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SPARC (www.sparc.org.nz)
SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) is dedicated to getting New Zealanders moving. That means everything from supporting elite athletes to getting out into local communities and encouraging people to get active.

ANA (www.ana.org.nz)
ANA's mission is to work cooperatively to support New Zealanders achieve and maintatin a healthy weight throughout life through good nutrition and physical activity.

ActiveSmart (www.activesmart.co.nz)
New Zealand's first fully tailored free online training solution. On the site you can create a plan to suit your lifestyle and fitness needs. The service is free and the fitness programmes have been developed by NZ's top fitness trainers. Nutrition plans are also provided and endorsed by the Ministry of Health.

Ministry of Health (www.moh.govt.nz)


New Zealand Breastfeeding Authority (www.babyfriendly.org.nz)
Mission: To protect, promote and support breastfeeding in Aotearoa New Zealand as the normal method of infant feeding. Their main role is to administer and oversee the WHO/UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand; and work towards improving breastfeeding rates in New Zealand.

New Zealand Food Safety Authority (www.nzfsa.govt.nz)
NZFSA administers legislation covering food for sale on the domestic market, primary processing of animal products and official assurances related to their export, exports of plant products and the controls surrounding registration and use of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines. NZFSA is the New Zealand controlling authority for imports and exports of food and food related products.

World Health Organization (www.who.int)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified nutrition and physical activity as important contributors to the world’s disease burden.  Recognising this, the WHO has developed, under a May 2002 mandate from Member States, a Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, which was endorsed by the May 2004 World Health Assembly.

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