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  • Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health

    … concern. 1-6 The Bill risks taking Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) in the direction of rapid environmental degradation and … There are 3,300 premature adult deaths per year in NZ as a result of air pollution, 11 and around 34,000 people … Fast-track Approvals Bill as currently drafted would put NZ on the wrong track by establishing decision-making …
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  • Aotearoa’s perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust

    … mortality. The leading causes of perinatal death in NZ in 2021, were congenital anomaly (27.9% of all deaths) and … mortality rate was 14.8 per 100,000 maternities. The NZ European ethnic group (using prioritised ethnicity) … UK. Wāhine Māori have over three times the suicide rate of NZ Europeans.  What this Briefing adds: Detailed data …
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  • Smokefree Aotearoa – world-leading developments with profound public health implications

    … the Māori Affairs Select Committee of the New Zealand (NZ) Parliament, the NZ Government committed to the Smokefree 2025 goal in 2011. … 18.1% among people living in the most deprived localities (NZ Dep quintile 5, data not shown). New Zealand Health Survey …
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  • The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health

    … agreements between National and ACT, and National and NZ First. These agreements present a significant number of … search for new gas and oil [23].  Coalition partners, NZ First and ACT, have expressed opinions that make their … of this international agreement doubtful. Most recently, NZ First Minister for Resources Shane Jones described …
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  • ACC turns 50: A more modern approach to injury prevention needed

    … to celebrate 50 years of serving Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) opened for … system. For instance simple home modifications in all NZ houses could reduce fall-related injuries by around 26%. 4 … nurturing and funding an active injury research sector in NZ. What this Briefing adds We should celebrate the role of …
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  • How did Government and Opposition MPs justify and oppose repealing the smokefree endgame measures?

    … What arguments did we identify? Evidence from the NZ Health Survey showed daily smoking prevalence among Māori … measures, [we] will hit the headline smoke-free goal”— NZ First Party MP  Even using the most recent data, which … efforts to question smoking’s harms and addictiveness. 8 9 NZ data showed endgame measures would not create unexpected …
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  • The humility of being second to Australia in cancer mortality

    … Alafeishat and colleagues have published a paper in the NZ Medical Journal showing that New Zealand has higher death … stage III colon cancer ). How reliable are these Aussie-NZ comparison by Mark Elwood and colleagues? About as good as … approach than screening might even be improving the NZ diet – with less processed meat and more wholegrain cereal …
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  • A major new study on Kiwi health – can it inform decision-making?

    … (This story has also been covered by Radio NZ (3’12”)  and TVNZ (4’09”).) The Ministry of Health has …
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  • In the news: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces

    … on Stuff,   Shift work among the top 10 carcinogens in NZ workplaces on 21 June. The Conversation also published an article from the authors - NZ workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens – …
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  • Media release: Can we move to a low carbon, healthy transport system?

    … around public transport pricing and shifting Aotearoa NZ to more sustainable and health promoting transport. Lead … is unhealthy, accounting for more deaths and disability in NZ than tobacco or obesity.  “It is also inequitable with …
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