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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal

    … control champions – Dame Tariana Turia – at Parliament on August 2. This blog describes the Plan’s key features and … progress review found that the goal will not be achieved on current trends, and will be missed by a wide margin for … received widespread media coverage and support from the medical and health community and organisations; for example …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … tax rate for those with high incomes: a 50% tax rate on income over $150,000, instead of the current top rate of … system has not demonstrated compliance with obligations under Te Tiriti. Māori effectively paid for their own … of one element of this under-investment is shown by a 2021 report for government:   ‘The Ministry of Health estimates …
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  • Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa

    … 2025, due to a combination of factors putting pressure on Aotearoa New Zealand’s electricity system.  This is … prices for households next year. 8 Residential electricity bills also include the cost of getting electricity to our … poverty have already minimised electricity use: many report only keeping the lights and the fridge on—they are …
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  • The need for long-term thinking – Especially for preventing catastrophic risks

    … environmental health concerns where the burden falls on those living in coming decades. Short-term policy horizons … raises issues of the Government’s responsibility to Māori under Te Tiriti to protect such resources as waterways and … not properly identified in a transparent manner. The 2021 report Uncertain but Inevitable , written by former NZ chief …
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  • The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill – a chance to submit on pivotal legislation for health in Aotearoa

    … Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced into Parliament on 20 October 2021, with a first reading on 27 October. If enacted the Bill will replace the current … include statutory requirements such as preparing an annual report on the state of the public health. What about …
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  • Government struggling with evidence: HTPs, addiction levels, and Smokefree 2025

    … Summary The Government recently halved the excise tax on heated tobacco products. Associate Health Minister Casey … ”. The Government also recently reduced the excise tax on heated tobacco products (HTPs), despite advice from the … to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal (smoking prevalence of under 5%). Costello asserted “ Preliminary modelling from the …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … The NZ Government is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), its … policy is aiming to solve is too narrowly defined. In a report on the human health impacts of climate change, the … extent of co-benefits native forest provide and the risks under climate change where monocultural plantations dominate …
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  • Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory

    … residential consumers are not protected by the Guidelines on disconnection. Critically, almost a quarter of Medically … Consumers who rely on electricity at home for their medical needs are not being protected by the Guidelines. … include the intended outcome that disconnection for unpaid bills is avoided. The Guidelines also say that Medically …
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  • Robust vaccine surveillance shows safety – we need to communicate this better

    … national system for pre-marketing approval of medical products and passive post-marketing … communication to maintain vaccine confidence. It focusses on describing the intense safety surveillance of the … professionals, vaccine manufacturers, and the public to report any suspected adverse events following immunisation. …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … sources? All parties responded to our survey question on water source protection with varying amounts of commitment … health crises in communities. Political party policies on nitrogen fertiliser and source water protection     In … fertiliser for drinking water) Yes - Our freshwater is under serious threat from polluting industries, such as …
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