VIDEO EXPERT REACTION: Auckland schools are surrounded by junk food and fizzy drink ads

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The majority of Auckland's schools have junk food ads within half a kilometre of their school gates, according to a new study. Researchers pored over Google Street View images to find out what students see on their way to and from school, finding that one school had as many as 95 unhealthy food and drink ads within its zone. The researchers also concluded that students at low-decile schools were more likely to be exposed to junk food ads, and that this shows advertising industry self-regulation is failing.

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Dr Victoria Egli Briefing 1: What did your research find?

Dr Victoria Egli Briefing 2: What inequality did you see?

Dr Victoria Egli Briefing 3: What effect do these ads have on kids?

Dr Victoria Egli Briefing 4: What changes do you recommend?

Kernel density maps of each school's "advertising score"

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Advertising on Auckland bus

Associate Professor Victoria Egli

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conference: Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online

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Organisation/s: University of Waikato, University of Auckland

Funder: KG and VE funded and oversaw data collection.

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