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  • The need for a robust scientific definition for the elimination of COVID-19 from New Zealand

    … In this blog we present the case for a scientific definition of elimination to help guide our national COVID-19 … it has not yet adopted such a goal. Nevertheless, a report from Australia’s leading research universities (“The … would be prudent to assume at least 28 days (two times the maximum incubation period), with testing levels of over 2 per …
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  • New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality

    … and improving freshwater quality identified by a new report on the failure to protect high-country lakes from … to restore the waterways their communities rely on and value so highly.   And right now is an essential time for … readership. Here, Instream limits have referred to the maximum nutrient concentration allowed in a catchment to …
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  • Analysis of a new NZ Treasury Report on soft drink tax

    … strategy for which there is good evidence.  A new Treasury Report on soft drink tax price elasticities has just emerged. … non-action on taxing sugary drinks, they can point to this Report and obfuscate.  Indeed, this New Zealand Treasury … budget brand promotions) and also placing limits on the maximum size of single-serve beverage containers. Why are we …
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  • What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

    … This blog comments on the Ernst and Young (EY) report to the Ministry of Health, which evaluated tobacco … achieving the Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal [1] . The report’s recommendations, including continuing annual tax … Aotearoa Plan (ASAP) launched a year previously [2] . The report strengthens the overwhelming case for implementing a …
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  • Current and future generations must flourish: Time for a long-term and global perspective on pandemic and other catastrophic risks

    … post we cover the following: The recent United Nations report ‘Our Common Agenda’ which calls for solidarity, … (less than half that), would easily cover NZ’s fair share of the US$100 billion needed to bring 67 … Risks: New Zealand needs a method to agree on a value framework and how to quantify future lives at risk’, …
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  • Public health response to report on potential risk of nitrate from drinking water

    … This week a report, co-funded by Fonterra and MBIE, investigated the … come from drinking water for those people close to the Maximum Acceptable Value of 11.3mg/L nitrate-nitrogen [16]. The third major …
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  • The Covid inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk

    … Summary The report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Covid-19 has … and recommends immediate action.  Release of the report coincides with the rising global threat from pandemic … We urge Government to implement the findings of this report and freeze cuts to public health and related staff …
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  • Evidence for free school lunches: Are they worth investing in?

    … study; and building in more environmental sustainability.  Value for Investment is a mixed-methods, participatory system … with more details available in the attached summary report and from the authors by request.  Evaluation findings … most disadvantaged, according to the Equity Index. This is fair given the total budget, but it means that the programme …
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  • The cost burden of excess weight in New Zealand: Sizing up a new report

    … for a decade. This is of great concern and it makes a new report from the Sapere Research Group on the Economic Impact … of Excess Weight in Aotearoa all the more important. The report was commissioned by Hapai Te Hauora and it is a very … costs to estimate because it involves monetising the value of health and life. The two most common methods involve …
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  • More evidence that elimination is the best COVID-19 control strategy for health and the economy

    … In this blog we briefly consider a new report from a European think tank that aims to identify an … this approach. But additional information comes from a new Report by a Paris-Brussels think tank: Institut Économique … a -4.8% change in GDP in 2020 for NZ, yet the more recent value from Stats NZ is -2.9% [5]. The Report doesn’t include …
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