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  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … the smokefree law that the new coalition government plans to repeal). In addition to immense health gains identified … cumulative gain of US$31 billion ($NZ46 billion) by 2050. From a government revenue perspective, increased … evidence-informed government.   A recent Briefing detailed how the new coalition government is planning to repeal the …
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  • Smoking denormalization and tobacco endgames

    … have seen inequities persist and led some governments to adopt tobacco endgame strategies that rapidly reduce … defining what practices we view as acceptable (or not) and how we feel others perceive us.[1] Norms lead us to modify our behaviour as we move from one setting or social role to another; for example, the …
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  • And now the Brits are doing it: A sugary drink tax levy on the industry

    … From 1 April 2018, the UK is putting in place a type of … actually a “soft drinks industry levy”. This blog reviews how they are doing it, early signs of its success, and … its relevance for NZ.  We also take this opportunity to point out some problems with a recent NZIER Report on …
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  • The Two-Faced Tobacco Industry: Transformation and Cigarillos

    … product : the cigarillo “Chesterfield Leaf”, has led many to ask how launching a cheaper cigarette-like product fits with … deter people who would otherwise have tried to quit from making a cessation attempt and undermines efforts to …
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  • Current and future generations must flourish: Time for a long-term and global perspective on pandemic and other catastrophic risks

    … NZ Parliamentary Commissioner for Catastrophic Risks to help prioritise action and ensure a safe and flourishing future.   New United Nations (UN) … global vaccination plan and sharing of technology and know-how. On pandemics generally, the SG writes: ‘[G]lobal health …
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  • Flooding, public health – and the need for more emphasis on prevention

    … preventive action by central and local government so as to better reduce the health and economic impacts of flooding … to have mental health impacts when they cause displacement from homes, ruin livelihoods and disrupt communities. For … in Europe (9), and there is also experimental work on how tree planting reduces water run-off (10). Research in NZ …
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  • (Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?

    … recent articles by Aspire2025 researchers have explored how tobacco sales in New Zealand could be more effectively … how stronger tobacco supply policies would contribute to the Government’s smokefree 2025 goal.   It may come as a … smoking initiation, but also need to help quitters to stay quit. An effective way of bringing about this change is …
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  • Poor ventilation in public transport settings in Aotearoa NZ: New data for buses and trains

    … 2  levels above 800 ppm). These and other NZ findings (eg, from a 2022 study of Wellington’s Metlink buses) are … transport companies and central/local government can take to improve the situation – including adopting relevant … airborne infections such as influenza and RSV. How we collected the data We measured carbon dioxide levels …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal

    … Kore (tobacco free) Aotearoa. A team led by researchers from ASPIRE 2025, supported by leading tobacco control … launch, Associate Minister of Health Nicky Wagner promised to consider the recommendations. Key features of “Achieving … of e-cigarettes in achieving Smokefree Aotearoa 2025, and how the measures in the plan can facilitate maximising their …
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  • The Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty and tobacco: no cause to celebrate

    … In this blog we ask what the tobacco ‘carve out’ from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Treaty means for … settlement (ISDS), the TPP agreement as a whole applies to tobacco, and breaches of the TPP might, in principle, be … tobacco industry over tobacco control measures. No matter how ill-founded industry legal arguments may be, they may …
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