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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … wealth taxes. Although all parties have policies that may make the tax/welfare system fairer for those on low-incomes … certain aspects, only the Greens and Te Pāti Māori would make substantive changes towards increasing the fairness of … to income tax is planned. Indeed, continuing to not make inflation adjustments to income tax brackets (as has …
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  • COVID-19 in Aotearoa: what does public health do now?

    … and effort going forwards to the activities that will make the greatest impact on protecting and improving … and workforce are directed to the activities that will make the greatest impact on protecting and improving … now to prepare for the coming rise in COVID-19 cases and make the greatest contribution to achieving equity, …
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  • What can we learn from Healthy Housing Initiatives? New evidence from the Wellington Well Homes scheme

    … that could be related to poor housing conditions –  make a lot of sense. Since  2013, HHIs have been rolled out … draught-stoppers, and mould-cleaning kits that can help make the home warmer or drier. If relevant they may offer to talk to the landlord to ask them to make repairs or improvements to the home. They can also refer …
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  • Where do the parties stand? – Introducing our election series

    … Summary Our elected representatives make choices that impact the long-term health and wellbeing … system but range across all parts of our society. To make an informed decision, voters need to know where … and wellbeing of the people. 2 To do this, it must first make sure these building blocks of health are in place for …
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  • Getting through together: ethical values for a pandemic

    … explicit about our values. Recognising this will help us make good decisions in difficult situations so that, for … sets of values for decision-making: those informing how we make decisions (see Table 1) and those informing what decisions we make (Table 2).  At each phase of our pandemic response, …
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  • More than 147km – the transformative potential of the Wellington bike network plan

    … increased physical activity, reduce air pollution and make our city a better place to live by reducing traffic and … cars. Local and international studies show that people make different decisions about car ownership when they have … are not as effective at promoting cycling as they don’t make people feel safe or force them into conflicts with …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … outbreak, driven by the Delta variant. The New South Wales Government is struggling to control the outbreak and … Australia 37,755 947 25.7 ( 16 ) 37.3 1486.7 New South Wales 12,249 91 8.2 (16) 11.1 1498.8 We have identified … doses New Zealand 28.9 16.9 Australia 45.4 23.7 New South Wales 48.1 24.4 In late June, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … measures set out, the plan includes proposals to “make smoked tobacco products less addictive and less … vents, or small perforations around the filter to make “dragging” easier. Filter ventilation also changed in … see so much of the resulting discoloration. These ideas make them think the end product is a milder and more …
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  • Smokefree outdoor areas: A missing part of Government’s new Smokefree 2025 proposals

    … markedly reducing retail outlets and removing nicotine to make cigarettes non-addictive. 2 If effectively implemented, … some of the particular areas that new law needs to cover: Make current NZ local authority best practice outdoor … places’ law in all Australian states and territories. 12 Make all government funded, or publically owned …
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  • Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory

    … Wellington, we are urging the Electricity Authority to make the Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers … from consumer advocates for the Electricity Authority to make the Consumer Care Guidelines mandatory. There is good … dependent consumers. We urge the Electricity Authority to make the Consumer Care Guidelines mandatory with minimal …
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