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  • Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care

    … to summarise current Covid-19 surveillance trends, comment on the evidence for there being a fourth wave of infection, … their lowest 7-day moving average of 1132 cases per day on 11 February 2023. The numbers subsequently rose reaching a … – Anyone testing positive for Covid-19 is required to report their case status on-line . Positive results will …
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  • NZ Health Strategy Consultation Draft – are the big prevention programmes really in there?

    … In this blog we comment for a second time this week on the consultation draft of the NZ Health Strategy, focusing … varies enormously by age and receptor subtype – paper under review.) Cancer care coordinators might be deemed a … a theme, making six themes in total. Articulate the need under ‘intelligent systems’ for (cost-effectiveness) …
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  • Climate change and cherry blossom

    … of Chapter 11 (Human Health) in the 5 th IPCC Assessment Report. A commentary on the full chapter is available at the Lancet.  Listen to … of the cherry blossom. Families spread out blankets under the trees along the waterfront and celebrated the …
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  • Good firearms law needs multiple defensive layers: The Swiss cheese model

    … The discussion document sets out a series of questions on almost every element of the Arms Act but makes no concrete … take a system approach that considers the conditions under which individuals live and work. Systems have defensive … cheese model is used for air traffic safety, 2 framed the report of the Royal Commission into the Pike River Mine …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … are important given that taxation has a large impact on human well-being, the economy and the environment. In the … inequalities where possible. In this blog we just focus on health-related taxes and their potential impact on health … health experts in NZ and also in a thorough Law Commission Report [28]. Increasing alcohol tax is very likely to produce …
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  • “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: a new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal

    … control champions – Dame Tariana Turia – at Parliament on August 2. This blog describes the Plan’s key features and … progress review found that the goal will not be achieved on current trends, and will be missed by a wide margin for … received widespread media coverage and support from the medical and health community and organisations; for example …
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  • Tax policy reform: equity, fairness, and health

    … tax rate for those with high incomes: a 50% tax rate on income over $150,000, instead of the current top rate of … system has not demonstrated compliance with obligations under Te Tiriti. Māori effectively paid for their own … of one element of this under-investment is shown by a 2021 report for government:   ‘The Ministry of Health estimates …
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  • Energy poverty: The lowest-income households pay more in Aotearoa

    … 2025, due to a combination of factors putting pressure on Aotearoa New Zealand’s electricity system.  This is … prices for households next year. 8 Residential electricity bills also include the cost of getting electricity to our … poverty have already minimised electricity use: many report only keeping the lights and the fridge on—they are …
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  • The need for long-term thinking – Especially for preventing catastrophic risks

    … environmental health concerns where the burden falls on those living in coming decades. Short-term policy horizons … raises issues of the Government’s responsibility to Māori under Te Tiriti to protect such resources as waterways and … not properly identified in a transparent manner. The 2021 report Uncertain but Inevitable , written by former NZ chief …
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  • The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill – a chance to submit on pivotal legislation for health in Aotearoa

    … Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill was introduced into Parliament on 20 October 2021, with a first reading on 27 October. If enacted the Bill will replace the current … include statutory requirements such as preparing an annual report on the state of the public health. What about …
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