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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … Summary  The NZ Government is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), its key climate change … into account now and in the future. However, to date, NZ Government agencies have poorly integrated public health …
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  • Study of NZ fruit & vegetable prices suggests markets best value-for-money

    … food – and so we studied fruit and vegetable prices in two NZ cities in this newly published article in PLOS ONE . In … disease and a diet low in vegetables was ranked 17 th . In NZ, low-income groups have been shown to have the lowest … of fruits and vegetables – according to the most recent NZ Health Survey (see Figures below). Differential intake of …
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  • Treaty Principles Bill threatens public health and equity: It needs your submission

    … mean for public health and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and why we should make a submission opposing progression … Why this Bill threatens public health and equity in NZ This Bill actively damages Aotearoa New Zealand’s ability … a false narrative that Māori enjoy an unfair advantage in NZ which is contradicted by overwhelming evidence of …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … of impact based on expert elicitation and evidence from NZ studies. Prompt implementation of denicotinisation (March … and proposes how the policy could be operationalised in NZ. Table: Recommendations for implementation of a denicotinisation policy in Aotearoa NZ (adapted from Hatsukami et al 1 )   Implementation issue …
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  • Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey

    … The examples below, taken recently from the IQOS NZ website (which features both heated tobacco products and … vaping uptake among young people. Screenshot from the IQOS NZ website of a price discount promotion for Veev (a vaping … product) taken on 2 March, 2022. Screenshot of IQOS (NZ) marketing taken on 2 March, 2022. Screenshot of IQOS (NZ) …
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  • Why eliminating Covid-19 is critical: Since more waves of infection, hospitalisations and deaths are inevitable for other countries until a vaccine arrives

    … the virus and keep infected people out (the approach NZ is taking); (ii) allow a sufficient proportion of the … immunity. Given a vaccine might still be a long way off, NZ’s elimination strategy (if successful) is likely to avoid … measures. That is, after elimination is achieved, NZ will be able to open up its economy to some level of “new …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … have presented conflicting evidence on youth vaping in NZ. While some NZ school principals report concerns about increasing vaping … in this group to examine ENDS’ impacts. Gaps in the NZ data? Data on youth vaping and smoking is primarily …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … Gabrielle did massive damage around Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). It caused an estimated 1720 injuries, 1 11 deaths, 2 … more injuries and deaths. Table: Major cyclones impacting NZ in the past 100 years   Name of cyclone & main data source … a day of school closures”. 15 Also, if social capital in NZ was generally more eroded with lower overall trust in the …
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  • Media release: NZ lags behind on indoor ventilation standards: World Ventil8 Day

    … Poor ventilation in buildings in Aotearoa NZ means the air we are breathing indoors may potentially be … buildings measure up , public health experts look at how NZ lags behind comparable countries on indoor ventilation … Otago says there is little air quality monitoring done in NZ buildings which is a problem. “However data our group has …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’

    … Gabrielle. This means Gabrielle joins the list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’. In this article we … months or years. The history and epidemiology of Aotearoa NZ’s mass fatalities from 1900 onwards was systematically … the total number of events up to 57. 2 Since then, NZ has seen two further sudden mass fatality events: the …
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