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  • Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies?

    … (NZ) offer a roadmap for AI implementation, highlighting the citizens' right to know where AI is being used and how … has wider public health importance because it is changing the economic and social environment in which we live. Public … for building trust, assessing bias, and determining the level of human oversight needed. We encourage the NZ …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … launch of a new, super value, smoked tobacco product : the cigarillo “Chesterfield Leaf”, has led many to ask how … with extreme suspicion. Tobacco companies have long held the dubious distinction of belonging to one of the least trusted industries, with one study finding they …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … more widespread globally. In this Briefing we evaluate the risk of C. auris to New Zealanders and outline how best … laboratories should establish and validate methods for the screening of C. auris, including rapid identification of … 1 2  Invasive C. auris infections can result from the use of invasive medical devices that are contaminated …
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  • Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory

    … He Kāinga Oranga Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago Wellington, we are urging the Electricity Authority to make the Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers …
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  • Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government

    … Just published results from the NZ Health Survey indicate ongoing declines in smoking for … for European New Zealanders. In this blog we comment on the possible reasons for these trends and describe recent … progress could be accelerated. Just published results from the NZ Health Survey indicate recent ongoing declines in …
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  • Taxing tobacco in NZ: What we know and what could be next

    … series of seven annual tobacco tax increases, typically at the 10% level, will end in January 2016 unless it is extended by the NZ Government. In this blog we take a timely look at what … what remains unknown, and what might be needed for the next phase of tobacco taxation related policy and …
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  • NZ’s long-running Campylobacter epidemic from poultry: Now with antibiotic resistance

    … infection epidemic with contaminated fresh poultry the major source. Added to this problem is the recent rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in these … problems and explore potential solutions: (i) build on the past NZ success of regulating lower contamination levels …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … Summary  The Program for International Student Achievement (PISA) 2022 … dropped since 2018, and this is partially explained by the number of students coming to school hungry. For the first time, the PISA study included measures of food …
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  • New Zealand’s hard-won improvements to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why

    … Summary It has recently been reported that the Government is  considering reducing the thickness of insulation required in new homes . This would mean rolling back the building code standards that were brought in last year …
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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … standardised, or plain, packages. In this blog, we discuss the importance of developing an on-going monitoring and … these actions should help to accelerate progress towards the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal.   From today, all … new, enlarged pictorial warning labels, but none of the brand livery formerly conveyed on tobacco packaging.  For …
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