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Kia ora e hoa
Last week there was considerable media focus on mental health.
This week commentators continue to draw the connections between early childhood trauma and its consequences for mental illess, drug abuse and criminality.
We also note our inability as a society to respond to people in distress, whether that is children taken from their families (Snubbed? Devoy says English won't meet her about abuse | Radio New Zealand News), young people whose gender identity is either denied or abused (Who would dress as a woman just to enter a female toilet? Diane Sparkes - Opinion | NZ Herald News), mental illness in prisons (Corrections breached torture conventions - Ombudsman | Radio New Zealand News), or people with physical impairments shut out of the workforce by thoughtless design ('They find every excuse not to do it' - disability advocates | Radio New Zealand News).
But the PHA also wants to acknowledge three extraordinary kiwi women who appear in this week’s media, for their outstanding contributions to improving the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders - and in doing so, to the world.
The first is a modest psychologist from Tauranga, whose name doesn’t score a headline - Janet Peters (Tauranga woman teaming up with movie star's son to promote mental health | NZ Herald News). Janet was one of the driving forces in persuading Governments and Judge Ken Mason in the 1980s that we needed not only more money for mental health services but also a public education programme, which became the internationally acclaimed Like Minds Like Mine media campaign and launched Sir John Kerwin as not only a household name but also a champion for openness and understanding of mental illness.
Next is Annette King, whose retirement from Parliament was greeted with respect and some sadness from across the Parliament (Annette King 'could cross the divide' | Radio New Zealand News). The NZ Health and Disability Services Act introduced by Annette as Minister for Health in 2000, which, no matter how much we criticise its implementation, remains the framework for our internationally regarded health system, and facilitated a major shift of focus towards primary health services that are accessible to (almost) everyone.
Third, to no-one’s surprise, is Helen Clark, whose term as Administrator of the UN Development Programme expires next month, and whose energy for promoting the health of the most needy is as robust as ever (Helen Clark shortlisted for top job at The Global Fund | Radio New Zealand).
Warren Lindberg
Chief Executive Officer
Public Health Association of New Zealand
warren@pha.org.nz
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Launch of the New Zealand Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Standards of Care
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We’re excited to announce the launch of the New Zealand Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Standards of Care. Please find attached the invite. The programme will include the voice of and entertainment by young people, the presentation of the young person’s version of the standards of care, information around the implementation and a ministerial address by the Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman.
This is an invitation for young people, whānau and all those working in institutions and organisations that work with young people with cancer, including those within the education sector, the health sector, social services and non-governmental organisation providers.
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First steps with RBA™
A free webinar
Wednesday, 29 March 11:00 am - Book here.
In this 30-minute webinar Sharon Shea will demonstrate practical first steps for using the RBA™ methodology and how you can use it to show the impact of your work.
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In this week's Public Health Matters:
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Public Health in the News
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Society
Snubbed? Devoy says English won't meet her about abuse | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325234/snubbed-devoy-says-english-won't-meet-her-about-abuse
Prime Minister Bill English "snubbed" Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy when she requested a meeting to discuss an inquiry into historical abuse of children in state care, she says
Corrections breached torture conventions - Ombudsman | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325622/corrections-breached-torture-conventions-ombudsman
Prisoners at risk of self-harm have been subject to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, according to a investigation by the Ombudsman.
Who would dress as a woman just to enter a female toilet? Diane Sparkes - Opinion - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11809702
The media has much to be praised for on that account, no longer do they sensationalise our stories as they once did, thankfully, realising our stories are worth telling, and writing about.
Safety rules strangling on-the-job learning - truckers | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/country/325509/safety-rules-strangling-on-the-job-learning-truckers
Tighter work safety rules require truck passengers to go through a full induction on-site in places such as ports, quarries and forestry blocks
PM accused of telling 'stories' to justify immigration | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325575/pm-accused-of-telling-'stories'-to-justify-immigration
The Prime Minister's assertion that some young New Zealanders are too drugged to get jobs is disgraceful and it is time he backed Kiwi workers, a union leader says
Tens of thousands drug-tested, hundreds fail | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325553/tens-of-thousands-drug-tested,-hundreds-fail
Government figures show beneficiaries have failed only 466 pre-employment drug tests in the past three years
David Seymour: Close failing schools | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325594/david-seymour-close-failing-schools
Mr Seymour said ministers "quietly" agreed that schools' performances should be measured and those that were failing should be shut.
Why shouldn’t children learn Te Reo Māori? | Human Rights Foundation
https://humanrightsfoundation.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/why-shouldnt-children-learn-te-reo-maori/
Sir James Henare said that to be monolingual is to know only one universe.
Drug use not the whole worker shortage story - employer | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325490/drug-use-not-the-whole-worker-shortage-story-employer
Construction companies blame drug test failures and a reluctance to do heavy manual work for the difficulty in finding young local staff.
Chch rebuild offers training opportunity for Pasifika peoples | Dateline Pacific, 6:00 am on 27 February 2017 | Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201834574/chch-rebuild-offers-training-opportunity-for-pasifika-peoples
In a statement issued last week, he said he was keen to look at what could be done to making the administration requirements easier for charities.
Charities deregister over 'jolly complicated' rules | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325458/charities-deregister-over-'jolly-complicated'-rules
In a statement issued last week, [Minister for Community and Voluntary Sector Alfred Ngaro] said he was keen to look at what could be done to making the administration requirements easier for charities.
'It's hard to have data about people you can't find' - PM | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325478/'it's-hard-to-have-data-about-people-you-can't-find'-pm
The government admits it uses incomplete data to address the problem of housing New Zealand's most vulnerable people.
'A lot of our younger people can't pass that test' | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325472/'a-lot-of-our-younger-people-can't-pass-that-test'
The government is still hearing from employers who are struggling to find enough New Zealanders to fill job vacancies, in many cases because they would not pass a drug test, Prime Minister Bill English says
HEARING WEEK - Impact of hearing loss | Scoop News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1702/S00112/hearing-week-impact-of-hearing-loss.htm
The new “Listen Hear! New Zealand’ report reveals the financial and social impact of hearing loss on New Zealand.
Insight: Inside Out - Raising a Transgender Child | Insight | Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/201834377/insight-inside-out-raising-a-transgender-child
New Zealand data on bullying, suicide and self-harm among trans young people shows a hard road might lie ahead for those who struggle to find acceptance.
‘Were you saying no but not meaning no?’: On the tactics of Scott Kuggeleijn’s lawyer |
http://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-02-2017/were-you-saying-no-but-not-meaning-no-on-the-tactics-of-scott-kuggeleijns-lawyer/
Regardless of today’s verdict, the assumptions made and line of questioning pursued by Kuggeleijn’s lawyer Philip Morgan over the course of two trials were extremely troubling, writes Madeleine Chapman.
Lowering the voting age to 16 could help democracy in NZ - The Wireless
http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/lowering-the-voting-age-to-16-could-help-democracy-in-nz
Before you dismiss the idea as ridiculous, consider that we wouldn’t be the first. The voting age is 16 in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and most recently Scotland, where 16 to 17-year-olds have a higher voter turnout than 18 to 24-year-olds.
Kiwi teen hits out in video over school's transgender toilet policy - National - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11804688
A Kiwi teenager has spoken out about her school's decision to allow a transgender student to use the girls' bathrooms, saying it was made without consultation and her rights were overlooked.
Lizzie Marvelly: Our toilets are the new battleground - Lifestyle - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11805955
As a former student of an all girls' high school, I was surprised to learn this week that the ablutions have changed rather drastically in the decade or so since I left the school gates.
Energy Minister Judith Collins: Government intervention in fuel market a 'last resort' - Politics - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11807138
Energy Minister Judith Collins says the Government will only intervene in the fuel market as a last resort if an inquiry into fuel pricing shows petrol companies are ripping off consumers.
New school trip guidelines will save lives - coroner - National - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11805410
Coroner Wallace Bain said he was pleased with new, strengthened guidelines from the Ministry of Education which recommended that schools consider having an awake observer in the vehicle who is watching the driver for signs of fatigue
Bank manager by day, drag queen by night - meet Marcel and Marcella - Business - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11805882
In his day job Marcel wears a suit and manages a team of nine people who tend to the needs of ASB's wealthy customers.
Is dairy worth the price we pay? | Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm, 2:22 pm on 23 February 2017 | Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/201834359/is-dairy-worth-the-price-we-pay
Can we have a country that has truly clean rivers and have a viable dairy sector? If we got rid of dairy could New Zealand survive?
48k new jobs predicted annually for next 10 years | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325300/48k-new-jobs-predicted-annually-for-next-10-years
The government's 10-year employment forecast is predicting massive growth in job numbers, especially those that are highly skilled.
Future life expectancy in 35 industrialised countries: projections with a Bayesian model ensemble - The Lancet
http://thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)32381-9/fulltext
Although rising life expectancy necessitates policies that can support healthy ageing, reframing of education–work–retirement practices, and investment in health and social care, our projections show the continued success of extending longevity.
Health and the New Urban Agenda: a mandate for action - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30518-4/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
The New Urban Agenda, while providing a mandate to integrate health considerations into development and implementation of urban policies, lacks detail on the mechanisms and interventions required to achieve this.
Offline: The Paris Spring for public health policy - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30561-5/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
A “society of anxiety” is how Yann Algan, Dean of the School of Public Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris, described our present era.
Big challenges ahead for Indigenous health in Australia - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30579-2/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
Overall, despite some progress in improving the health and wealth of its Indigenous people, Australia is on target to fail in six of seven key outcomes.
ACG: 'Human skills' needed before business skills - ACG - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/acg/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504055&objectid=11761337
Ask a business person and a sociologist what they consider the most important skills to teach teenagers - and you might expect quite different answers.
Human rights watchdog flags concerns over refugees and treatment of disabled man - National - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11805630
The treatment of intellectually disabled man Ashley Peacock's case at a Porirua mental health unit has been included in Amnesty International's annual global report on human rights abuses.
Living wage put at $20.20 an hour | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/324968/living-wage-put-at-$20-point-20-an-hour
The rate, more than $4 above the adult minimum wage, is at the level needed to provide families with the necessities, they say.
Pacific Disability Forum's focus on more inclusive Pacific | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/324972/pacific-disability-forum's-focus-on-more-inclusive-pacific
The Pacific Disability Forum is meeting in Samoa this week to focus on building a more inclusive and equitable Pacific for people with disabilities
Closing down Cadbury's bad news | Mediawatch | Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/201833615/closing-down-cadbury's-bad-news
News of the Cadbury factory's closure came as a big blow in Dunedin this week - especially for those likely to lose their jobs. But they weren't able to tell the media how they felt about it.
Insight: Unleashing the Potential of South Auckland | Insight | Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/201833334/insight-unleashing-the-potential-of-south-auckland
A group of South Auckland entrepreneurs say there needs to be more support for new business ideas, and creative talent if the social and economic potential of the area is to be unleashed.
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Mental Health
Tauranga woman teaming up with movie star's son to promote mental health - National - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11804623
Psychologist Janet Peters has met with Robert Redford's son, James Redford, in Auckland to discuss the issue. Redford recently directed a critically acclaimed documentary on the topic called, Resilience: The biology of stress and the science of hope.
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Water
Cartoon: NZ's new water quality standards | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/325271/cartoon-nz's-new-water-quality-standards
Toby Morris wades into the debate with a cartoon.
Diving into the muddy water of 'swimmable' | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/325538/diving-into-the-muddy-water-of-'swimmable'
Dr Siouxsie Wiles (@SiouxsieW) is a microbiologist and senior lecturer at the University of Auckland. Dr Jonathan Marshall (@jmarshallnz) is a statistician and senior lecturer at Massey University.
Editorial: Trickle-down effect for new water policy - National - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11808043
The Government's new freshwater policy unfolds slowly. By 2040 - over 20 years or a generation away - it wants 90 per cent of New Zealand's lakes and rivers to be "swimmable" in the sense that swimmers could dip their head in the water and not get sick.
Water quality at the heart of healthy communities | Scoop News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1702/S00104/water-quality-at-the-heart-of-healthy-communities.htm
The quality of New Zealand’s waterways and drinking water cannot be compromised and the health and wellbeing of people in rural communities must not be put at risk, even in the short term, says New Zealand Rural General Practice Network chairperson Sharon Hansen.
“Swimmable” rivers five times more likely to make you sick | Scoop News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1702/S00269/swimmable-rivers-five-times-more-likely-to-make-you-sick.htm
The Land and Water Forum, of which Forest & Bird is a part, made consensus recommendations last August to the government on the issues of human and ecological health, and these have been largely ignored.
Govt plans to make 90% of NZ waterways swimmable by 2040 | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325183/govt-plans-to-make-90-percent-of-nz-waterways-swimmable-by-2040
The government's new target of having 90 percent of the country's waterways swimmable by 2040 strikes the right balance, Prime Minister Bill English says, but critics say it does not go far enough.
Govt environment watchdog concerned about water changes | Checkpoint, 5:23 pm on 24 February 2017 | Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/201834550/govt-environment-watchdog-concerned-about-water-changes
She said the focus should instead be on the most vulnerable, or already-polluted, areas, which tended to be closer to sea level and near where people lived.
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Infrastructure
The marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in NZ (1900 to 2015) – Public Health Expert, University of Otago, New Zealand
https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/2017/03/01/the-marked-decline-of-sudden-mass-fatality-events-in-nz-1900-to-2015/
Our recently published study on sudden mass fatality events in NZ (10+ deaths per event) found that the occurrence and mortality burden of these events has declined over time.
Regions must face challenge of population decline - report | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325489/regions-must-face-challenge-of-population-decline-report
The Maxim Institute's report said populations in about 44 of the country's 67 authorities would stagnate or decline within 30 years, compared to 11 areas now
Time for Kiwi solution for NZ media - Business - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11807027
It is time for a uniquely Kiwi solution to stabilise NZME's share registry and keep private equity's hands off a prime New Zealand media asset.
'Alarming' number of charities breaking financial reporting rules | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325149/'alarming'-number-of-charities-breaking-financial-reporting-rules
Almost half of all charities are failing to meet the legal requirements for financial reporting, "alarming" figures from the Department of Internal Affairs show.
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Inequality
Call to government to address rural health crisis | Scoop News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1702/S00110/call-to-government-to-address-rural-health-crisis.htm
National rural health alliance advocates are next week appealing to government to put a halt to the erosion of rural health and wellbeing.
Nearly $900m boost from proposed disability laws - advocates | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325546/nearly-$900m-boost-from-proposed-disability-laws-advocates
Disability groups are calling for new laws making it easier for disabled people to work and study, saying it would boost the economy by nearly $900 million a year.
'They find every excuse not to do it' - disability advocates | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325581/'they-find-every-excuse-not-to-do-it'-disability-advocates
Many public buildings are still being built without proper access for those with disabilities, a disability advocate says
Mothers paid 17 percent less than fathers | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325534/mothers-paid-17-percent-less-than-fathers
The Human Rights Commission has urged businesses to get serious about the gender pay gap, especially for women with children, following the findings of the report Effect of Motherhood on Pay.
Civil society’s role in efforts to control women’s cancers - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)31799-8/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
This Lancet Series, Health, equity, and women’s cancers,2, 3, 4 examines the global burden of cancers of the breast and cervix. Every year, more than 2 million women are diagnosed and about 788 000 die from these two cancers.2, 5 These cancers are especially devastating—they rob women of life in their most productive years and frequently deprive families of mothers and partners in mid-life.2
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Environment
Food waste: Could dumpster diving be the start of the solution? - National - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11809953
Joanna Tao is a student at St Dominic’s College in Henderson, Auckland. Her article won the top prize in the Writing, 15-18 years category in the 2016 Young Reporters for the Environment awards.
Sub-antarctic islands offer glimpse of pest-free NZ | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325293/sub-antarctic-islands-offer-glimpse-of-pest-free-nz
The Conservation Minister says the Auckland Islands are a glimpse of the future predator-free New Zealand.
Our polluted planet - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30580-9/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
The State of Global Air 2017 report, published last week by the Health Effects Institute in collaboration with the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, is the first edition of an annual publication that aims to provide a global, regional, and country level look at air pollution.
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Nutrition
10+ a day fruit and veg guide sparks social media outrage - Lifestyle - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11808351
New advice that we should all be eating 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day has sent social media users into meltdown reports the Daily Mail, with many branding the latest guidance "impossible"
Five-plus a day? Try eating 10 | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/325205/five-plus-a-day-try-eating-10
Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - might give us longer lives, say UK researchers
International nutritionist visiting Massey | Scoop News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1702/S00103/international-nutritionist-visiting-massey.htm
A leading nutritionist who specialises in indigenous peoples’ food systems, is visiting Massey University for five weeks to partner on a project with the School of Public Health.
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Child Health
Calls for independent CYF watchdog | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325477/calls-for-independent-cyf-watchdog
There are calls for an independent authority to be set up to act as a watchdog investigating complaints and failures by Child, Youth and Family (CYF).
Give families $200 a week, no strings attached: Morgan Foundation researcher | Stuff.co.nz
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/89752279/give-kids-200-a-week-researcher
Morgan Foundation science researcher Jess Berentson-Shaw has co-authored a book, Pennies from Heaven, with economist Gareth Morgan, which argues that a no-questions-asked $200-a-week benefit for all parents with a child under three would help give young New Zealanders a better chance at life
Early life deprivation: is the damage already done? - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30541-X/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
It is now well established that early deprivation faced by many institutionalised children has serious consequences for children's neurobiological, social, behavioural, and cognitive development.3, 4 However, less is known about the effects of timing and duration of adverse exposures and its pervasiveness on later development.
Reaching everyone, everywhere with life-saving vaccines - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30554-8/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
Delivering on the goals and the promise of the GVAP is an urgent and essential priority. It will improve the health and wellbeing of people everywhere and help us achieve the SDGs, and ultimately a world in which no one—no child, no adolescent, no adult—is left behind. In 2017, we challenge countries and our own organisations to do more.
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Housing
Internal report faults Govt's approach to social housing | Morning Report, 6:38 am on 2 March 2017 | Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/201835114/internal-report-faults-govt's-approach-to-social-housing
A report that the Government tried to keep secret criticises its approach to housing as fragmented and without a robust plan.
Hundreds of state home tenancies ended | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325580/hundreds-of-state-home-tenancies-ended
Housing New Zealand has ended tenancies for 986 state homes in the past two years, after reviews found the tenants could afford market rent.
Evictions clear hundreds of state homes | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325580/evictions-clear-hundreds-of-state-homes
Housing New Zealand has evicted tenants from nearly 1000 state homes in the past two years, after finding they could afford private rentals.
VIDEO: PM responds to criticism over housing crisis | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/325400/video-pm-responds-to-criticism-over-housing-crisis
A blowout in the budget to put homeless people up in short term accommodation is only a small part of the total being spent emergency housing, Prime Minister Bill English says.
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Sexual Health
Editorial: Clear advice critical in fight against HIV - Lifestyle - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11806841
By law, New Zealanders have a legal duty not to endanger the life, health or safety of others. In law this means that HIV infected people must take 'reasonable steps' to avoid transmitting HIV.
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Māori Health
Te Matatini winners: 'Be true to yourself' | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/325417/te-matatini-winners-'be-true-to-yourself'
Te Kapa Haka o Whāngārā mai Tawhiti have been crowned champions of the kapa haka world.
Supreme Court rules in favour of Nelson Māori | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/325593/supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-nelson-maori
The Supreme Court has ruled the government must honour a land deal struck in 1830s between the New Zealand Company and Māori in the Nelson region
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Tobacco
Subsidised vaping to save lives and money | Scoop News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1703/S00007/subsidised-vaping-to-save-lives-and-money.htm
We see this (vaping) as a viable treatment option that should be considered to stop tobacco related illness.
Selling smoking cessation - The Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30125-3/fulltext?elsca1=etoc
Government authorities should resist any cost-cutting suggestions to decrease support for the SSS on the basis of the obvious and well documented benefits achieved when smokers are enrolled in these services.
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Alcohol
Alcohol 'probably more of a problem' among farm workers | Radio New Zealand News
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/country/325644/alcohol-'probably-more-of-a-problem'-among-farm-workers
Dairy farm employers have problems with workers taking drugs and not making a good effort, but alcohol abuse is just as big an issue, Federated Farmers says.
Legendary rugby league club turns on the booze after failed dry experiment - Sport - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11805561
As pressure mounts on the Government to introduce legislation which would limit alcohol sponsorship in televised sport, the importance of booze to the livelihood of grassroots clubs has been highlighted by Richmond Rovers' failed experiment.
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Sugar
Dairies agree not to sell sugary drinks before school | Scoop News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1702/S00108/dairies-agree-not-to-sell-sugary-drinks-before-school.htm
Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit is praising the efforts of South Taranaki retailers who have chosen not to sell sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) to children on their way to school in the morning.
Coke says it supports WHO's sugar guidelines - Business - NZ Herald News
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11806759
In some cases, a Coke drink could still account for the entirety of a person's daily sugar intake under the WHO guidelines.
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