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

    … It finds that potentially large income tax reductions for low-income citizens of Aotearoa NZ are being proposed by … have policies that may make the tax/welfare system fairer for those on low-incomes in certain aspects, only the Greens … companies, a tax on undeveloped land, a tax on vacant houses, and more investment in reducing tax evasion. The …
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  • Current and future generations must flourish: Time for a long-term and global perspective on pandemic and other catastrophic risks

    … United Nations report ‘Our Common Agenda’ which calls for solidarity, concern for future generations, and collaborative action on global … NZ public sector organisations must prepare and some ideas for what could be included in the Ministry of Health’s LTIB. …
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  • How to Systematically Reduce the Border Failure Risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ

    … with a newly elected government, it is an excellent time for a systematic review by NZ health authorities to identify optimal methods for reducing the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks in … a large outbreak in Auckland) highlights the need for such a review. In this blog we provide a framework for …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … a formal inquiry into what went wrong and lessons for the future. This led to policy changes to strengthen the … going against the Inquiry and international best-practice for drinking water safety. It is critical that Ministers, and … proposed and ensure that they are not setting the stage for another major outbreak. Havelock North outbreak the …
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  • Management of Auckland’s border and COVID-19

    … quality data implies that the risk of Covid-19 infection for most vaccinated international arrivals is typically less than the current risk for Auckland residents. Current MIQ requirements for vaccinated arrivals to Auckland could therefore be …
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  • The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … (NZ) in early 2022, the Government announced a policy for schools that was essentially a business-as-usual … and there have been significant adverse consequences for school communities. NZ’s pandemic policy for schools needs to pivot to a whānau-centred approach that …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … the perspective is around gaining health and saving costs for the public health system, then certain tax reforms may be … this blog we take a brief look at what potential there is for revising the NZ tax system from a public health … have been used to help justify some tax policy in NZ e.g., for excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and gambling. Indeed, …
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  • The need for a robust scientific definition for the elimination of COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … is making good progress towards its elimination goal for COVID-19 at the country-level. In this blog we present the case for a scientific definition of elimination to help guide our … as part of a strategy of opening up our shared borders for easier travel between the two countries.   In common …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … (NZ) Medsafe has a well-established national system for pre-marketing approval of medical products and passive post-marketing pharmacovigilance.  For example, data from NZ and overseas show that the … that needs to be maintained along with its ability for rapid expansion in response to future immunisation …
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  • Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak

    … safe in all settings during an Omicron outbreak. Lessons for NZ from the global experience of Omicron The Omicron … globally since the start of the pandemic (see Figure 1 for a US example). High numbers of child cases have led to … are high. An important impact of the pandemic response for child wellbeing is the loss of school time from …
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