Background: We investigated the impact, pre- and post-Covid-19, that Airbnb has had on the availability and affordability of long-term rental properties in New Zealand (NZ).Method: We examined the impact of Airbnb on the rental housing market at a national and regional level. Short-term let...

New Zealand houses are large, often poorly constructed and heated, by OECD standards, and consequently are colder and damper indoors than recommended by the World Health Organisation. This affects both the energy consumption and the health of households. The traditional New Zealand household...

Evidence of the influence of research on health policy is paradoxical. While there is scant evidence that research has had any impact on the direction or implementation of widespread health reforms, research on evidence-based medicine has dramatically increased, despite limited evidence that it...