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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … Do the New Zealand (NZ) Government’s proposed changes to liberalise the … available at thousands of retail outlets throughout NZ. The Government has recently announced that it intends to … not compatible with the Government’s stated aim that NZ become an essentially smokefree nation by 2025. Reducing …
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  • Government cannot achieve “enduring freshwater policy” by siding with narrow commercial interests

    … 4 Increasing nitrogen pollution in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) is strongly associated with dairy intensification 5 and … of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Mike Joy , Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, … and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington Dr Marie Doole , Adjunct Research Fellow, School of …
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  • (Un)licensed to kill: do we need to regulate how tobacco is sold?

    … inform tobacco supply policies (both published in the NZ Medical Journal, 1 April 2016). This blog overviews the … is available at up to 8,000 retail outlets (1) throughout NZ, though nobody actually knows the exact number. Selling … numbers by over 50% during the next 10-15 years (15). The NZ Government could demonstrate a serious commitment to its …
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  • New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities

    … The NZ Government’s recently released Standardised Packaging … have been the main beneficiaries of this policy. 4 5 The NZ Government’s slowness in adopting standardised packaging … to have greater impact.  The small steps made in NZ’s regulations are important, but much larger leaps are …
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  • Is funding Euthanasia a health priority for Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 2?

    … no longer eliminate Covid-19 (at least in some areas of NZ), these hospitals are likely to become even more … to fully fund palliative care remains. *Author details: Dr Ben Gray is an Associate Professor with the Department of … University of Otago Wellington. Email: ben.gray@otago.ac.nz References Gray, B. (2020). Is euthanasia a health …
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  • Thoughts on NZ Adopting an Aussie Community Health Programme … and Forthcoming Nutrition Policy Events

    … programme. This week, the Prime Minister announced that NZ will adopt this programme, and it will be known as … Together Victoria” programme that, apparently, the NZ Government is adopting? In short, solid health promotion … ? symposium to be held on 19-20 February in Auckland, by Dr Gerard Sundborn.               … Thoughts on NZ Adopting …
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  • Why NZ should consider adopting “mass masking” as an additional step to speed elimination of the Covid-19 pandemic

    … it should be given serious consideration by the NZ Government to speed progress towards the elimination goal. … stigma The current World Health Organization (WHO) and NZ Ministry of Health’s advice to use a mask only if you are … by Judy Henderson with permission Mass mask use in the NZ context NZ appears to be making progress towards its …
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  • The long shadow of Cyclone Gabrielle: Brief review at 12 months

    … disaster to have struck Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), and as we detailed in a “downward counterfactual” … social impacts described for another major flood in NZ (Manawatu 2004), 8 and long-term health effects after … details Professor Nick Wilson ,  Adele Broadbent  &  Dr John Kerr . All authors are based at the Public Health …
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  • Increases in speed limits: Unjust and unjustifiable

    … of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington Dr Vanessa Beanland , Director, Otago Transport Research … and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington Dr Angela Curl , Department of Population Health, University … term plan to reduce road injury in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), which used to be expressed in a road safety strategy …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Mental health services can’t solve a mental health crisis: public mental health priorities in Aotearoa

    … reform  Alcohol is the main drug of addiction in NZ and is linked to mental health conditions. For example, … research found that one quarter of suicide deaths in NZ involved alcohol intoxication. Reform of the legislation … would address the inequitable consequences of drug use in NZ where Māori and Pacific are much more likely to suffer …
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