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  • Minimum pricing of alcohol: what does the evidence say?

    … is growing interest internationally around the setting of minimum prices on alcohol. In this blog we review a paper … in alcohol excise tax. Professor Jennie Connor, University of Otago, researches the public health impacts of alcohol policy in NZ   Last month Justice Minister Collins …
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  • Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’

    … the deaths caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in the context of previous 'sudden mass fatality events' in Aotearoa New … since the year 1900. But fatalities are just one aspect of the wider harm to health and wellbeing from Gabrielle – … a major economic burden to the country. Given the scale of the impacts, there is a need for a broader inquiry to the …
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  • Five lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales

    … generally succeeded in eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2, but the Greater Sydney … control the outbreak and the grim situation holds a number of lessons for NZ. On 15 June 2021, a 60-year-old airport … 12-15 year age-group) will also be a decisive step in the development of population immunity and requires additional …
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  • Can CT screening for lung cancer in New Zealand be cost-effective?

    … it is the most deadly cancer, accounting for almost 20% of all cancer deaths in New Zealand. Lung cancer carries such … when the disease is advanced, has spread to other parts of the body, and is that much harder to treat. Consequently, there is a lot of interest in detecting lung cancer at its earlier stages. …
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  • The rising influence of big business on policymaking: What it means for public health in NZ

    … recently released a report on social determinants of health equity that outlined the increasingly powerful … for more work to analyse and manage the negative impacts of commercial interests on policymaking and health, while … in Aotearoa New Zealand and suggest how conflicts of interest could be more effectively managed. The World …
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  • 6 teaspoons of sugar a day helps the diseases stay down, in a most challenging way

    … intake for consultation. In this blog, we review some of the underlying evidence on the health harm of sugar, and then pull back to consider the diet in total. … that we do not cover here, such as sugar industry lobbying of politicians  that the UK press – in particular the …
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  • NZ should prepare for a potentially severe global coronavirus pandemic

    … In this blog we briefly summarise our assessment of the highly uncertain new coronavirus threat. Given its … precautionary response now means activating all components of our pandemic plan, with a particular focus on ‘keep it … and is spreading rapidly in China with a doubling time of about a week, as reported on 31 January [1]. It also has a …
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  • False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen

    … illicit tobacco use has not increased as a proportion of the tobacco market, despite substantial tobacco tax … demand for illicit tobacco 'Zombie arguments' are lines of argument that refuse to die, despite lacking a logical or … taxes is, by definition, an “illicit” trade. In the case of tobacco, this includes counterfeit products, smuggled …
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  • Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?

    … 2025 researchers summarised the strengths and limitations of the Bill, and concluded that it contained several … measures, yet could do more to protect the health of children, young people and non-nicotine users. This blog – … not legal to sell until 2018. Yet BAT has already received criticism for its youth-oriented marketing of e-cigarettes in …
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  • Wellbeing in public housing vs. private rentals: Quality and security make the difference

    … NZ are assessed as being in serious housing need. Many of these households include children whose current and future … This Briefing summarises recent evidence that provision of public housing can improve the wellbeing of people currently in private tenancies. Public housing is, …
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