Waitakere bucks trend

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of children admitted to hospital due to injuries in Waitakere City. That's the finding of a major Auckland University study, which compared hospitalisations rates from injuries in Waitakere City from 1989 to 1998. the study ... found the total number of children hospitalised decreased from 710 (in 1997) to 667 (in 1998). That represents the first drop in 6 years and is a reversal of a nationwide trend. The figures have been attributed to a pilot project run in association with Waitakere City Council.