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Health Coalition Aotearoa @HealthCoA
Joined June 2018
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Bryce Edwards
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30 Jul 2025
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Public Health Communication Centre@PHCCAotearoa
11 May 2025
New polling @HealthCoA @CancerSocietyNZ shows public support for action on alcohol availability, affordability, and advertising, with a clear call to protect policy from industry influence. phcc.org.nz/briefing/new-zea…

New Zealanders strongly support policies to curb alcohol harm – will government listen?

Most New Zealanders support stronger alcohol laws to reduce harm and protect health, giving the government a clear mandate for action.

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Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand@hpf_aotearoa
7 May 2025
We invite you to join us for our webinar 'Health promotion leadership in times of global and national challenges' on June 12. More info and to register👉 hpfnz.org.nz/new-blog/webina…
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The UK has voted to create a Smokefree Generation, phasing out tobacco sales for anyone born after 2009. In NZ, our world-leading law was repealed. We’re calling for stronger lobbying rules so public health isn’t traded away. Join us: lnkd.in/gfDeriwi #LevelThePlayingField
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📢 WEBINAR | 1 May | 12–1pm NZ has no rules for lobbying. No register. No code. No oversight. We'll explore why we need reform — and why those who benefit from this lack of transparency are unlikely to want change. 🎟 Register: bit.ly/LevelLobbyingWebinar #LevelThePlayingField
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Kapiti@kapiti_coaster
4 Mar 2025
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Many countries overseas provide free healthy lunches for their school kids. In Finland they have been doing so for decades. oph.fi/en/education-and-qual…

School meals in Finland

School meals are an integral part of national core curricula for basic and pre-primary education, before- and after-school activities as well as schools’ student welfare services and food education.

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Maria Sherwood@MariaSherwood2
29 Jan 2025
Yesterday's school lunch. Arrived at 2pm, an hour late. I thunk its pasta with lentils. The lunches were offered to community groups, who turned them down. @actparty
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Another red flag over the new low-cost lunches - the Minister responsible casually told Ed select committee he had “heard” about the significantly poor performance of two key suppliers and "believes" Cabinet wasn't told. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360522…

Better explanations needed for low-cost school lunch programme

OPINION: Seymour needs to be explicit about how he will define success or failure of his new system.

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Yesterday's double whammy of a weak and unfunded Smokefree 2025 plan and cuts to the National Public Health Service (including smokefree staff) underscored how uncommitted this Government is to reducing the number one risk factor for preventable death.healthcoalition.org.nz/smoke…

Smokefree 2025 plan - a recipe for failure - Health Coalition Aotearoa

Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa The Getting to Smokefree 2025 Plan launched by Associate Minister of Health Casey Costello today will fail to achieve its aim as it excludes key population-based...

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Boyd Swinburn@BoydSwinburn
5 Nov 2024
The job of public servants is to give ministers free and frank advice based on evidence: Costello's accusation has had 'chilling effect' on democracy, public servants say rnz.co.nz/news/political/532…

Costello's accusation has had 'chilling effect' on democracy, public servants say

The complaint comes after the Associate Health Minister accused health officials of undermining her efforts.

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Public Health Communication Centre@PHCCAotearoa
31 Oct 2024
There is a well-established body of research from New Zealand and overseas that clearly links alcohol use with poor mental health outcomes and increased suicide risk. @JudeBall7 @JoeBoden66 @OtagoWellington phcc.org.nz/briefing/alcohol…

Alcohol and suicide: The facts

There is a well-established body of research from New Zealand and overseas that clearly links alcohol use with poor mental health outcomes and increased suicide risk. This Briefing lays out the...

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Alcohol Healthwatch@AlcHealthwatch
31 Oct 2024
Rose Crossin, Jude Ball and Joe Boden from @PHCCAotearoa set the record straight and provide the facts on alcohol and suicide based on New Zealand and international evidence. phcc.org.nz/briefing/alcohol…
"There is a well-established body of research from New Zealand and overseas that clearly links alcohol use with poor mental health outcomes and increased suicide risk. This Briefing provides a summary of key evidence in response to mental health campaigner, Mike King’s, recent comments that “alcohol is the solution for people with mental health issues”, which is the opposite of what evidence indicates." - Rose Crossin, Jude Ball and Joe Boden via The Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa

ALT "There is a well-established body of research from New Zealand and overseas that clearly links alcohol use with poor mental health outcomes and increased suicide risk. This Briefing provides a summary of key evidence in response to mental health campaigner, Mike King’s, recent comments that “alcohol is the solution for people with mental health issues”, which is the opposite of what evidence indicates." - Rose Crossin, Jude Ball and Joe Boden via The Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa
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More disappointing news on school lunch providers Compass and Libelle's track record. The ability to provide high quality, nutritious meals consistently is the most essential element of a successful lunch programme. #qualitymatters businessdesk.co.nz/article/b…

New details emerge about school lunch suppliers’ performance woes

New details about the past performance issues of two suppliers chosen to deliver a new school lunch model have emerged.Compass and Libelle are the only business...

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HCA's Associate Professor Victoria Egli explains why NZ needs to follow in the UK's foodsteps on junk food marketing. thespinoff.co.nz/kai/11-10-2…
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The Government's vaping Bill is a missed opportunity to act on our urgent youth vaping problem. 📑 READ HCA's full submission on the bill:healthcoalition.org.nz/wp-co…
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Listen to HCA board member Dr David Galler talking with Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale about the health sector's deep rooted problems. Great shout out for the work of HCA in addressing them with prevention. thekaka.substack.com/p/the-h…

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👉 HCA MEDIA RELEASE: @chrisluxonmp must stand @CaseyCostelloMP down and reverse tobacco tax cut decision. healthcoalition.org.nz/luxon…

Luxon must stand Costello down and reverse tobacco tax cut decision - Health Coalition Aotearoa

The Prime Minister must take action on his Government’s disastrous tobacco control policy after the latest in a long series of pro-tobacco industry moves by Associate Minister of Health Casey […]

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👉 LISTEN to HCA Smokefree Expert Advisory Panel member Chris Bullen speaking on RNZ in response to latest Casey Costello "advice" revelations: rnz.co.nz/national/programme…

Smokefree advocates blast Costello over 'lack of transparency'

Smokefree advocates say the Prime Minister should be concerned over a lack of transparency shown by his Associate Health Minister - Casey Costello. Documents reveal that officials told Ms Costello...

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Treasury advised Associate Minister of Health Casey Costello that evidence showed heated tobacco products are more harmful than vaping, and cutting tax on HTPs could produce worse health outcomes. rnz.co.nz/news/top/529387/mo…

'Most benefit' of government's tobacco tax cuts will go to tobacco company Philip Morris, officials...

Despite a long list of problems identified by officials, Casey Costello claimed she had got her own "independent" advice.

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Newsroom@NewsroomNZ
28 Sep 2024
Health professionals pushing Casey Costello to provide evidence that repealing smoke free legislation won’t lead to more harm say she has none newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/29/me…

Medics try to smoke out Costello

Health professionals pushing Casey Costello to provide evidence that repealing smoke free legislation won’t lead to more harm say she has none

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