Brainwave Trust translates the latest research from the biological and social sciences, and mātauranga Māori, into accessible insights.
We advocate for evidence-informed decisions that promote the wellbeing of tamariki and taiohi, ultimately benefiting all of Aotearoa.
We advocate for evidence-informed decisions that promote the wellbeing of tamariki and taiohi, ultimately benefiting all of Aotearoa.
Keep the Alcohol Industry Out of Policy-making for Alcohol Harm Reduction (2025)
Brainwave co-signed an open letter, from Health Coalition Aotearoa, calling upon the Government to ensure groups with vested interests in selling alcohol are not involved in the development of public policies aimed at addressing alcohol harm.
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Draft Strategic Plan for Early Learning 2019-2029: He Taonga te Tamaiti – Every Child a Taonga (2019)
Brainwave contributed a section on mental and emotional wellbeing as part of a joint submission
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Parliamentary Health Committee’s Inquiry into Preventing Child Abuse and Improving Children’s Health Outcomes (2012)
We made a submission to the Parliamentary Health Committee’s Inquiry into Preventing Child Abuse and Improving Children’s Health Outcomes (2012). At their request we submitted a further paper about the economics of early intervention.
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