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Media release: Proposed greenhouse gas Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response that misses the target
… until 25 August. “The proposed ERP2 contains a number of tactics that will delay clear decarbonisation targets and … 2028.” “In the same vein, the plan holds up restoration of wetlands as an example of a “nature-based solution” that could support emissions …
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In the news: Tobacco companies accused of targeting young people on Tiktok
… University of Otago researcher, Dr Jude Ball was interviewed on RNZ's Midday Report 3 April about the dangers of oral tobacco and nicotine products. Dr Ball says tobacco … Government legalises their sale. Reforming the regulation of smokeless tobacco and oral nicotine products is part of …
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Submission: Fast-Track Approvals Bill
… in the submission are: The Bill is significantly out-of-step with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet advice on best-practice policy and policy development. The Bill reduces the …
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Media release: ACC turns 50 - Time to up the game on injury prevention
… on ACC, Dr Grant Duncan and co-author, University of Otago injury epidemiologist Professor Michael Keall … Product safety regulations could also prevent the sale of ineffective or unsafe items like subpar grab rails and … The blueprint for the ACC scheme was the Woodhouse report of 1967 which recommended the scheme include a department …
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In the news: PHCC co-hosts political panel on prevention
… Centre, Health Coalition Aotearoa, and the University of Otago, Wellington, in the capital on 8 August 2023. The panel was held on the back of the release of a Health Coalition Aotearoa political survey on where the …
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Full video: Health Coalition Aotearoa political panel 2023
… Chloe Swarbrick (Green Party) spoke to over 100 members of the public health sector and media at a political panel on … Public Health Communications Centre, and the University of Otago, Wellington . The panel coincided with the release of Health Coalition Aotearoa's policy survey of the political …
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In the news: Long Covid: Teachers, healthcare workers most vulnerable occupations, report finds
… University of Otago Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig was interviewed … RNZ's Morning Report on 26 March following the publication of the Briefing Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment … needed . The Briefing presented findings from a review of Long Covid to guide NZ’s response to this public health …
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Submission: Science Sector and Universty Advisory Groups
… Prof Sir Peter Gluckman, were established by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and the Ministry of Education respectively. In response to Phase One … the media sector is essential for effective dissemination of scientific research to the public—and policymakers. It …
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In the news: Tracking and evaluating AI in government services
… Waatea News that we need a stocktake that shows the use of AI in government so the public, Māori and other … and discrimination. Dr Taiuru was speaking as co-author of our Briefing Has the time come for a register of AI systems used by government agencies? … In the news: …
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Submission: Setting of speed limits
… Read the PHCC submission to the Setting of Speed Limits 2024 consultation. We lay out the evidence … speed limits, as proposed, will increase the number of severe injuries and deaths on our roads, increase … that supports lowering speed limits as best practice. … Submission: Setting of speed limits …
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