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  • How to best describe NZ’s border control problems around COVID-19 with a possible typology

    … earthquakes in NZ might be considered “events” as there is no human-designed system that is capable of preventing them. … best word to use at the start of the pandemic when NZ had no significant border controls in place. But this word seems … American Samoa which was a complete success with no pandemic influenza deaths occurring. 7 Fortunately, NZ has …
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  • Analysis of a new NZ Treasury Report on soft drink tax

    … informed discussion on taxing sugary drinks. There are no magic bullets to reduce obesity. Therefore a comprehensive … a price increase in the target good are scarce. But also “no”, we know enough about SSB taxes (and food taxes in … have increased after the SSB tax. Furthermore, there is no discussion in the Report around how smart policymakers …
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  • Key findings on smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence and trends in the 2020/21 NZ Health Survey

    … otherwise stated crude (unadjusted) prevalences with no adjustment for age or other demographic variables. Key … Again, this explanation seems unlikely. There were no major changes to the methods other than a small number … affected smoking prevalence, two US studies 7 10 found no evidence of a major effect, and a UK study 13 found a …
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  • Urgent action needed to help eliminate cervical cancer in Aotearoa

    … cervical cancer and help create a future where almost no one in NZ dies from this now preventable cancer. … is within reach. We can create a future where almost no one in NZ dies from this now preventable cancer. This …
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  • “Appetite for Destruction”: A new book with attitude – but also strong science

    … Morgan and Simmons then turn their minds to solutions. No surprises here to public health people and readers of the … eating prescriptions to parallel green prescriptions – no quibble there; and a carefully crafted package of … since the book was sent to the publisher. Tony Blakely has no financial interest in the book, or the Morgan Foundation, …
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  • The Island Bay cycleway – Terribly important and nothing new

    … Council following 18 months of consultation.) There was no problem in the first place, say others. Or, it makes the … commons – they belong to everyone and they belong to no-one in particular. Everybody benefits from access, but … vehicle, but it hasn’t always been like this . There was no such thing as jaywalking in Lower Queen Street in Auckland …
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  • Will liberalising nicotine availability increase quitting?

    … Cabinet paper provides more background and explains that “ no restrictions are proposed on where e-cigarettes can be … pharmacies , would send a clear message that tobacco is no ordinary product. In addition, making e-cigarettes and … experience. It is not clear how retail staff with no experience of vaping or knowledge of addiction will help …
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  • Mounting complexities in the dietary salt & health relationship

    … limitations with the new O’Donnell et al study But no study is perfect, and the limitations with this new study … excluded people with any pre-existing CVD, and it made no substantive difference to findings. But, it would have … sodium intake would be scientifically superior. There is no obvious mechanism for why low sodium intakes might be …
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  • How did Government and Opposition MPs justify and oppose repealing the smokefree endgame measures?

    … and realise the Smokefree 2025 goal: smoking prevalence of no more than five percent among all population groups. 1 … health experts, and suggested the Coalition Government had no mandate to proceed with the repeal. Where exactly does … the general election is not satisfactory when there are no checks and balances…”— Labour Party MP For Opposition …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: counterarguments to industry claims

    … an unprecedented scale, to be sold anywhere and by anyone. No sooner had the Government proposed reducing tobacco retail … potential economic impact on small retailers if they were no longer able to sell tobacco. The NZ Association of …
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