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  • Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers: The Swiss cheese model

    … Summary The Ministry of Justice has released a discussion document for the rewrite … in the Arms Act and seeks views on those protections. It does not however make any concrete proposals for change.  The … the Arms Act rewrite . Submissions close on 28 February. What this Briefing adds The Swiss cheese model of system …
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  • E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?

    … Sales are booming and predicted to overtake sales of new cars in a few years. There were three times as many … as rapidly as their sales, so in this blog we outline what we know about the carbon and health impacts of e-bikes. … to do it. Image supplied by author Show me the money: How does promoting e-bikes compare financially to other …
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  • Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025

    … and Pacific peoples. The data also show increased uptake of e-cigarettes/vaping over the last 3-4 years, but the contribution of vaping to helping achieve the smokefree goal is not yet … it fits with most international data on this topic which does not support the ‘hardening hypothesis’ which proposes …
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  • Running into Trouble: COVID-19 in Japan during the Tokyo Olympics

    … Here we consider the many public health implications of the decision to hold the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the middle of a global pandemic. These impacts include direct effects on … except Hokkaido. 6 The Government then declared a state of emergency on 7 April 2020 for seven prefectures, including …
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  • How to Systematically Reduce the Border Failure Risk for COVID-19 in Aotearoa/NZ

    … to identify optimal methods for reducing the risk of future COVID-19 outbreaks in Aotearoa/NZ. The persisting occurrence of cross-border incursions of the pandemic virus (five since 1 August, including a large …
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  • And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry

    … From 1 April 2018, the UK is putting in place a type of sugary drinks tax – actually a “soft drinks industry … this blog we explain how the UK levy works (it is clever), what health impacts this levy might have (it is much more … drinks taxes. Infographic of the UK Soft Drink Tax How does the UK soft drinks industry levy work? Not all sugar …
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  • Will the Health Star Rating labels improve people’s diets?

    … labelling is one tool to help control the epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Everyone agrees that on its own, the … offers the gift of illuminating faulty decision making.  What will we say in five years’ time, at the end of this new episode in food labelling history? We lack the rationale to …
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  • Ventilation in NZ schools during the Omicron wave – results from a preliminary study

    … public health measure that can reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Last year we outlined the need for … surveillance. In this blog we provide an overview of the results of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) monitoring carried … more recent guidance recommends CO 2 levels below 800ppm. What is the current ventilation situation in NZ schools? Our …
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  • The case for a NZ-Australia Pandemic Cooperation Agreement

    … on pandemic cooperation could be the starting point of such a regional approach. Potential benefits include: … at least one permanent Australia-NZ research team that does such modelling.  3. Shared top-quality quarantine … corridors between the two countries (see Appendix ).  What is new in this Briefing  The risks of future pandemics …
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  • Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?

    … Summary  In January and February 2024, the public of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) were captivated by graphic images of rodents running around supermarkets in Dunedin, … require the use of different approaches or technologies. What is new in this Briefing? Four species of rodents have …
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