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  • Standardised packaging: A new era in reducing tobacco marketing in NZ

    … standardised, or plain, packages. In this blog, we discuss the importance of developing an on-going monitoring and … these actions should help to accelerate progress towards the NZ Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal.   From today, all … new, enlarged pictorial warning labels, but none of the brand livery formerly conveyed on tobacco packaging.  For …
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  • Not all upcycled food is created equal: What is sustainable?

    … environmentally friendly and cost-effective, depending on the type of food, the methods used, and what ingredients it replaces. Social … be unintended negative consequences on food security from the upcycled food industry. To ensure the most sustainable …
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  • Proposals to reduce youth vaping: Important steps but a more comprehensive approach needed

    … As part  of the consultation process  to denicotinise cigarettes and reduce the number of stores selling tobacco, Associate Minister of … for disposable vapes, including a reduction in the maximum nicotine concentration permitted. These proposals …
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  • The science is certain: masks work. Policy and practice must support their use

    … concluded that masks have a valuable role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. We highlight key findings … to align with current evidence. NZ is missing out on the benefits of this effective and versatile protection … effects during winter 2024 and beyond; Providing the public with clear guidelines and resources so that masks …
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  • Housing and urban regeneration in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … Summary Warm, dry, safe housing is undersupplied by the market in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and councils have … to creating an inclusive, more equitable society. The rapidity of climate change bringing wilder weather requires not only an urgent upgrading of the Building Code to establish higher housing standards but …
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  • Budget 2023 goes a long way to improving housing and wellbeing

    … Summary Several key announcements in the 2023 Budget, announced this week, have implications for … public health. This includes new public housing, extending the Warmer Kiwi Homes Programme, and investment in infrastructure. This Briefing article outlines the new funding and further opportunities to improve housing …
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  • Urgent action needed to help eliminate cervical cancer in Aotearoa

    … Summary For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has set an ambitious goal … has made some great strides but is still far from meeting the 2030 targets required to put us on the path to …
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  • We need to talk about breast cancer screening (part 2)

    … on breast cancer screening. In Part 1 t hey looked at the contested research around breast cancer screening. In today’s Part 2 they explore the implications for New Zealand. As Editor’s, we agree with Shaw and Sarfati that screening beneath the age of 50 should stop and the quality and honesty of …
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  • The UK Government shows leadership with a Soft Drink Tax announcement

    … activity programmes. In this blog we briefly look at the UK initiative and assess its possible utility for … consume approximately 25 teaspoons (1,2). Beverages are the highest contributor to total sugars intake for Kiwi kids and the second highest contributor for adults, and it is clear …
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  • How did Government and Opposition MPs justify and oppose repealing the smokefree endgame measures?

    … repealed policies that would have greatly reduced the addictiveness, availability and accessibility of smoked tobacco. This decision did not heed advice from the Ministry of Health, overlooked experts’ views, and was contrary to public opinion. Because the repeal occurred under urgency, a process that does not …
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