Food standards are jointly regulated in Australia and New Zealand under the Food Standards Code. However, country of origin labelling (CoOL) is one of the few divergences in these trans-Tasman food regulations. Australia has mandatory CoOL on many food products, while New Zealand does not. This...

The association between neighbourhood social capital and individual health and wellbeing has been explored mainly by focussing on adult outcomes. This study explores the relationship between neighbourhood social capital and adolescent subjective wellbeing, and its interaction with adolescents'...

The emergence of one or more alternatives to hierarchical and market mechanisms has been one of the most prominent themes of public management literature over the past decade. The intellectual sources of this analysis are diverse and the proliferation of labels for the third mode (networks,...

For third-sector organizations (TSOs) that deliver publicly funded health and community services, accountability practices are predominantly shaped by the imperatives of government funders. However, the ensuing public management accountability regimes can undermine TSO responsiveness to...

Does the way in which health systems are financed influence whether health policymakers are more or less interested in accessible and equitable health services? Are social democratic governments more interested in primary health care reform than conservative governments? Have particular domains...

Health governance internationally has become more complex, with both hierarchical and network modes of governance explicitly represented within single public systems. Objective: To understand the implementation of new modes and mechanisms of governance under New Zealand health reforms and to...

Since 2000, the substantive focus of health policy in New Zealand has been closely aligned to the agendas of improving population health and reducing health inequalities. Health system restructuring, through the introduction of locally based and partially elected District Health Boards (DHBs),...