Helath Promotion Agency Data Explorer
Region: Aotearoa - New Zealand
Description: Kia ora! Welcome to Kupe your data explorer provided by Te Hiringa Hauora, the Health Promotion Agency (HPA). Kupe lets you explore Health and Lifestyles Survey data about New Zealanders' views and experiences across several topics. The name, Kupe, is inspired by the chiefly Polynesian navigator and fisherman who, according to Māori oral tradition, discovered the islands of Aotearoa, New Zealand. After some difficulty catching fish off the coast of his homeland in Hawaiki, Kupe learnt of a giant wheke (octopus) eating the bait from his fishing hooks. Kupe set out to capture the troublesome octopus which led to a great pursuit across the Pacific Ocean, bringing Kupe and his followers to Aotearoa, New Zealand.