New Zealand

The Healthy Streets Approach and tools are being used by practitioners and councils in New Zealand.

A New Zealand pilot of the Healthy Streets Design Check has been developed in partnership with Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency as part of their Aotearoa Urban Street Planning and Design Guide. This tool can be used in the design process to prioritise Healthy Streets outcomes. More information is available on Waka Kotahi’s website

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ONLINE Training

Book your 2027 training

All our 2026 courses are fully booked but we are scheduling the next courses for 2027. If you want to book as an individual or make a group booking for your organisation we offer accredited courses and bespoke training throughout the year online and in-person training on request. You can find out more by emailing training@healthystreets.com

Tools & Resources

How Healthy Is My Street?

Go out onto your street, open this tool on your phone and score your street for an instant result.

You can score how a street feels or measure it quantitatively. You can add photos and notes, download a report and share with others.

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New Developments Check

This new tool is a quick, simple checklist of 20 key elements for assessing new developments.

We will be adding to it and improving it based on your feedback so please take a look and share your views with us by emailing contact@healthystreets.com

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Lucy presenting at a Waka Kotahi Capability Session

In August 2023 Lucy was invited to contribute to the Waka Kotahi series of Capability Session. In this 20 minutes talk she summarises the Healthy Streets Approach for a New Zealand audience

Tools For New Zealand

A range of tools that are free for all to use.

For more information about how to use these tools, visit the Tools & Resources page.

Healthy Streets Diagram
English

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Qualitative
Street Assessment

English

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Design Check
New Zealand (Pilot)

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On-Street Assessment

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Local PRACTITIONERS & ALUMNI

Find a local Healthy Streets practitioner who has completed accredited Practitioner training or become an expert in applying the Design Check.

If you are looking for someone local to you who can assist you on a Healthy Streets policy, project or problem then you can find them on the register of Healthy Streets Alumni.

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