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  • Antiviral stockpiles for pandemic preparedness: Time for a careful rethink?

    … one of “ multisystem failure” with trial data held by drug companies not being made publicly available. Indeed, a … drugs to avoid being hoodwinked again. But what should NZ policy-makers do now?  Until we have a highly effective … complex as per this economic modelling study . Finally, NZ policy-makers might wish to take this opportunity to consider …
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  • Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic

    … substance as defined above. A classic example of policy incongruence if ever there was one! These definitions … would meet most experts’ definitions of a psychoactive drug. Both are chemical substances that cross the blood–brain … regulation of tobacco and alcohol in your political party policy manifestos for the 2014 election campaign. Over to …
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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … transition to not using nicotine at all. If public health policy is based on the latter, then it may be unwise to adopt any policy, such as indoor vaping areas, that could suggest … indoor areas ( https://gfn.net.co/venue-city-2016/vaping-policy ). The organisers noted that “some non-vaping …
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  • Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water

    … the protection of drinking water sources in national policy through the Te Mana o te Wai framework. 3 However, recent political party policy announcements and the revelation of delayed upgrades … Ora. Other health agencies also have a monitoring and policy interest including the Public Health Agency, Ministry …
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  • Lessons from Canada for NZ: Carbon, Cycling, Tobacco, Nutrition and Cannabis

    … health and social issues. For these reasons the Canadian policy experience may be relevant to NZ and be worth … at least parts of Canada, then this can be helpful for NZ policy-makers. Besides providing evidence of effects, the use … suggests some level of political feasibility of the policy. NZ should continue to learn public health lessons …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … implementing this proportionate and evidence-based policy, and benefit from the declines in smoking prevalence … also represents only the starting point of plain packaging policy, and New Zealand’s law and regulations should extend …
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  • Smokefree cars – an important step towards protecting children from the hazards of smoking

    … was (and remains) minimal and support for the smokefree policy progressively increased to very high levels after … discretion is encouraged (e.g. prosecution of low-level drug offences) have seen discrimination against Māori. 18 A … ministries have a lamentable track record with respect to policy evaluation. We call on Associate Minister of Health Dr …
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  • Parliamentary voting for smokefree over two decades: Implications for future progress

    … the landmark smokefree legislation passed in 2022. This policy reversal has been widely criticised for: Being counter … this Briefing explores the political context of smokefree policy in Aotearoa NZ by studying voting patterns by … and ACT on only 2 of 9 occasions). Implications for policy and practice Advancing smokefree progress is …
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  • Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand

    … when looking at the cost-benefit ratios of any government policy to improve standards . What the Minister of Building … is currently wasted. What is probably needed in NZ is a policy shift consistent with achieving the targets agreed to …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … UN states) were debating, line by line, the summary for policy makers, which aims to be a compact, accessible digest … are concerned now with the implications for global policy: where and when the impacts of climate change will …
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