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Media release: International studies highlight link between hunger and lower educational achievement
… be using the evidence from these studies with specific NZ data to inform its decisions about the future of the Ka … in these subjects. “The data shows over the 60 countries, NZ has one of the highest gaps in achievement between those … Assessment (PISA) results that revealed students in NZ who go hungry due to lack of money, even just once a week, …
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E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?
… three times as many e-bikes and e-scooters imported into NZ in 2019 alone as there are e-cars in the entire country. … much higher levels of cycling than are currently seen in NZ. Finally, assessments of lifecycle emissions of e-bikes … there is very limited policy in this area. Waka Kotahi (NZ Transport Agency) had a one off employer e-bike purchase …
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Media release: The economic argument for our world-leading smokefree legislation – new research
… growth in income for New Zealanders with a total gain of NZ$46 billion by 2050 according to new modelling just … Centre. The research looks at the growth in income for the NZ population as a result of the smokefree policies, and also … tax revenue could result in a net revenue shortfall of NZ$17 billion by 2050. However, we lay out how this shortfall …
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Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change
… swept across large parts of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) in February this year, it displaced thousands of people … of the reported damage and disruption, it is clear that NZ needs to develop greater resiliency in its water infrastructure. The NZ Government’s own water infrastructure reform work noted …
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Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high
… very least) Group 1 and 2A carcinogenic exposures across NZ workplaces is critical to inform efforts to reduce these … The New Zealand Carcinogens Survey In 2021, WorkSafe NZ commissioned the New Zealand Carcinogens Survey (NZCS) – … out in collaboration with the OccIDEAS team and Research NZ and comprised two surveys using the same questionnaire …
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Health co-benefits need to be adequately considered in the Climate Change Commission’s final advice
… diets. The Commission’s final advice included more NZ evidence on the health benefits and health equity … health cost of air pollution at $4.28 billion per year in NZ. 11 But the Commission still failed to fully acknowledge … less reliant on meat and dairy products were omitted. One NZ modelling study estimated a population shift towards …
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Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand
… It is likely this variant is also circulating in NZ,” says Assoc Prof Nikki Moreland an immunologist from the … suffer rates between four and seven times higher than NZ Europeans for GAS skin infections, acute rheumatic fever, … Infants and the elderly are at particular high risk . The NZ government has invested $10 million to facilitate the …
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Strengthening Omicron mitigation strategies in Early Childhood Education settings
… encompassing a wide range of settings. In New Zealand (NZ), in 2017, just over two-thirds (68%) of two-year olds, … and centres who care for children all day. ECE centres in NZ have some of the lowest space standards in the OECD. A 2019 analysis of indoor space per child placed NZ 29th out of 34 when matched to jurisdictions in Australia, …
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Progress toward Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 – how might tobacco retail restrictions contribute?
… (the success) of smoking cessation in adults (4-6). In NZ, retail access to tobacco is currently very high, with an … the largest saving for the liquor store only intervention: NZ$1.82 billion (95%UI: $1.03 to $2.96 billion, … in New Zealand? There has been some favourable progress in NZ recently with tobacco tax increases announced in 2016 (10) …
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The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months
… disaster to have struck Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), and as we detailed in a “downward counterfactual” … social impacts described for another major flood in NZ (Manawatu 2004), 8 and long-term health effects after … $210 billion estimated by Treasury. 18 Other signs of NZ’s chronic infrastructure deficit include the dismal state …
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