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  • Taxing tobacco in NZ: What we know and what could be next

    … A series of seven annual tobacco tax increases, typically at the 10% … the NZ Government. In this blog we take a timely look at what is known about tobacco tax increases in this country, what remains unknown, and what might be needed for the next …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’

    … the deaths caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in the context of previous 'sudden mass fatality events' in Aotearoa New … since the year 1900. But fatalities are just one aspect of the wider harm to health and wellbeing from Gabrielle – … better able to absorb water – that is be ‘ spongier ’. 8 What is new in this Briefing? The burden of deaths from …
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  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … 2025 researchers summarised the strengths and limitations of the Bill, and concluded that it contained several … from combusted tobacco (Figure 2). These figures omit any mention of “new entrants” aged under 18 years, and thus are … to contribute to reducing the harm caused by smoking and does not inadvertently serve the opposing interests of …
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  • NZ’s smart use of big data: Employment & income impacts of selected health conditions

    … New Zealand is making rapid strides in the smart use of big data to provide better health information for … the condition with those of matched comparison groups. What did the study find? Perhaps not surprisingly, the study … on employment and incomes grew gradually larger (also what might be expected with this typically progressive …
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  • Smart party pill law makes tobacco & alcohol regulation look pathetic

    … that tobacco – and for that matter alcohol – with orders of magnitude more harm gets the wet bus ticket regulatory … subsequent sub-sections make it clear that this definition does not include alcohol or any tobacco product, unless they … sales to shops where children are not allowed (1,2). What about introducing new tobacco products? What consumer …
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  • Food poverty for NZ teens creating an achievement lag of up to four years

    … since 2018, and this is partially explained by the number of students coming to school hungry. For the first time, the … Zealand (NZ) students, particularly in mathematics. 2 But what’s behind this decline in achievement? For the first … students and citizens shows who we are as a society”. What’s new in this briefing: For the first time, the Program …
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  • Is youth vaping a problem in New Zealand?

    … ago has not resulted in big declines in the proportion of people who smoke, or had more than a modest impact on quit … if they were never smokers when they first vaped, and to what degree these adolescents graduated to smoking as a … proposed gateway effect). Conversely, it is also not clear what proportion of regular vapers among the never smokers who …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … generally succeeded in eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, but the Greater Sydney … control the outbreak and the grim situation holds a number of lessons for NZ. On 15 June 2021, a 60-year-old airport … at least 28 August ( 10, 11 ). Figure 1: Epidemic curve of daily notified confirmed and probable cases per million …
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  • Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?

    … socially, and economically sustainable use of food that would otherwise be wasted. Our review of … depending on the type of food, the methods used, and what ingredients it replaces. Social benefits include job … upcycled food industry is limited, 12 but when evidence does exist, it suggests that a compromise between the …
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  • Divesting from fossil fuels – is this good for public health?

    … What does Victoria University have in common with Stanford, the … are disinvesting, check out the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 5 th … dig into the body of the Synthesis Report to find out just what is meant by “substantial”. Essentially, emissions of …
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