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  • New Zealand’s hard-won improvements to our Building Code must be retained: Here’s why

    … has been geared around the new standards, but the cost of a rollback would not just affect industry, it will impact … lack of external shading, and inadequate ventilation - can certainly do so. Introduction of the new levels The … out the best ways to make our homes do that. One thing we can be sure of, though, is that making them harder and more …
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  • Does change in income and deprivation change your smoking risk? Yes, but in different directions.

    … followed over several years.  We found that moving from a neighbourhood with the least deprived fifth of New … fifth increased someone’s odds or chance of smoking by a large 83%. This increase in your chances of being a smoker if you move to a more deprived neighbourhood is …
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  • Vaping prevalence and trends: key findings in the 2022-23 NZ Health Survey

    … or vaping may help to reduce smoking prevalence as a harm-reduced alternative to smoking for people who smoke … to quit using nicotine products. However, vaping products can be highly addictive. Despite strengthened regulation of … prevalence trends among young people Figures 2 and 3 show trends in vaping prevalence among 15-17 and 18-24 year …
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  • Seven decades of severe weather events in Aotearoa New Zealand: What are the human health impacts?

    … increase with climate change – but fortunately there are a range of preventive measures available that could lower the … The impacts of extreme climate events on human health can be severe, including deaths, illness, and injuries from … storm surges in low-lying coastal areas [3]. These events can also indirectly influence people’s health and wellbeing …
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  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … A just published study examined the lifespan of politicians … died). The results for the NZ politicians (both genders) show that their mortality rate was equal to the rest of the … access to treatment services – such as treatment of high blood pressure. Higher incomes and better education may also …
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  • After the new law for smokefree cars for Kiwi kids, what next?

    … future smokefree possibilities in Aotearoa / New Zealand. A law providing smokefree cars for children is a matter for … cars carrying those under 18 years to be smokefree, what can we learn from the process for smokefree and wider health … for children in the NZ policy-making process. 9 So what can we do about progress for other smokefree policies? Some …
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  • How should we manage the harm caused by tobacco product waste?

    … health” and sought to reassure smokers that switching to a filtered option was an alternative to quitting, 1 even … by the mid-1990s, non-filtered brands represented a negligible share of the overall cigarette market. 3 … mislead smokers about the risks they face, they are also a pervasive litter item and environmental hazard; 5   recent …
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  • High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation

    … mandate to repeal the SERPA Act, but doing so would create a policy vacuum that fails to support the aspirations of … Act 2022 (SERPA). As we explained in an earlier briefing , a 2023 survey of 3414 16 to 29 year olds found very large … important questions about who is shaping their policy. How can ACT justify a referendum on Te Tiriti o Waitangi while …
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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … direction: illicit tobacco use has not increased as a proportion of the tobacco market, despite substantial … smuggled. Repeated pack surveys in Aotearoa New Zealand show that illicit trade changed little between 2010 and 2021, … 11 (See Appendix for caveats about the KPMG report). How can the illicit tobacco trade be minimised? It is possible to …
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  • NZ compares well with other OECD countries in health & other areas: But scope for improvements

    … shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the “Better Life Index” [1]. What … and (as transport) has a very low carbon footprint. It can be made safer with improved street lighting (e.g., … based on data from the Gallup World Poll….” More details can be found here. [2] Back of the envelope calculations …
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