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  • Adaptation important but don’t give up on mitigation—what the new IPCC report means for Aotearoa

    … Summary The latest report from the IPCC finds extreme weather events are more common and more severe than in the past, and that human activities are undoubtedly fuelling …
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  • Worth its weight: Building insulation in New Zealand

    … emissions. This blog looks at these issues and wonders why the NZ Government is not doing more to enhance building … insulation standards when it is such a good investment.   The recently proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies … per year above 25 O C by 2100. Globally, temperatures are breaking records , while in NZ we’ve just experienced our …
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  • Expanding the Definition of Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Mindset Change to Help Achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa

    … tobacco harm reduction will likely support realisation of the Smokefree Aotearoa Goal, this approach is often narrowly … reduction approaches. These include measures that decrease the harmfulness of smoked tobacco products to the user and to others, and interventions that reduce the …
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  • Why the New Zealand Government should reconsider abandoning denicotinised cigarettes

    … Summary New Zealand is the first country to enact legislation to “denicotinise” cigarettes to minimally addictive levels. The decision drew on strong scientific evidence that … participants in clinical trials do not compensate for the lower levels of nicotine by smoking more and nor do they …
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  • What public health lessons can NZ still learn from the United States?

    … The United States has many major health problems – including … and an exorbitantly expensive health care system. However, the large number of state and local governments provide a … blog we briefly consider some of these, particularly in the domains of support for nutrition and physical activity, …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … recent New Zealand Medical Journal letter , we pointed out the rising number of specialist vape stores (SVRs), many of … dairies) that sell a full array of vaping flavours. The Vaping Industry Association of New Zealand (VIANZ) responded to our concerns, though reporting of the VIANZ’s comments and our response focused largely on …
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  • New proposals to limit youth vaping from Labour: Do they go far enough?

    … Summary The Labour Party has released a factsheet outlining plans to … include introducing a licensing scheme, increasing the penalties that people supplying vaping products to … loopholes within existing legislation, and reducing the visibility of vaping products. In this briefing, we …
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  • Strengthening tobacco policy: The case for best practice packaging and regulation

    … Summary Although tobacco companies strongly opposed the introduction of plain (or standardised) packaging, this measure increased the rate at which smoking prevalence declined. Strengthening … In this Briefing, we outline four evidence-based measures the Government should implement rapidly, to reflect its …
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  • What does recent biomarker literature say about the likely harm from e-cigarettes?

    … Summary This blog considers recent studies in which the biomarker levels in e-cigarette users (vapers) are compared to those from tobacco smokers. The results are highly variable but all suggest lower levels … of risk to vapers relative to tobacco smokers. Yet as the situation with vaping is very dynamic (new products, …
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  • Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden

    … to increase access to hearing healthcare and to reduce the risk and consequences of social isolation. Figure 1. This … two elderly people in each other’s company. Tying in with the theme of hearing loss and social isolation, this depicts the importance of connection to each other and the world in …
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