Publications Ngā whakaputanga kōrero

The Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28 Consultation document seeks comment on the proposed direction and content of the draft Strategy. It provides the full proposed Strategy for public consultation and includes the strategic plan, service plan, associated costs and problem gambling levy options.

This research was conducted to explore existing knowledge of quality and effective support for family members and affected others (FAO) who are harmed by someone else’s gambling and to suggest opportunities for enhancing the support that is currently provided for FAOs by preventing and minimising gambling harm services in New Zealand

The purpose of the randomised controlled trial (RCT) was to assess the relative effectiveness of two interventions. The trial was set within a community-based national face-to-face gambling treatment service in New Zealand over a 12-month period.

This study is the 24-month follow up of the initial trial to investigate the longer-term outcome of two interventions

This research explored the full impacts of gambling harm using novel methods that explicitly capture legacy, life course, and intergenerational gambling harm

This literature review collated national and international literature about peer worker roles, services, and workforce development for gambling harm services to provide advice on sustainable workforce development activities.

This document sets out the Ministry’s approach to and budget for funding and coordinating services to prevent and minimise gambling harm for the three year period starting 1 July 2022.

This research aimed to understand the experiences of Pasifika youth (age 16-30) gamers and whether there is a relationship between gaming and gambling.

This evaluation provides an industry independent assessment of Gamgard (Gambling Assessment Measure - Guidance about Responsible Design) in the New Zealand context to inform the Ministry about the utility of the Gamgard product for supporting regulatory decisions about gambling harm minimisation

This literature review provides a systematic review of information about the provision and effectiveness of residential programmes for gambling harm treatment in New Zealand and overseas.

On 29 August 2021 the Ministry of Health released its draft Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm for 2022/23-2024/25 consultation document and invited submissions, which closed on 8 October 2021.

Consultation on the draft strategy to prevent and minimise gambling harm is now open. Submit your response online at the Health Consultation Hub.

This study provides a statistical analysis of the four data collection years (2012 to 2015) of the National Gambling Study in order to assess how changes in gambling risk levels are associated with changes over time in health, wellbeing, disability, deprivation and social connectedness

An analysis of the impact of territorial authority electronic gaming machine (class 4) policy on gambling harm in New Zealand.

The Gambling Data Explorer is an interactive tool for exploring data from the New Zealand National Gambling Study. It presents gambling participation and harm results by gender, age and ethnic group