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  • Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward

    … retail crime. In this blog, we explore how allocating a proportion of tobacco tax revenue to assist smokers, and … on the Government to stop increasing the cost of tobacco, a measure they argue causes unacceptable hardship to some … to those selling tobacco products .  New Zealand First, a coalition partner in the current Government, has invoked …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … among both adults and adolescents (4-7). Furthermore, a recent analysis of plain packaging’s effects undertaken by … in on-pack labelling typically depict illnesses that occur after many years of smoking. Because many young people … before facing serious health risks (12), these warnings often have little impact. By contrast, warnings that depict …
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  • Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … the last two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, NZ has used a range of public health measures that have played a direct role in keeping mortality from Covid-19 relatively … herd immunity with the now debunked strategy that assumed infection would provide long-lasting natural immunity. For …
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  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … considerable growth in income for NZ citizens with a total cumulative gain of US$31 billion ($NZ46 billion) by 2050. From a government revenue perspective, increased superannuation … tax revenue (due to people quitting smoking) produce a net financial shortfall for the government of US$11.5 …
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  • (Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?

    …   Example of a tobacco free retailer in Northland (Source: Northern … everyday products such as milk and bread, and in stores often visited by children, is not consistent with the … blog – though sales were subsequently stopped completely after a further amendment to the law). If the Government can …
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  • Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index

    … and considers what NZ could be aiming for if it is to be a responsible “international citizen” in terms of the global … side is NZ’s ranking in the 9 th position for efficiency. A low is in terms of “policy” where the report says that “New … this year.” Is NZ’s low ranking credible? It seems that a lot of work is put into updating this index which has been …
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  • In the news: Public Health Priorities Series

    … Here's a selection of coverage of the Public Health Priorities … co-authors closed the Public Health Priorities series with a call to action for our water regulator to do more to … catastrophic risks. They talked about how democracies often struggle to overcome their biases toward short-term …
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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 gaps in the … to prevent zoonotic spillovers and enhance data sharing. A comprehensive Pandemic Agreement going beyond the IHR is … The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity …
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  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … few weeks, Public Health Expert blog will be publishing a series of invited blogs o n the best public health … demand on the healthcare system with waves of acute infection, which need to be managed with a depleted workforce experiencing illness itself. …
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  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … products and alternative nicotine delivery systems. In a previous blog, ASPIRE 2025 researchers summarised the … people and non-nicotine users. This blog – intended as a follow-up article to further promote discussion – … these products and maximise their potential to “act as a route out of smoking for New Zealand’s 550,000 daily …
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