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  • Walking and cycling for transport is good for physical activity levels in Kiwis!

    … Physical activity is good for health. Higher levels of physical activity are associated … health, lower obesity rates, lower heart disease, stroke (the list goes on). This blog looks at a new study we just … almost entirely out of our lives. Increasingly, the only way to get physical activity is by doing some sort of …
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  • The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter

    … spokesperson explained why there are no grounds for complacency: " Any year where the road toll is lower than … to “manufacture uncertainty” by challenging and denying scientific research evidence. 1 The claim “doubt is our … But how valid is this reasoning? First, almost no-one makes a truly free or informed choice to smoke. 8 Most people …
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  • New standardised packaging regulations: Some good steps, but many missed opportunities

    … The NZ Government’s recently released Standardised Packaging … had any loopholes, or if there were opportunities for improvement. So, how innovative and bold have New Zealand … choice patterns, 7 the Government could also have allowed only standardised brand names to feature on packaging. Stick …
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  • New Zealand can lead the world in tobacco control: Plain packaging 2.0

    … The Prime Minister’s decision to progress plain packaging … towards our smokefree 2025 goal. There are four key areas for improving on Australia’s legislation to maximise the … important new evidence that plain packaging will not only deter smoking initiation (its primary objective), but …
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  • Public Health Solutions Series: Two Injury Prevention Strategies to Reduce Pressure on the Health System

    … further lowering the drink driving limits. There is good scientific evidence supporting both these measures and i f … the health and economic benefits – majority public support for such measures is quite plausible .   This blog is part of … the overall health and social benefits to NZ as it only considered motor vehicle injuries and not the many other …
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  • Tackling housing instability for LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa

    … experiences of housing instability. This Briefing reports the findings and implications of a study focused on LGBTIQ+ … 20-40% of those experiencing homelessness, despite only comprising 5-10% of the general population. 1 LGBTIQ+ … people getting kicked out of flats and their family home for being queer and/or trans. And even landlords and boarding …
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  • Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa

    … Summary Energy costs for households are expected to rise significantly from 2025, … electric heating to keep warm and healthy over winter.  The evidence shows that those who can least afford to pay for … of their income on electricity. The wealthiest 10% spend only 1.3% (Figure 2).   Between 2010 and 2019, those …
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  • Rebuilding Aotearoa’s statistical foundation: Toward fairer outcomes for Pacific Peoples

    … falls short of Stats NZ’s accuracy benchmarks, especially for mobile and underserved groups like Pacific communities, … remain unresolved.  This Briefing argues that the admin-first model cannot support equitable health … currently missing from New Zealand’s data infrastructure. Only by investing in a secure, person-centred register can …
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  • Smokefree Laws: Reducing tobacco outlets will decrease crime

    … raids, which suggests these crimes are decreasing and that only a minority target tobacco products. We also explain why … companies strongly resisted the smokefree legislation. For example, they funded retailers to prepare a petition , … are much less appealing to people who smoke, which makes it highly unlikely that a large black market for these …
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  • Media release: Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey

    … NZ according to a preliminary survey of key agencies. In the latest Briefing for the Public Health Communication Centre, experts in public … who were living in severe domestic squalor. “The time involved with each of these clients ranged from six …
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