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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 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.
  
  
• Agencies for Nutrition Action
  Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA), supports New Zealanders to achieve and maintatin a healthy weight throughout life through healthy eating and physical activity.
  
  
• Department of Human Nutrition
  Includes staff information, research and publications, courses offered, and nutrition news.
  
  
• DietNet
  The site includes information on nutrition basics, dietary theories, sports nutrition and wellness.
  
  
• Feeding our futures
  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 are getting a healthy diet. Includes information about healthy eating, tips for parents, research, and news.
  
  
• FOE : Fight the Obesity Epidemic : stop our children developing Type 2 diabetes
  FOE's 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.
  
  
• 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 : practical ideas from the experts
  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 and video archive of cooking demonstrations.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Life in New Zealand Activity & Health Research Unit
  LINZ 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. It also maintains the 1989 Life in New Zealand Survey and 1997 National Nutrition Survey databases for ongoing analysis and interpretation. The site includes a list LINZ staff, project information, publications, and links to related sites. The report NZ Food : NZ People is available from the site in PDF format.
  
  
• LiveSmart / 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.
  
  
• Mission-on
  Online games designed to inspire and teach children to eat healthy food and being active. Includes games, instructions how to play and a guide for parents.
  
  
• New Zealand beef & lamb
  This site provides information on the beef and lamb Quality Mark, nutrition, recipes and cooking, restaurants and chefs. Resources for teachers and children are available.
  
  
• New Zealand Dietetic Association (Inc.) = Ngā Tohunga Mātai Kai
  Information about the New Zealand Dietetic Association, including a database of dietitians.
  
  
• 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 Foodsafe Partnership
  Set up in 1998 with a small group of representatives from the food industry, consumer groups, public health groups, MAF Food (now the New Zealand Food Safety Authority) and the Ministry of Health, to promote consistent and appropriate food safety messages to New Zealand consumers. Information for consumers and the industry.
  
  
• 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
  A collaboration of AgResearch, University of Auckland, HortResearch and Crop & Food researching how foods and food components affect human health at the molecular genetic level by using nutritional genomic methods, with an initial focus on gut health.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Organics Aotearoa New Zealand
  This website provides information and links to external agencies related to the organic sector i.e. producers, merchants, exporters, researchers, certifiers, educators and community initiatives that touch the health and well-being of consumers and their environment in New Zealand.
  
  
• Porphyry's people : a vegan group based in Christchurch, New Zealand, promoting veganism to further ethical, health and ecological goals
  Site promoting both health and ethical benefits of veganism. Contains collection of articles relating to veganism.
  
  
• 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 New Zealand : VEGANZ
  Explains the objectives of VEGANZ and gives details on membership, meetings and social activities. Includes the society's magazine VEGANZ and a restaurant guide.