• Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before 

  Hobbs M; Gray L; Campbell, Malcolm (Conversation, 2021)

• Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown 

  Sutherland D; Basu A; Berka M; Baker M; Shaw R; Campbell, Malcolm (Conversation, 2020)

• Reducing health inequity for Māori people in New Zealand 

  Hobbs M; Ahuriri-Driscoll A; Marek L; Campbell M; Tomintz M; Kingham S (Elsevier BV, 2019)

• In which population groups are food and physical activity environments related to obesity? 

  Hobbs M; McKenna J (SAGE Publications, 2019)

• Towards Real-time Federation of Spatial Data for Hazard Risk Management 

  SIAO HIM FA J; Oomen K; Li J; Deakin R; Ivánová I; McMeekin D; Wilson M (2019)

• Close proximity to alcohol outlets is associated with increased crime and hazardous drinking: Pooled nationally representative data from New Zealand 

  Hobbs M; Marek L; Wiki J; Campbell M; Deng BY; Sharpe H; McCarthy J; Kingham, Simon (Elsevier BV, 2020)

  © 2020 Elsevier Ltd This nationwide study investigated the relationship between proximity to alcohol outlets (off-licence, on-licence, and other-licence) and two adverse outcomes; hazardous drinking and crime (common ...

• Slipping under the radar: worsened health outcomes in semi-urban areas of New Zealand 

  Marek L; Wiki J; Campbell M; Kingham, Simon; Sabel C; Tomintz M; Hobbs M (2020)

• Investigating spatial variation and change (2006–2017) in childhood immunisation coverage in New Zealand 

  Marek L; Hobbs M; McCarthy J; Wiki J; Tomintz M; Campbell M; Kingham, Simon (Elsevier BV, 2020)

  Background Immunisation is a safe and effective way of protecting children and adults against harmful diseases. However, immunisation coverage of children is declining in some parts of New Zealand. Aim Use a ...

• A socio-spatial analysis of pedestrian falls in Aotearoa New Zealand 

  Watkins A; Curl A; Mavoa S; Tomintz M; Todd V; Dicker B (Elsevier BV, 2020)

  Falls are a leading cause of injury and accidental death, particularly amongst older people. Evidence of environmental risk factors for pedestrian falls among older adults could support age-friendly urban design and contribute ...

• Winter Is Coming: A Socio-Environmental Monitoring and Spatiotemporal Modelling Approach for Better Understanding a Respiratory Disease 

  Marek, Lukas; Campbell, Malcolm; Epton, Michael; Kingham, S.; Storer, M. (2018)

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive lung disease affecting the respiratory function of every sixth New Zealander and over 300 million people worldwide. In this paper, we explored how the combination ...

• Experiences of the Built Environment, Falls and Fear of Falling Outdoors among Older Adults: An Exploratory Study and Future Directions 

  Curl A; Fitt H; Tomintz M (MDPI AG, 2020)

  Falls can have serious impacts on the health, wellbeing and daily mobilities of older adults. Falls are a leading cause of injury and death amongst older adults and outdoor falls comprise a substantial proportion of ...

• A systematic review employing the GeoFERN framework to examine methods, reporting quality and associations between the retail food environment and obesity 

  Wilkins E; Radley D; Morris M; Hobbs M; Christensen A; Marwa WL; Morrin A; Griffiths C (Elsevier BV, 2019)

  © 2019 The Authors This systematic review quantifies methods used to measure the ‘retail food environment’ (RFE), appraises the quality of methodological reporting, and examines associations with obesity, accounting for ...

• Environmental influences on behaviour and health: a call for creativity and radical shifts in thinking within contemporary research. 

  Hobbs M; Atlas J (2019)

• Modelling policy relevant small area smoking simulations at neighbourhood level to add new insights and information 

  Tomintz M; Campbell MH; McCarthy J (GeoHealth Laboratory, 2018)

• Investigating the rates and spatial distribution of childhood ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations in New Zealand 

  Hobbs, Matthew; Tomintz, Melanie; Kingham, Simon (2019)

  The GeoHealth Laboratory developed this report in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to help policymakers understand the distribution of childhood ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations (ASHs) within New Zealand. ...

• Accessibility to food retailers and socio-economic deprivation in urban New Zealand 

  Wiki, Jesse; Kingham, Simon; Campbell, Malcolm (Wiley, 2018)

  The spatial locations of food retailers are considered to be an influential aspect of population consumption patterns. Such contextual relationships are often related to socioeconomic deprivation, with disparities in ...

• The built environment and health: a spatial analysis of type 2 diabetes and childhood weight status in urban New Zealand. 

  Wiki, Jesse Diamond (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  The built environment is an integral aspect of everyday life. It provides the context in which individual behaviours are set and can affect both individual and population health. It is shaped by distal systematic drivers ...

• Exploring the social and spatial context of adult obesity in Aotearoa New Zealand : a spatial microsimulation approach. 

  Watkins, Alison F. (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Obesity rates have risen substantially in recent decades. A large body of research links excess body fat to a variety of health conditions including cardio vascular disease (CVD), certain cancers, and non-insulin-dependent ...

• A geospatial approach to measuring the built environment for active transport, physical activity and health outcomes. 

  Donnellan, Niamh Marie (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Active transport and physical activity behaviours are recognised as important determinants of a number of health outcomes, including obesity. Over the last decade, there has been a significant amount of research focused ...

• An exploration of the effects of roads and traffic on mental health in Auckland, New Zealand. 

  Curry, Kirsten (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Mental illness is the third highest cause of poor health in New Zealand, accounting for 11% of the total burden of disease. Like many other chronic illnesses, associations between mental health outcomes and the built and ...

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