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  • New proposals to limit youth vaping from Labour: Do they go far enough?

    … The Labour Party has released a factsheet outlining plans to “crack down” on youth vaping. Proposals include … rapid increase in youth vaping, which accelerated rapidly from 2018/19 . Earlier this year, the Government strengthened … been so slow to recognise youth vaping as a problem and how effective will Labour’s proposed new policies be? Clues …
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  • Improving NZ Government communication about COVID-19: Five suggestions

    … on. But given that the pandemic situation is very far from over, in this blog we consider five areas in which … be made. Potentially the most important of these would be to further depoliticise the COVID-19 response. Overall, … long time that this approach could provide for additional safe guards (even if sensitivity of a single saliva test …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … causes minimal physical harm, but use may quickly lead to addiction. Physiological changes result in strong cravings … are (or will soon be) experiencing nicotine addiction. 3 How does nicotine addiction happen? Each hit of nicotine, … Appendix ). 8 9 Why is it so hard to quit nicotine, and stay quit? Addiction affects the primitive part of the brain …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … ideological grounds. This is despite the evidence pointing to the savings in lives and health dollars from prevention measures. These three harmful products are … opposed both action areas, but made no comment about how they would tackle these serious harms. National supported …
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  • Bioethicists, scientists and politicians; decision-making in a pandemic

    … To date New Zealand has come through the pandemic well. The … we, in Aotearoa/NZ, think is the right thing to do and how is the right way to do it. It produced two tables one … successful response to Covid-19. I looked at the briefings from the Prime Minister and the Director General of Health …
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  • Highlights of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health

    … describe some of the main themes and some thoughts about how these might relate to Smokefree 2025 in New Zealand. In summary, New Zealand can … E-cigarettes are a phenomenon which appear to be here to stay and cannot be dismissed as a fad; The technology is …
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  • NZ’s long-running Campylobacter epidemic from poultry: Now with antibiotic resistance

    … with contaminated fresh poultry the major source. Added to this problem is the recent rapid emergence of antibiotic … with information about Campylobacter contamination and how to reduce the risk; and (iv) encourage consumers to … effectively. NZ’s reputation as a trusted exporter of safe food took a battering following the botulism and milk …
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  • How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology

    … Particular words and phrases can frame how issues are considered and the extent to which they imply the need for a corrective response to … undermining the transparency which is so critical to safe delivery. Politicians and officials who design and …
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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 sources. Values underlie how we …
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  • Can pandemic threats justify border closure for island nations like NZ?

    … and benefits of complete border closure in NZ in response to new pandemic threats. We found that there were some very … and ecological factors (1). There are also added threats from deliberate human modification of existing or potential … optimal response. In particular, such plans should include how the military, police and customs enforce border controls …
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