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  • More wastewater testing could guide optimal Covid-19 control on the path back to elimination

    … This blog briefly considers the issue of wastewater testing as part of Covid-19 control … 1% of the cost of community testing. Even though there are large benefits in maximising the use of wastewater testing, …
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  • Why Aotearoa New Zealand needs a Public Health Communication Centre

    … hei oranga mō koutou   —  Seek after learning for the sake of your well-being   Kia ora! Greetings from the Public Health Communication Centre. We are dedicated to effectively communicating policies and … difference to the lives and wellbeing of New Zealanders. What is new in this Briefing The newly launched Public Health …
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  • To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border

    … failures and at least 6 internal MIQ facility failures. The forthcoming quarantine-free “green zone” between NZ and … could disrupt green zone travel, especially if outbreaks are not initially well contained. This situation gives us the … where data are not published on the Ministry’s website). What needs to be done to upgrade the NZ border The NZ border …
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  • More than 147km – the transformative potential of the Wellington bike network plan

    … a cycle network for Wellington . This is a big deal. WCC are proposing a 147km cycle network around the city, the vast majority of which is new. This will mean … city a better place to live by reducing traffic and noise. What can we expect from this level of cycle network? About …
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  • Potential for an avian influenza pandemic: Time for NZ to ramp up preparedness

    … to evolve and infect new hosts, notably cattle for the first time. Although this virus is still not adapted for … ). General principles of pandemic risk assessment are based on key attributes of the emerging threat, notably … in the Pacific will increase regional resilience.  What this Briefing adds Influenza has been a cause of human …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Addressing Māori health inequity

    … Summary We look at questions of Māori health equity in the fourth in the series “Where do the parties stand?”.  The … our introductory article , and the articles in the series are being collated here as they are published On 1 July 2022, … The second question asked political parties: Expand on what measures your party will introduce to improve Māori …
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  • Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health

    … Summary The Coalition Government has introduced the Fast-Track … including mining and major roading projects, are highly likely to increase the country’s greenhouse gas … Parliament’s website until 19 April 2024.   Faster, but in what direction? The Coalition Government recently introduced …
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  • Australia’s Quarantine Systems Failures: Lessons for NZ

    … states have successfully eliminated community transmission of COVID-19, albeit with occasional outbreaks from imported … very well with their COVID-19 pandemic responses and they are ranked 2nd and 9th in the world, respectively, by the Lowy Institute in Australia. …
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  • The long-term health burden of COVID-19: further justification for NZ’s elimination strategy

    … This blog briefly surveys the emerging scientific evidence on the longer-term burden of … Borders remain tightly controlled, incoming travellers are isolated or quarantined as appropriate, hygiene and … to this persistence of symptoms after a diagnosis of what was initially assumed to be just an acute illness. …
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  • The Havelock North drinking water inquiry: A wake-up call to rebuild public health in New Zealand

    … The huge campylobacteriosis outbreak in Havelock North in … to the outbreak. In this blog we argue that the failings are much broader than the safety of drinking water supplies … fragmentation of NZ’s national public health institutions. What is needed now is a major stocktake and rebuilding of our …
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