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The Brits are doing it: likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks
… and it is now out for public consultation. So what is the policy? Basically, it is a three-tier levy of (current … but, in our view, it is necessary to provide planners and policy-makers with best estimates of the likely health … uncertainty – which is always large when consider a new policy (though there is huge international experience with …
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New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality
… the report’s findings are well understood and applied by policy and decision makers, they would support communities … of 2024, to give effect to the updated national freshwater policy that came into law in 2020. Changing a plan or … with its public health implications. Implications for policy As regional councils develop the next generation of …
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Media release: Public health researchers add their voice to call for inquiry amid JUUL document revelations
… efforts to shape Aotearoa New Zealand public health policy. The cache of industry records and reports alleges … viewed our small market as an opportunity to plant policy proposals and talking points at the highest levels of … Communication Centre Briefing . “Aotearoa’s reputation for policy-making integrity is at risk unless we investigate …
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Cyclone Gabrielle joins list of Aotearoa NZ’s ‘sudden mass fatality events’
… on forestry slash and land use. Some of the potential policy implications for preventing such climate-change … and its causes, current practices and regulatory and policy settings’ relating to Gabrielle. The core focus of … the wider governmental and societal response. Government policy actions needed to prevent climate-related storm and …
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Media release: Government is siding with polluting commercial interests over public health in freshwater proposals
… proposes to remove key protections in national freshwater policy, according to public and environmental health … wants to dismantle Te Mana o te Wai, the current national policy decision-making framework, which requires councils to … says it wants to establish “enduring” freshwater policy. Removing protections like Te Mana o te Wai doesn’t …
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Media release: Health vs profit: The growing influence of big business on NZ lawmaking
… warns that commercial entities increasingly shape public policy, often harming health, especially for vulnerable … support and health advice, raising serious concerns about policy capture. University of Otago researcher, Dr Jude Ball … corporations use their growing power to influence policy, often to the detriment of public health, while …
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Perspective: Options for licensed retailing of nicotine-containing E-Cigarettes in NZ
… consecutive NZ Governments’ poor track record in making policy to regulate addictive substances and reduce harm to … ameliorate perceptions of e-cigarettes as a recreational drug and could therefore probably help reduce youth … to achieve. Furthermore, caution is required with all new policy around addictive substances given that serial NZ …
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Earth Overshoot Day: Should Aotearoa New Zealand be more like Uruguay?
… of overshoot is useful for raising awareness and guiding policy towards more ecologically sustainable and health … and a commitment to transparency. There are several major policy directions that both Central and Local Government in … overshoot date to later in the year: Ensuring a supportive policy environment : Building environmental sustainability …
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Global survey shows New Zealanders value science highly, prioritise public health
… in high regard and want scientists to be more involved in policy decisions (Figure 1). New Zealanders are particularly … people to trust science if they are to have evidence-based policy. And scientists need people to trust science if their … very real impacts on the role scientific evidence plays in policy and in society. Who is more, or less trusting of …
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The strong case for mask requirements in public transportation and border control settings in NZ’s current COVID-19 pandemic context
… Government provides free masks as per Hong Kong), such a policy should be given very serious consideration by health … and economic cost of prolonged lockdowns should prompt policy makers to carefully consider every potentially … use of public transport An effective mass masking policy may support a return to safe, affordable, and …
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