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  • Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks

    … there are mounting cases, hospitalisations and deaths from Covid-19. Furthermore, these Australian states will … and to respond to a recent positive result for wastewater from Pukekohe [3]). 2. Accelerate vaccination of the Auckland … at Alert Level 4 that are not critical in terms of food provision, healthcare provision, or keeping essential …
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  • The Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty and tobacco: no cause to celebrate

    … In this blog we ask what the tobacco ‘carve out’ from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Treaty means for … out investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) procedures from claims by investor companies who challenge governmental … of issues. First, under the TPP, tobacco is subject, apart from the partial ISDS exclusion, to the same principles and …
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  • Comparing health interventions in a meaningful way – Introducing the BODE3 Interactive League Table

    … This all means that adopting more optimal policies (from a health perspective) is sometimes difficult. Hence the … about priority research areas. The figure below is copied from our just launched BODE 3  Interactive League Table.  It … interventions like changing the formulation of processed food.  Second, CRC screening has large health gains at around …
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  • Tax policy as a key health determinant: Reform for the Covid-19 reset

    … glaring holes. It relies too much on taxing wages and on GST. New Zealand income tax rates have become less … progressive than they were in the 1980s. 1 As a flat tax, GST takes a bigger chunk out of the incomes of the poor and … most adversely affected by Covid-19, for reasons ranging from less access to savings by those with low and middle …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Taxes to protect health and reduce inequity

    … Tax Offset”. “It would gradually grow at a rate of 8% from $0 per year for taxpayers earning $2,000 to the full … in reducing tax evasion. The policy also included removing GST from all food (which may have questionable equity … fuel tax hikes over the next three years and that it would remove the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax. 5 Labour Fairness: The …
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  • Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa

    … costs for households are expected to rise significantly from 2025, due to a combination of factors putting pressure … experience negative health and wellbeing consequences from cold housing.  It is essential that NZ’s lowest-income … other household expenses.  This Briefing uses information from the Household Economic Survey to estimate how many …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … announced. We welcome measures to protect young people from the burden dependence on nicotine imposes. While youth … of electronic cigarettes by 15 to 17 year olds increased from 1.8% in 2017/18 to 12.3% in 2020/21 (data for this age … to young people and recognise their right to protection from targeted marketing that encourages uptake of a highly …
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  • Reducing cardiovascular disease deaths from overweight & obesity: Fortunately there are several options

    … 46% and 76% of the excess rates of CHD and stroke arising from overweight/obesity. Results are in the figure below [and … also be the best way to reduce health inequalities arising from obesity – since it does not generally depend on access … soft drink tax ) and cautiously explored other options for food taxes and subsidies . … Reducing cardiovascular disease …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … From today, all tobacco products in New Zealand will start … towards the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal.   From today, all tobacco products in New Zealand will start … young people to smoke while deterring established smokers from quitting and prompting quitters to relapse. 1-4 The …
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  • Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … and infested with vermin. Excrement and decomposing food are strewn around the floors, and the stench emanating … on best practice service delivery based on the feedback from respondents. Our survey Methods are detailed in the … organisations (42%) and environmental health officers from 15 out of 67 Territorial Authorities (22%) completed the …
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