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  • Tobacco industry interference: Is the new Government meeting its international obligations?

    … Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) includes clauses to protect policy making from tobacco industry interference. … in opposing effective tobacco control policies and a long history of attempting to disrupt policies that would …   Dr Shane Reti, Minister of Health (overall) Asked how he knew there would be an increase in ram raids as a …
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  • Covid recovery or sustainable transformation?

    … crystallised by the Covid pandemic. Here we consider how we can shape policies and programmes to ensure that the recovery from the Covid lockdown provides … The world has underestimated these risks for too long. They need to be confronted. One of the most profound …
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  • Changes in mobility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: NZ vs other countries and the stories it suggests

    … for New Zealand and a range of other countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data show the massive … and South Korea. The latter two settings demonstrate how rapid and early use of various disease control measures … result was that active cases in Italy continued to rise long after activity reducing measures were implemented (see …
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  • Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes

    … Summary Access to clean drinking water is one of the most fundamental … central and local government politicians who have a long-term perspective, 14 and who therefore support building … connections. https://www.tasman.govt.nz/my-property/rates/how-rates-are-set/ Tasman District – just Motueka $3.37 See …
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  • Comparing two pandemics: A century apart

    … pandemic. It highlights similarities and differences in the nature of these pandemics, the responses, and their … also emphasises the importance of learning from the past to inform current and future pandemic management, focusing on … vaccination effort as no vaccine was available. 3 The long-lasting impact of this new pandemic influenza strain …
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  • Reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, action is long overdue!

    … consequence of the high rate of community antibiotic use in NZ is that the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in … Zealand College of General Practitioners, should set goals to strongly encourage sustained cumulative reductions in … has provided strong leadership for change. It is long past time for both these organisations to actively …
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  • Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice

    … The Climate Change Commission’s final advice to the Government has been tabled in Parliament. This final report further acknowledged the … and improved diets that could potentially result in net long-term savings to society from responding to climate …
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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … The NZ Government must do more to clearly articulate its COVID-19 strategy: eradication or … understanding of ‘flattening the curve’ as the comparator. How many deaths might we have under flattening the curve? … a health gain maximising utilitarian framework, yes. So long as the total life years saved by protecting the old and …
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  • “Action for Healthy Waterways”: some big ticket actions that the Government has neglected

    … gaps. In this blog we consider three big ticket items to include in an integrated strategy to improve our … nitrogen taxes on fertiliser in a Danish setting [6], and how a nitrogen tax (on fertiliser) compares with other … a tax would work ie, one NZ study reported that “in the long run, nitrogen fertiliser use is elastic” [9]. In other …
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  • Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health

    … survey highlights that New Zealanders place strong trust in science—ranking highly among the 68 countries surveyed—and … transparent communication and public engagement and strive to demonstrate trustworthiness. Five years since the start of … key views on scientists and their role in society, and how these perceptions compare to other countries. Why should …
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