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I often describe New Zealand as the Outside of the Asylum – the last sane place in a world going mad. But just what should we make of New Zealand’s public health system? Read more
Many New Zealanders are living longer and healthier lives than at any point in history. In the last quarter century, health outcomes in New Zealand have improved across the board. Read more
A sugar tax would generate millions in revenue and save lives, the Prime Minister has been told. The briefing from the Ministry of Health's chief science advisor Dr John Potter was given at Jacinda Ardern's request. Read more
Today on World Smokefree Day, it is time to listen to the needs and preferences of smokers. Yes, that will sound counterintuitive – perhaps even abhorrent – to some. Read more
Jenesa Jeram tells James Coleman on World No Tobacco Day how vaping could be the pathway to a smoke-free New Zealand. Her recent report Smoke and Vapour: the changing world of tobacco harm reduction calls for a range of smokeless nicotine delivery products to be made available to smokers wanting to cut down or quit. Read more
On World No Tobacco Day Wendyl Nissen interviews Jenesa Jeram about how smokeless nicotine delivery products (e-cigarettes, snus, and heat-not-burn) can be used to help New Zealand become smoke-free. Read more
Wellington (30 May 2018): The New Zealand Initiative is celebrating World Smokefree Day (Thursday 31 May) as an opportunity to take a more compassionate approach to tobacco control policy. A recent report by The New Zealand Initiative Smoke and Vapour: the changing world of tobacco harm reduction calls for a range of smokeless nicotine delivery products (e-cigarettes, snus, and heat-not-burn) to be made available to smokers wanting to cut down or quit. Read more
The head of the country's largest Māori public health organisation wants the Government to develop a strategy to end tobacco sales in New Zealand. Hāpai Te Hauora chief executive Lance Norman made the call at a briefing of the health and Māori affairs select committees on the country's Smokefree 2025 target. Read more
While our tobacco policy is flawed, the Government needs to make the most of new technology like vaping, argues Jenesa Jeram argues on Newstalk ZB. Read more
A few weeks ago, I wrote in Insights that public health policy works in mysterious ways. I stand by that statement. Read more