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Oral Tobacco And Nicotine Products: Do We Want Them In NZ?
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:34 am | Public Health Communication Centre
The Government appears poised to allow the sale of oral tobacco and nicotine products in Aotearoa NZ. However public health researchers warn that the tobacco industry is promoting these addictive products to young people who are vulnerable to nicotine ... More >>
Fast-track Approvals Bill A Threat To Public Health, Warn Researchers
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 2:48 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
Public health researchers are raising concerns over the implications of the Fast-track Approvals Bill saying it will put Aotearoa New Zealand on the wrong track, circumventing legal protections for the environment and threatening public health. More >>
New Analysis Shows Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunch Programme Exceeds Expectations Amid Threats Of Funding Cuts
Monday, 25 March 2024, 9:45 am | Public Health Communication Centre
While threats of cuts loom over the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunch Programme, new analysis has been released that shows the programme is meeting and, in some cases, exceeding expectations when measured against stakeholder criteria. In the latest ... More >>
International Studies Highlight Link Between Hunger And Lower Educational Achievement
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 9:10 am | Public Health Communication Centre
There is compelling international evidence linking hunger in schools in Aotearoa New Zealand to lower educational achievement according to public health researchers. In the second Briefing in a three-part series from the Public Health Communication ... More >>
Evidence For Free School Lunches: The Bigger Picture Benefits
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 11:44 am | Public Health Communication Centre
There’s ample evidence demonstrating free school lunch programmes provide wide benefits across schools, households and communities according to public health researchers. ACT Minister David Seymour wants to reduce the spending on Aotearoa New Zealand’s ... More >>
Money Down The Drain: The High Cost Of Leaking Water Pipes
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 10:27 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Leaking water pipe across Aotearoa New Zealand could be costing the country upwards of $122 million a year according to public health researchers. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre , University of Otago researchers calculate ... More >>
International Experts Say Abandoning Denicotinised Cigarettes Will Cost Lives
Friday, 23 February 2024, 9:01 am | Public Health Communication Centre
International experts in nicotine addiction and tobacco regulation say abandoning denicotinised cigarettes in the repeal of the smokefree legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand will cost lives. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication ... More >>
Aotearoa NZ Is On The Brink Of A Measles Epidemic: Urgent Action Needed
Friday, 23 February 2024, 8:56 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Aotearoa NZ is on the brink of a measles epidemic because of falling immunisation rates, immunity gaps, and an increasing risk of imported cases according to public health experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, ... More >>
‘Zombie Arguments’ Are Being Used To Justify Repealing Smokefree
Monday, 12 February 2024, 7:36 am | Public Health Communication Centre
‘Zombie arguments’ that Aotearoa New Zealand’s smoke-free measures will boost illicit tobacco trade are false according to public health experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, University of Auckland Professor ... More >>
Call For Transparency From The Government On Tobacco Industry Influence And Connections
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 10:36 am | Public Health Communication Centre
As more questions are raised about the controversial decision to repeal the Smokefree legislation, Public Health experts are calling on coalition Government members to be transparent about any past and current dealings they have had with tobacco companies. ... More >>
Youth Vaping: The Implications Of Addiction
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 12:47 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
The growth in youth vaping means an increase in nicotine addiction among young people, and the accompanying negative impacts on their wellbeing, warn public health and addiction experts. In the latest Briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre, ... More >>
Government Has A Clear Mandate To Address The Cost Of Healthy Food
Monday, 15 January 2024, 10:29 am | Public Health Communication Centre
New Zealanders want to see policies addressing the cost of healthy food with 84% supporting government action according to research from the University of Otago. The research by the Te Rōpū Rangahau ō Te Kāhui Matepukupuku ( Cancer Society ... More >>
New Zealand Health Survey Findings Reinforce Smokefree Legislation Is Crucial To Reduce Smoking Inequities
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 6:44 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
Newly released New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data for 2022/2023 show that smoking prevalence continues to decrease, however very substantial inequities in smoking remain. Māori continue to bear a much heavier burden of harm from smoking than non- ... More >>
Young New Zealanders Favour A Tobacco-free Future – New Research
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 4:51 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
New research shows young people in New Zealand strongly support smokefree measures suggesting the government’s plan to repeal the smokefree laws flies in the face of public opinion. The research released today, shows young people in Aotearoa aged ... More >>
The Economic Argument For Our World-leading Smokefree Legislation – New Research
Monday, 4 December 2023, 11:31 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Retaining the world leading smokefree legislation would generate considerable growth in income for New Zealanders with a total gain of NZ$46 billion by 2050 according to new modelling just published in an international journal. The study published ... More >>
Why The Smokefree Legislation Must Stay: Laying Out The Evidence
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 12:46 pm | Public Health Communication Centre
Public Health experts have laid out the facts showing the Government’s plan to repeal the world-leading smokefree legislation runs directly contrary to evidence and will ensure smoking continues to cost thousands of lives and millions of health ... More >>
Can We Move To A Low Carbon, Healthy Transport System? – Where Do The Parties Stand?
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 9:48 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Political parties fall short on policies that work towards low-carbon, healthy transport systems for this country according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). This is the third in our Briefing series analysing the survey responses ... More >>
NZ Failing To Protect Children From Unhealthy Food Marketing – New WHO Guidelines
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 11:27 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Aotearoa New Zealand is failing to protect children from unhealthy food marketing on many levels when measured up against new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines according to public health researchers. WHO released a new set of guidelines this ... More >>
Protecting Our Drinking Water Sources – Where Do The Parties Stand?
Monday, 28 August 2023, 9:38 am | Public Health Communication Centre
A lack of cohesive, comprehensive vision for the country's land use, particularly from our two main parties, leaves drinking water sources and waterways at risk according to results of a survey by the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC). The second ... More >>
Will NZ’s Next Government Face Up To Future Catastrophic Risks?
Monday, 21 August 2023, 9:56 am | Public Health Communication Centre
Political parties tend to be short-sighted in their policies when it comes to global catastrophic risks such as future pandemics, nuclear war, out of control artificial intelligence and climate change according to the results of a new survey. The Public ... More >>
