This document discusses childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in New Zealand. It notes that childhood obesity is rising in New Zealand and may lead to higher rates of type 2 diabetes in the future. The document outlines a research plan to study 250 obese children over 5 years to monitor whether they develop type 2 diabetes. It discusses obtaining consent, ensuring confidentiality, and presenting the results through graphs, tables and other visualizations to show the relationship between childhood obesity and later development of type 2 diabetes.