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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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  • Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?

    … (HTV) which the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, visited on a recent trip to Australia. Although no details are … set it up such that the 12 high-investment communities can be evaluated against matched communities which do not … means a robust cluster comparison is possible. HTV can be readily adapted to New Zealand although with some …
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  • Local alcohol policies: What’s the opportunity to reduce harm?

    … in 2023 have reduced the risk of litigation, removing a significant barrier to developing and adopting … any LAP by judicial review; the court confirmed that LAPs can be based on community preference and a likelihood (rather … this will require a long-term sinking lid in the LAP which can gradually reduce density. In the current policy …
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  • Reducing salt in food good for health and NZ’s health budget – New research

    … In this blog post we report on a new study from the BODE 3 Programme that suggests that … eg, different breads. The good news, though, is that salt can be readily reduced by food reformulation – and because … ]. Potassium salts, which are beneficial for health [ 3 ], can also be used to replace the sodium in processed foods …
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  • Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking?

    … could potentially help people to stop smoking by providing a source of nicotine that is likely to be less physically … with longer follow up are needed before firm conclusions can be drawn. Evidence for the use of nicotine replacement … of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington  … Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … infrastructure and pandemic preparedness and planning. The start of this pandemic was the beginning of the worst single … died from pandemic influenza was Robert Gordon Torrance, a 25-year-old soldier located in France. He officially “died … were due to this new pandemic virus. Nevertheless, we can’t be absolutely sure that it was the pandemic virus 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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  • Illicit tobacco trade and the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: Arguments and evidence

    … the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal. This blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the proposals to help … being smuggled into NZ has increased in recent years, a claim also articulated in recent media reports (such as … to those running it. While higher tobacco prices can create greater incentives for traders to enter the …
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  • Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health

    … Summary A global survey highlights that New Zealanders place strong … to demonstrate trustworthiness. Five years since the start of the COVID pandemic, it can feel as if trust in the knowledge of experts and …
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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 … sources. They used the nitrate contamination in Waimate as a case study. Newsroom featured this article in a shorter …
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