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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 … been doing to increase quality public housing and to reduce homelessness and why the public housing waiting list … Kainga Ora’s  Sustainability Financing Framework . These important developments have received markedly little …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … Summary   Daily nicotine vaping prevalence among youth in Aotearoa New Zealand is higher than in comparable … causes minimal physical harm, but use may quickly lead to addiction. Physiological changes result in strong cravings … access to tobacco (e.g., via family members who smoke). To reduce this risk, complementary policies are needed to …
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  • World Ventil8 Day – How do our buildings measure up?

    … year on the 8 November is World Ventil8 Day. This day aims to raise awareness of the importance of ventilation as a … air can prevent the spread of respiratory infections and reduce other health risks, such as cancers, heart attacks, … respiratory infectious diseases. The CDC also made other important recommendations, such as raising minimum filtration …
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  • Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target

    … developed by the previous government that were likely to be effective in reducing emissions. It relies instead on … 2030 to support the international community’s efforts to reduce the impact of climate change. 1 The NDC, endorsed by … emissions reduction and a just transition. 5 The main proposals for emissions reduction technologies are …
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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … wave of infection is an opportunity for health authorities to remind New Zealanders about the benefits of vaccination … lower than for initial infections 3 . Covid-19 remains an important source of inequalities, with Māori and Pasifika … indoor ventilation – Ventilation improvements can reduce the risk of Covid-19 and other respiratory infections …
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  • Making the most of masks

    … mask effectiveness and make the case that mask use needs to be universal in all indoor environments at Alert Level 2, … In pandemic situations, universal masking aims to reduce the spread of infection to protect both the wearer and … or evidence summaries recommending community masking as an important part of the arsenal of measures to reduce COVID-19 …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal

    … launch, Associate Minister of Health Nicky Wagner promised to consider the recommendations. Key features of “Achieving … the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal (1). The Plan aims to reduce smoking prevalence by motivating, triggering and … to quit smoking. Removing such additives may help prevent youth from taking up smoking or becoming addicted. There is …
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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 … water, compared to individual household roof collection. But leakage from such reticulated systems occurs and can be a … properties. 11 The NZ experience is that metering can reduce water system wastage and lower operational costs. 12 A …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … product : the cigarillo “Chesterfield Leaf”, has led many to ask how launching a cheaper cigarette-like product fits … a new opportunity to subvert excise tax increases and reduce consumer price-sensitivity. PMI’s launch of … need to intensify to ensure new innovations did not target youth non-smokers. Preventing the introduction of new smoked …
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  • Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

    … Summary The recent failure to conclude a global Pandemic Agreement has left significant … Health Organization (WHO) has made progress by adopting important revisions to the International Health Regulations … respiratory infections with high pandemic potential. The proposals that didn’t make it Not all proposed amendments …
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