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  • Is NZ a laggard in responding to climate change?: Results of a Global Index

    … and climate experts internationally. By this measure, NZ ranks in the bottom half of the OECD for responding to the … blog post looks at some of the details and considers what NZ could be aiming for if it is to be a responsible … “ Climate Change Performance Index ” is not good news for NZ. The country is ranked in the bottom half of the countries …
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  • Five key reasons why NZ should have an official inquiry into the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    … Michael Baker Here we present five key reasons for why the NZ Government should establish an official inquiry into the … and resourcing of public health more broadly. Fortunately, NZ has a fairly solid track record of official inquiries that … inquiry (that is independent of government) into the NZ pandemic response is critical, and here we outline five …
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  • Are we ready to eliminate invasive meningococcal disease in Aotearoa New Zealand?

    … disability such as limb amputation. Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) has experienced high rates of IMD for the last 30 years, … the desirability and feasibility of eliminating IMD in NZ, and outline the potential next steps for evaluation of … extremely high disease rates. 3 And closer to home, NZ’s successful elimination strategy for the Covid-19 …
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  • The need for long-term thinking – Especially for preventing catastrophic risks

    … Short-term thinking dominates policymaking in Aotearoa NZ. This Briefing highlights the problem and the need to … coming decades. Short-term policy horizons also undermine NZ’s capacity to respond to catastrophic and existential … dialogue with candidates on this major public health need. NZ policymaking is too short-term focused To illustrate the …
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  • Australia’s Quarantine Systems Failures: Lessons for NZ

    … Aotearoa NZ and Australian states have successfully eliminated … from Australia’s 17 quarantine systems failures for NZ.   Overall, NZ and Australia have done very well with their COVID-19 …
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  • Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed

    … prevention critical. Three urgent recommendations to the NZ Government are:  Identify a proportionate response by … presents findings from a review of Long Covid to guide NZ’s response to this public health threat. The author group … 3 ). Vaccines substantially reduce Long Covid risk, but NZ eligibility settings are currently focused on protecting …
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  • Shifting all isolation/quarantine facilities to a single air force base: The need for a critical analysis

    … failures, which can potentially involve outbreaks in NZ’s largest cities with large health and economic impacts. … numbers of returnees that could be allowed back into NZ, with these returnees assisting with economic recovery. … for an integrated health and economic analysis with the NZ Government being explicit about its decision-making. In …
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  • Tax reform pros & cons: A brief look from a Public Health perspective

    … a brief look at what potential there is for revising the NZ tax system from a public health perspective. Many factors … and have been used to help justify some tax policy in NZ e.g., for excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and gambling. Indeed, NZ is one of the world leaders in tobacco tax policy – with a …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … Smokefree 2025 Goal at a Law and Economics Association of NZ (LEANZ) event (copies of our presentations are here ). … 2025 and BODE 3 research groups on the pros and cons of NZ having such a goal. Do goals work? There is no doubt that … the global eradication of polio (just two countries left). NZ has already successfully achieved several health goals, …
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  • A 100 years ago today – the likely first NZ death from the 1918 influenza pandemic

    … Zealanders 100 years ago today. Ultimately it killed 9000 NZ citizens and so is by far the largest natural disaster to … to kill New Zealanders in recorded history. Around 9000 NZ citizens died – as per the updated estimate in the recent … 1931 (the next biggest natural hazard event since 1900 for NZ [2]). In previous historical/epidemiological work we have …
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