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  • The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths in NZ

    … The NZ Government must do more to clearly articulate its COVID-19 strategy: eradication or … seen in Wuhan ), with the aim of eradicating the virus from Australia within two to three months. Then keep the … understanding of ‘flattening the curve’ as the comparator. How many deaths might we have under flattening the curve? …
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  • Lime E-Scooters – Avoiding a collision course with public health?

    … while critics suggest they risk unacceptable overall harm to pedestrians, users themselves, and to taxpayers, who fund … the public health implications of Lime e-scooters, review how policy makers could maximise the potentially desirable … states: “ Serving cities is at the core of Lime’s mission. From electric scooters to smart bikes, our dock-free smart …
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  • Covid recovery or sustainable transformation?

    … crystallised by the Covid pandemic. Here we consider how we can shape policies and programmes to ensure that the recovery from the Covid lockdown provides … around 8% per year, according to the UN , for the world to stay within the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal. Beyond the Paris …
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  • New modelling on the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in NZ associated with arriving travellers

    … the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks associated with air travel to NZ. We find that the risks are typically very low for travel from Australia (a “green zone” country with small occasional … Australia as per the mid-2021 situation is typically very safe, even with occasional small outbreaks. But where there …
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  • Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality

    … Zealanders are drinking water that is “not demonstrably safe”. 1 This included risk from water-borne infections and … than 80% of New Zealanders consider the state of our water to be their main environmental concern. With climate change, existing impacts will be amplified. So how proactive will the next Government be at protecting water …
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  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … The public will soon have the opportunity to make submissions on the long-awaited Smokefree … smoking for children and non-smokers.” The optimal outcome from a public health perspective is that vaping products help … to investors and analysts.[1,2]  The content illustrates how BAT, at least, sees NGPs as an expanding market and a …
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  • Phasing out smoking: The Tobacco-Free Generation policy

    … blog is one of a series examining key aspects of the plan to help inform the debate and submissions. Here we examine … 2018) and may: Send a misleading message that there is a ‘safe age’ for smoking, and Establish the cigarette as ‘a … remains minimal after the goal has been achieved. How can the impact of TFG be enhanced? Retail compliance with …
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  • Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing E-Cigarettes in NZ

    … NZ Governments’ poor track record in making policy to regulate addictive substances and reduce harm to public … e-cigarettes more widely available requires an analysis of how combustible tobacco needs further controls at the retail … both effective and well-supported. Furthermore, evidence from various overseas jurisdictions shows that registered or …
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  • NZ falling behind on international rules to protect kids from food marketing

    … Aotearoa New Zealand is not measuring up in relation to new guidelines released this month by the World Health … (WHO) which recommend policies to protect children from the harmful impacts of food marketing. This Briefing outlines how NZ falls short, and how doing so jeopardises the nation’s …
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  • The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project

    … Summary This blog summarises findings from people who smoke or have recently quit smoking and who … setting out a bold and comprehensive action plan for how the Smokefree 2025 goal could be achieved. Key measures … of smoked tobacco products by permitting these products to be sold only in a small number of specialised stores or …
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