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  • To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border

    … between NZ and Australia provides an opportunity for NZ to benchmark its MIQ/border management policies and practices … as some of those who test positive at day 12 of their stay in MIQ are likely to have become infected within MIQ … near-misses, the cause of failures and, therefore, how to prevent these in the future.   Acknowledgements The …
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  • Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward

    … directions. On the one hand, excise tax increases continue to stimulate quit attempts among smokers yet, on the other … and increase retail crime. In this blog, we explore how allocating a proportion of tobacco tax revenue to assist … and increased inequities. For example, in-depth studies from New Zealand have found some smokers respond to higher …
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  • Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes/ANDS in NZ

    … will slow innovation in the market and may leave the field to the tobacco industry, who then may shape it to their … by NZ youth suggests a considerable volume, with growth from 7% to 20% in ever-use of “electronic cigarettes” during … reasonable to say that there is no scientific consensus on how the potential benefits of ANDS availability compares to …
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  • E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?

    … E-bikes are everywhere. Sales are booming and predicted to overtake sales of new cars in a few years. There were … places. Unfortunately, we are not seeing an effort from policy makers to encourage this low carbon, healthy form … is good for mental health, but better understanding of how e-biking can contribute to this would be useful. E-bikes …
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  • Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high

    … Carcinogens Survey reveals for the first time the extent to which New Zealanders experience cancer-causing substances … of exposure to work-related carcinogens is crucial. How do we know which workplace exposures potentially … automatically apply exposure assessment rules developed from the scientific literature and expert opinion. The NZCS …
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  • More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

    … Summary To make an informed decision this election, voters need to … long-term and catastrophic risk? Survey answer: nowhere .” How proactive will the next Government be at protecting water … Zealanders are drinking water that is not demonstratively safe, we asked the parties what they will do . Given the …
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  • How much of Māori:European mortality inequalities are due to socioeconomic position and tobacco?

    … Policy-makers need to know how much of ethnic inequalities in health are due to … and “it is challenging to decipher causal pathways from data we observe only once, i.e. history as it unfolded”. …
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  • Counting what matters: Rethinking Aotearoa's population statistics without a census

    … Summary Our statistical tools need sharpening to meet current and future challenges. Population data … need to meet. It then reviews plans 2 3  for a shift away from a 5-yearly Census to the use of administrative data … official statistics, there is a need to be able to confirm how far they meet the standards of data governance required …
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  • The alarms are flashing red: Five reasons to upgrade our Alert Level system before the next Covid-positive traveller visits a major city

    … the Covid-19 landscape is changing and the system needs to change with it to keep NZ ahead of the pandemic.  In this … the benefits of an upgraded system: to better protect us from outbreaks, avoid lockdowns, help us transition to a … those who are self-employed or undertaking casual work, to stay at home when they or their children are ill. 5. The …
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  • The case for banning cigarette filters

    … measures set out, the plan includes proposals to “make smoked tobacco products less addictive and less … the appeal and addictiveness of smoked tobacco products. How did filters become an integral component of cigarettes? … that filters removed toxins and thus rendered smoking safe.  He wrote: “ The cigarette smoking public attaches …
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