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  • More than 147km – the transformative potential of the Wellington bike network plan

    … and is actually higher than a number of other cities in NZ. International evidence on the association between the … think that this level of cycling would be impossible in NZ. There seems to be a belief that we are somehow more … of cycling could not happen in Wellington or elsewhere in NZ are most likely because we have never tried to do this …
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  • Thoughts on NZ Adopting an Aussie Community Health Programme … and Forthcoming Nutrition Policy Events

    … programme. This week, the Prime Minister announced that NZ will adopt this programme, and it will be known as … Together Victoria” programme that, apparently, the NZ Government is adopting? In short, solid health promotion … to local n eeds, supporting healthy living.” The irony for NZ is that since the scrapping of the “Healthy Eating – …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … tax, ie tax levied on goods and services that are bought. NZ’s GST is currently 15% on almost all goods and services … in) and the poorest 50% have just 2%. 7 In 2021 20% of all NZ households had only $11,000 or less net assets each. 15 … of Health estimates capital investment of more than NZ$14 billion (2018 estimates), excluding repairs, …
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  • Media release: Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic: Urgent action needed

    … Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic because of falling … Baker. Professor Baker says measles is not endemic in NZ so an outbreak will only be caused when infected … risk of imported measles by asking all those travelling to NZ, and all New Zealanders travelling overseas, to check …
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  • Is funding Euthanasia a health priority for Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2?

    … no longer eliminate Covid-19 (at least in some areas of NZ), these hospitals are likely to become even more … University of Otago Wellington. Email: ben.gray@otago.ac.nz References Gray, B. (2020). Is euthanasia a health … Wellington New Zealand Retrieved from https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2021-go4217 … Is funding Euthanasia a health …
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  • Strengthening tobacco policy: The case for best practice packaging and regulation

    … but benefit all peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) equitably. Our recent work , published in Nicotine & … successfully delayed the introduction of this measure in NZ, 3 but in 2018, large warnings and dissuasive green … allows for future on-stick warnings. Research from NZ found changing the stick design could greatly reduce the …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … gap evident for women aged 15 to 24 years. In the 2015/16 NZ Health Survey 34% of Māori in this group smoke compared … the harms associated with smoking. In recent years, the NZ Ministry of Health has adopted the position that vaping is … These images have been used to promote vaping in Aotearoa NZ (6) and specifically to target Māori (7) and other …
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  • Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety

    … outbreak ever reported, not only in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) but the world. 1  However, it wasn’t the only NZ outbreak caused by a contaminated drinking water supply in … the existence of drinking water standards for some time in NZ, some communities have had their drinking water …
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  • Market deregulation → ↑ fast food consumption → ↑ obesity. Clever international study that includes NZ data

    … per person per year was exactly that observed for NZ during the 1999 to 2008 period covered by this study. The … transactions per person over the ten years of the study – NZ increased by 10.  The y-axis shows the increase in BMI – NZ increased by just over 1.0 BMI units.  So, this …
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  • Insights into health system costs of living and dying in New Zealand – New study

    … A study in the NZ Medical Journal shows how public spending on health varies … 1. Estimated cumulative health system costs (in 2011 NZ$) for deaths at different ages (assuming a steady state … of life). What about future public health expenditure in NZ? Our country has a mostly publicly funded health system, …
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