
  News; articles; recipes; places to shop; product finder; guide to reading food labels; pantry checklist and "ask the expert" questions and answers about healthy eating. Site by the publishers of the New Zealand Healthy food guide magazine.
  
  
• Institute of Food, Nutrition & Human Health
  Outline of courses, degrees and research at the Massey University institute. Links to the three constituent research centres: Monogastric; Milk & Health; Food Technology. Outlines function of each and includes contact details.
  
  
• Julie Biuso
  Site of New Zealand cook and cookery writer who has a particular interest in Italian food and the slow food movement. Includes recipes; cooking tips; blog; appearance schedule, video archive of cooking demonstrations; and newsletter.
  
  
• Kosher Kiwi directory
  An alphabetical listing of kosher food products and ingredients, together with some of the New Zealand outlets from which they can be obtained.
  
  
• LINZ Nutrition and Activity Research Unit
  About the unit at the Department of Human Nutrition, Otago University which is involved in the data collection and analysis of large national surveys within the areas of physical activity, sports injuries, nutrition and health, and conducts contract research for physical activity and health related organisations.
  
  
• LiveSmart : stack the odds in your favour
  Site developed by the Cancer Society provides programmes and information on healthy living with diet and exercise plans to lessen the risk of cancer. Includes a corporate health plan for work places and the latest information from cancer research. Information is found under separate pages for: LiveSmart, MoveSmart, EatSmart, GrowSmart and StaySmart.
  
  
• Manufactured food database
  A database of foods free from wheat, gluten, egg, peanuts, soya, legumes and milk/lactose. Also includes low lactose foods. Previously the New Zealand therapeutic database.
  
  
• Massey University Food Awards
  Biannual event recognise the creative work of product innovators in the food and beverage industry acknowledging areas such as packaging design, nutrition, enterprise and food safety. Provide information on awards and entry.
  
  
• Menus.co.nz : where dining begins
  Directory of restaurants, bars, cafes, wineries and takeaway food outlets throughout New Zealand. Includes menus, prices, hours, contact details and location maps.
  
  
• New Zealand Dietitians Board
  Statutory body empowered to regulate the profession to ensure the safety of the New Zealand consumers of dietetic services.
  
  
• New Zealand Vegetarian Society
  Information about the New Zealand Vegetarian Society and vegetarianism, including reasons to become vegetarian, nutritional information, recipes, and a calendar of vegetarian events around New Zealand.
  
  
• Nutrigenomics New Zealand
  NuNZ is a collaboration of AgResearch, University of Auckland, HortResearch and Crop & Food studying the response of humans to food and food components using genomics, proteomics and metabolomics approaches. Site has a bibliography of publications.
  
  
• Nutrition Society of New Zealand
  Information on the Nutrition Society of New Zealand, including news and upcoming events, society rules, copies of the latest annual reports, and abstracts of their proceedings.
  
  
• Organic pathways : your online guide to organics in Aotearoa New Zealand
  This website provides information and links. It covers not only organics, but subjects, products and services related to the organic lifestyle. The Organic Directory NZ lists organic products and services, producers, processors, retailers, groups and organisations.
  
  
• OrganicDirect.co.nz
  Information about the New Zealand organics sector, with news and facts, articles and resources, locations and times of farmers' markets, and listings of organic businesses.
  
  
• Porphyry's people : a vegan group based in Christchurch, New Zealand, promoting veganism to further ethical, health and ecological goals
  Primarily contains articles on veganism, with a few on vegetarianism. Also includes a list of vegetarian and vegan restaurants in Christchurch.
  
  
• Project Energize : energize yourself with physical activity and health food
  Project for primary schools to improve children's physical activity and nutrition, to improve their overall health. Includes information and ideas for teachers, parents and children.
  
  
• Vegan Society of Aotearoa, New Zealand
  Explains the society's objectives and gives details on membership, meetings and social activities. Includes recipe database.
  
  
• Weight management : FAB
  FAB (food, activity and behaviour). Ministry of Health site which integrates weight management and lifestyle advice with which the health sector can support individuals, families in eating well and living physically active lives. Site has research, projects, resources and articles for download. Archived instances of the site detail the Healthy Eating, Healthy Action (HEHA) strategy.