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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … (NZ) offer a roadmap for AI implementation, highlighting the citizens' right to know where AI is being used and how … which can generate images. Products using generative AI are being pushed hard at us, as companies compete for very … How does it fit in, or alter, the current workflow? What are the likely impacts of implementing this AI?  It is …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … The NZ Government has published a discussion document … harm and, over time, to phase out tobacco sales entirely. What’s the issue here? The Government’s response to the … fire, and murder combined ’. Two key facts about smoking are that: Nicotine is highly addictive (reckoned comparable …
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  • New modelling on the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ associated with arriving travellers

    … detailed our just published modelling work on estimating the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks associated with air travel to NZ. We find that the risks are typically very low for travel from Australia (a “green …
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  • Reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, action is long overdue!

    … provides no benefit.  An unavoidable consequence of the high rate of community antibiotic use in NZ is that the … is much higher than in other countries where antibiotics are less frequently prescribed for illnesses for which they … to learn from best international practice in such areas. What this Briefing adds Antimicrobial resistance poses a …
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  • Using a fun “Mask Day” at school to promote pandemic protection in the NZ community

    … Whilst the New Zealand Government has recently recommended using … contain COVID-19 pandemic virus transmission, the uptake of mask use in the public has been suboptimal. In this blog, … likely low, and as a consequence low levels of mask uptake are being observed, particularly in the South Island. …
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  • The cost burden of excess weight in New Zealand: Sizing up a new report

    … The latest New Zealand Health Survey results show a … healthcare costs attributable to overweight and obesity are about $2 billion per year, which is about eight per cent … did not build the costs from the ground up, which is what the studies on the 1991 and 2006 data did (this is a …
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  • Updating the role of the state: the case of housing in New Zealand

    … Housing policy is building up to be the key election issue again. In this blog I reflect on the … in improving access to affordable housing. I look at what the Government been doing to increase quality public … homes, the largest number in 20 years. Currently there are 2,275 houses under construction, plus another 800 or so …
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  • Testing for COVID-19 in NZ to achieve the elimination goal

    … Zealand might optimise testing to both identify cases in the community as part of the COVID-19 elimination strategy, … has been completely eliminated from the country. These are urgent issues to clarify in order to minimise time spent … also need to be statistical and epidemiological advice on what level of confidence (eg, 95% or 99%) might be required …
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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … Summary Examined together, the new Government’s approach to environmental policy shows a … The implications for public health of these policy changes are significant, impacting communities’ health directly and … why it would undo existing environmental protections, and what consequences this would have for our communities. This …
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  • NZ’s Quitline Service is value-for-money: But how does it compare with other tobacco control actions in a league table?

    … We have just published a journal article on the cost-effectiveness of NZ’s Quitline service (including … discounted QALYs and NZ$ 1.10 billion in cost-savings. We are fairly confident in these results as the net cost-saving … (QALYs gained on x-axis, at 3% discounting) But what if the Government doesn’t use endgame strategies? While …
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