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Media release: Free vape kits won’t deliver Smokefree 2025 goal
… just 466 people to become smokefree long-term, less than 1% of the more than 82,000 who would need to stop smoking to … long-term as a result of the programme, depending on quit and relapse rates. And some of these people may have quit even without the free …
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In the news: PHCC launch
… Baker explained the Centre aims to improve health, equity and the environment through better connecting the public, media and policymakers with New Zealand research. Epidemiologist … This article also ran on the New Zealand Herald and 1 News sites. … In the news: PHCC launch …
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In the news: Tracking and evaluating AI in government services
… Dr Karaitiana Taiuru, Māori AI, Data and Emerging Tech Ethicist, tells Waatea News that we need a … shows the use of AI in government so the public, Māori and other communities can see how AI is being used. We need to avoid bias and discrimination. Dr Taiuru was speaking as co-author of …
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In the news: Increased speed limits mean more deaths on roads
… more deaths from pollution, more greenhouse gases, and less kids walking to school because the roads won't be … Increasing speed limits defies the science - more deaths and pollution expected . He was also interviewed by TVNZ's Breakfast and Mediaworks. … In the news: Increased speed limits mean …
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In the news: Low income households cut back on showering, washing and cooking as power bills rise
… Low income households cut back on showering, washing and cooking as power bills rise , following the publication … Dr O'Sullivan was also interviewed by Newstalk ZB, Stuff, and Dale Husband on Waatea Radio . … In the news: Low income households cut back on showering, washing and cooking as power bills rise …
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In the news: Public health experts and the food industry call on govt to fund health survey
… Public health and food industry experts are calling on the government to … Survey to better understand New Zealanders eating habits and to help shape public policy. Cliona Ni Mhurchu, a … Prof Ni Mhurchu was also interviewed by Newstalk ZB and Mediaworks. … In the news: Public health experts and the …
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Media release: ‘Zombie arguments’ are being used to justify repealing smokefree
… Centre, University of Auckland Professor Chris Bullen and colleagues explain how ‘zombie arguments’ – arguments that refuse to die despite lacking logical or empirical foundation – are being used to justify repealing … in smokefree legislation, particularly retailer reduction and denicotinisation, would boost illicit tobacco trade.” …
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Media release: Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… standards, with some already looking at new water sources or additional treatment. This shifts the burden of pollution onto those downstream—households and ratepayers—who were not responsible for creating the … making now.” The Briefing calls on ECan to take immediate and effective action to prevent further nitrate contamination …
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In the news: The cancer-causing dangers in our workplaces
… say New Zealand needs to beef up its workplace health and safety system, to better monitor the long-term … throughout the course of people's careers. Dr Amanda Eng and Professor John Potter were interviewed on RNZ's The … exposures to carcinogens – they need better protection and long-term health monitoring on 29 June. … In the news: …
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Media release: Money down the drain - The high cost of leaking water pipes
… of good public health – access to safe drinking water – and costs councils, communities, and the country. “Nationally, we’re losing about 20% of … to surrounding infrastructure from the leaking water and possible pathways for contamination of drinking water …
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