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Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change
… is known about our changing climate, it is important not to simply try to maintain or return to what was. Instead, we … in the aftermath of the most recent storm, “I don’t know how we’re going to get through this one, to be honest. We are … and inadequate access to nutritious food, which can have long-term consequences on population health and development. …
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Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill
… of cigarettes and tobacco, large reductions in outlets selling tobacco, and the introduction of a … less appealing and satisfying, and are more likely to make quit attempts and stop smoking; Concerns that … The table summarises their key points and proposes how the policy could be operationalised in NZ. Table: …
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Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality
… than 80% of New Zealanders consider the state of our water to be their main environmental concern. With climate change, existing impacts will be amplified. So how proactive will the next Government be at protecting water … and 42 people were hospitalised, with three developing long-term health conditions, and four dying. 5 The outbreak …
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Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies
… modern vaping devices could be around a third as harmful to health as smoking. The second uses these findings to … Background Tobacco smoking is a major health problem in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), with an estimated 4790 … research, including additional biomarker studies and long-term epidemiological studies that include cohorts of …
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Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change
… and closed roads. Here we assess the reported damage to water infrastructure in this disaster and find evidence of … far more in upgrading water infrastructure if it is to survive intensifying climate disruption. In February this … Cyclone Gabrielle has provided additional lessons on how the country has neglected building resiliency into its …
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Preventing outbreaks of COVID-19 in NZ associated with air travel from Australia: New Modelling study of alternatives to quarantine
… Australia (with a low prevalence of COVID-19 infection) to NZ. We found that the combined use of exit and entry … are also bringing in procedures to improve safety on flights to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. These … (simplified and not showing the precise details for how the cabin crew move back and forward between countries …
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Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health
… and provides insufficient money for public services to deal effectively with a daunting range of economic, … environmental goals to be achieved. Tax design is about how we gather government revenue, from whom and from which … is essential for wellbeing, planning for the future and long-term stability. The wealthiest 10% have 70% of wealth in …
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Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table
… table is a useful tool for researchers and policy-makers to get an informed ‘first impression’ of what are the best … interventions to give further consideration to investing in, or disinvesting in. If life and policy was more rational, … brief example. Future blogs will provide a bit more of a ‘how to’ guide to use the BODE 3 Interactive League Table , …
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Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… of drinking water sources worsens. Some water supplies in the region have already breached drinking water standards … region. Furthermore the area under irrigation, also linked to increased nitrate pollution, has continued to increase. As … to know, but appears not to be publicly available, is how this increase in dairy cattle is distributed between …
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An upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat
… New Zealand (NZ’s) Covid-19 Alert Level system worked well in early 2020, but the Covid-19 landscape has changed, and the system must be updated to address the threat of the highly transmissible Delta … in a recent paper for the NZ context [5]). Regardless of how the Alert Levels are labelled, the key logic of the …
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