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  • Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening

    … A just published study examined the lifespan of politicians in 11 high-income democratic … countries – including Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The NZ politicians were found to live at least 5 years longer than the general NZ population (age and gender matched) and this …
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  • Does healthy food really cost more?

    … – but does it really? It all depends on how you measure the cost. This blog post looks at some of the different metrics and suggests that we need to consider … better understanding of this important issue.   Monitoring the price of foods allows us to see if a healthy diet is …
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  • Staying safe from COVID-19 over summer and beyond: The need for more NZ Government action

    … Aotearoa NZ has responded very successfully to the COVID-19 pandemic by achieving elimination and the lowest … problems identified with border control failures and rule breaking in recent months ie, 8 border failures identified … [10] and 76 rule breaches in MIQ facilities [11]. The rule breaking by a recent cricket team was particularly notable …
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  • Covid-19 vaccines still protect us: How do we get the best out of them?

    … Summary The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing in Aotearoa New Zealand … immunity.  International evidence shows that even during the Omicron era, Covid-19 vaccines continue to provide … to ensure vaccines are regularly updated to match the dominant circulating subvariants Promoting high vaccine …
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  • Note to the Havelock North Inquiry – Think Big

    … An Independent Inquiry is now investigating the cause of the water-borne outbreak caused by Campylobacter in Havelock North. In this blog we consider the background to this issue and argue the Inquiry must not …
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  • Protecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak

    … experiencing widespread community transmission caused by the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In this blog we outline what is needed to protect the health and wellbeing of children (ie, those under 18 …
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  • Ready or not? Pandemic preparedness index and implications for NZ

    … Summary This Briefing highlights how the world remains vulnerable to the persisting risk of pandemics. The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is one tool for …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … was Convening Lead Author of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment Report. A commentary on the full chapter is available at the Lancet.  Listen to Alistair on Radio NZ’s Nine to Noon …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … Summary The results of a Health Coalition Aotearoa survey of political parties on the priority prevention for tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and public health infrastructure has found generally the parties are deeply split along ideological grounds. This …
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  • NZ Health Strategy Consultation Draft – are the big prevention programmes really in there?

    … In this blog we comment for a second time this week on the consultation draft of the NZ Health Strategy, focusing this time on preventive … make a meaningful difference to health in Aotearoa NZ. The draft Strategy has many strong aspects, but by having a …
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