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  • New Zealanders strongly support policies to curb alcohol harm – will government listen?

    … as a whole, making it Aotearoa New Zealand’s most harmful drug. The way alcohol products are currently legislated … availability, affordability, advertising, and protecting policy development from alcohol industry influence. These … strong and growing support for a range of evidence-based policy measures to curb alcohol harm.  Alcohol is Aotearoa …
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  • Where do the parties stand? A low carbon, healthy transport system

    … in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) on the topic of transport policy. Three parties in the current Parliament responded to … full transport policies. We have taken information from policy published subsequently by the parties. You can read … responses. In brief, only the Green Party had a specific policy around increasing access to e-bikes, although Te Pāti …
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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … of Otago, researches the public health impacts of alcohol policy in NZ   Last month Justice Minister Collins rejected a minimum pricing policy for alcohol . Citing reasons of: “no compelling … tax alone), however the evidence that a minimum price policy on alcohol prevents harm (and reduces health …
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  • A Smokefree Aotearoa – could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there?

    … have on smoking prevalence in Aotearoa New Zealand. A policy requiring that all smoked tobacco products are … the potential advantages and disadvantages of this policy . This blog summarises estimates of the likely impact of a denicotinisation policy from a New Zealand modelling study that we recently …
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  • The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ

    … influence commercial entities have on health and public policy. This influence creates problems when it inflicts … examples of transnational corporations’ influence on policy to the detriment of public health. In this Briefing, … recently revealed that lobbyists have helped shape alcohol policy . A  new poll shows that a majority of New Zealanders …
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  • The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy

    … and the introduction of a Smokefree Generation (SFG) policy. In this blog, we briefly explain how these three … suggests that the very low nicotine cigarette (VLNC) policy, which will make smoked tobacco products non-addictive … and decrease relapse.[8-10] The Smokefree Generation (SFG) policy will frame smoking as socially unacceptable, prevent …
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  • The case for denicotinising tobacco in Aotearoa NZ remains strong: response to online critique

    … for mandated denicotinisation is weak and thus that the policy is not justified. The exact impact of mandated … of research studies which only partially simulate the policy. However, modelling studies, trials, other evidence and careful logical analysis of the policy strongly suggest it will be highly effective as the …
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  • E-bikes are the new cars- why don’t transport policy makers treat them seriously?

    … places. Unfortunately, we are not seeing an effort from policy makers to encourage this low carbon, healthy form of … the carbon and health impacts of e-bikes. Then we look at policy in this area, what could be achieved, what the barriers are and where policy is at currently. We argue that policy makers need to …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … increasing benefit levels, increasing physical activity, drug and alcohol legislation reform and employment support … in leisure time and transport related physical activity . Policy interventions which we know will increase physical … needed alcohol legislation reform.   Reforming drug policy and law is also key to improving mental health. A …
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  • Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food - where the parties stand: Election 2023

    … Zealand’s health burden and demand serious, evidence-based policy action.   Ahead of the 2023 Election, Health Coalition … expertise and experience, and understanding the current policy contexts. These agreed priorities are published in our … about their level of support for the 12 priority policy areas. The scale we provided for rating was: very …
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