Alex Hedley
@adhedley.bsky.social
Public Health Doctor from Napier 🇳🇿. Greyhound lover. Sharing what I know, listening to what I don’t.
Opinions are my own.
Opinions are my own.
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The Govt wants to cut Health NZ staff working on alcohol harm & end its research & social marketing campaigns. Sixty five organisations have signed an open letter to the PM, calling for alcohol industry to be excluded from policy making.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #alcohol #Health #PublicHealth
My #cartoon today #NZpol #alcohol #Health #PublicHealth
October 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Govt wants to cut Health NZ staff working on alcohol harm & end its research & social marketing campaigns. Sixty five organisations have signed an open letter to the PM, calling for alcohol industry to be excluded from policy making.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #alcohol #Health #PublicHealth
My #cartoon today #NZpol #alcohol #Health #PublicHealth
From today, vape products must not be visible from the outside of any store.
If you see a violation, it’s easy to report it online:
If you see a violation, it’s easy to report it online:
info.health.nz
June 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
From today, vape products must not be visible from the outside of any store.
If you see a violation, it’s easy to report it online:
If you see a violation, it’s easy to report it online:
Reposted by Alex Hedley
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Reposted by Alex Hedley
Public health doctors say Simeon Brown is meddling in the submissions they can make and it's having a "chilling effect".
Doctors and health experts should be free to do their job without being micro-managed by Simeon Brown.
Doctors and health experts should be free to do their job without being micro-managed by Simeon Brown.
March 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Public health doctors say Simeon Brown is meddling in the submissions they can make and it's having a "chilling effect".
Doctors and health experts should be free to do their job without being micro-managed by Simeon Brown.
Doctors and health experts should be free to do their job without being micro-managed by Simeon Brown.
Napier, here is our local MPs position on a bill that would make wage theft illegal.
“Speaking for National, Napier MP Katie Nimon argued the bill would clog up the justice system.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
“Speaking for National, Napier MP Katie Nimon argued the bill would clog up the justice system.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Theft is theft' - Bill making employers theft of workers' wages a crime passes
A Labour member's Bill making it a crime for employers to steal workers' wages has passed in Parliament.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Napier, here is our local MPs position on a bill that would make wage theft illegal.
“Speaking for National, Napier MP Katie Nimon argued the bill would clog up the justice system.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
“Speaking for National, Napier MP Katie Nimon argued the bill would clog up the justice system.”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Napier healthcare services in the spotlight at public meeting
www.nzherald.co.nz
March 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
What do you call something that’s worse than cringe?
March 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
What do you call something that’s worse than cringe?
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Christopher Luxon says we need to say “yes” more and “no” less, yet his government said NO to new interisland ferries, NO to new state houses, NO to Dunedin hospital, NO to affordable water reform, NO to school upgrades, and NO to higher wages.
January 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Christopher Luxon says we need to say “yes” more and “no” less, yet his government said NO to new interisland ferries, NO to new state houses, NO to Dunedin hospital, NO to affordable water reform, NO to school upgrades, and NO to higher wages.
I’m so happy to see the end of Greyhound racing. Now on to the job of safely rehoming these beautiful dogs. If you’re considering it, I highly recommend adopting one.
Watch live: Greyhound racing to be banned in New Zealand, Winston Peters announces
"While fewer dogs are dying, injury rates, while down slightly, have plateaued and remain unacceptably high," Winston Peters has announced.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2024 at 12:17 AM
I’m so happy to see the end of Greyhound racing. Now on to the job of safely rehoming these beautiful dogs. If you’re considering it, I highly recommend adopting one.
Today was graduation day in Dunedin. I’m officially in possession of my Master of Public Health.
December 7, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Today was graduation day in Dunedin. I’m officially in possession of my Master of Public Health.
Cutting hospital waitlists is a mirage. Tightening access doesn’t solve the problem—it just hides unmet needs, leaving communities to suffer. #HealthcareCrisis
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Patients referred for orthopaedic surgery not even making waiting lists
"It felt as though my hip was going to collapse," says Heather Tanguay, 80, while doctors say their referrals are now being rejected over a "lack of resources".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Cutting hospital waitlists is a mirage. Tightening access doesn’t solve the problem—it just hides unmet needs, leaving communities to suffer. #HealthcareCrisis
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
This week, the New Zealand Health Survey 2023/24 data was released. Here’s a glimpse of what it reveals. 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 9:36 AM
This week, the New Zealand Health Survey 2023/24 data was released. Here’s a glimpse of what it reveals. 🧵
#hīkoi arrives in Heretaunga. #toitūtetiriti
November 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
#hīkoi arrives in Heretaunga. #toitūtetiriti
KOTAHITANGA MŌ TE TIRITI! See you tomorrow Heretaunga.
November 15, 2024 at 6:23 AM
KOTAHITANGA MŌ TE TIRITI! See you tomorrow Heretaunga.
So nice to have this space away from the hellscape of X formerly Twitter.
November 15, 2024 at 1:35 AM
So nice to have this space away from the hellscape of X formerly Twitter.