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Janet Hoek
@janethoek.bsky.social
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Public health academic, formerly marketing prof and medievalist. Went from the dark ages to the dark side before seeing the light.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 6h
The NZ Drug Foundation has a major new report pressing the case for a replacement of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which turns 50 this month. Thing is, its recommendations – for a complete realignment to health, not criminalisation and punishment, are ... drugfoundation.org.nz/topics/polic...
Safer drug laws
We need safer drug laws for Aotearoa New Zealand - our new report sets out a pragmatic, evidence-based way forward.
drugfoundation.org.nz
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d
Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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NHMRC CRE on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame @cretobacco.bsky.social · 1d
Dropping #TobaccoTax will not reduce #IllicitTrade. Empowering States and Territories to swiftly shut down retailers engaging in illicit tobacco trade is likely to be far more effective. @coralgartner.bsky.social @chenealpuljevic.bsky.social
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Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?
South Australian landlords who turn a blind eye on illegal tobacco can now be fined, while Queensland is proposing bigger fines and even a year in jail.
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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 1d
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
Cartoon. Title: “Sponsored by the Alcohol Lobby”. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and Assoc Justice Minister Nicole McKee, drinking together. McKee hands her beer to Doocey and says, “Hold my beer” “I’m going to sort out these Public Health boffins. Lower right it says, “Govt ignores expert advice on alcohol”
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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 1d
Feed that fire and we all own the ashes, including those who fan it. I don't condone what happened to the Rt Hon, but this ahi was accelerated during that occupation.
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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 1d
It was an honor to be part of the Expert Panel that prepared this report for #FCTCCOP11 #tobacco
Available now on COP11 site
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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 1d
October Editorial: Forward-looking measures to end the tobacco epidemic: the need for specialist civil society support and coordination for Article 2.1 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
https://bit.ly/3Wqfxf3
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d
South Australian landlords who turn a blind eye on illegal tobacco can now be fined, while Queensland is proposing bigger fines and even a year in jail.
Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?
theconversation.com
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Tobacco Control @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social · 1d
October Editorial: Forward-looking measures to end the tobacco epidemic: the need for specialist civil society support and coordination for Article 2.1 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
https://bit.ly/3Wqfxf3
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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 2d
🎵"There is no cancel-culture in New Zealand ..."🎵
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 2d
Actor who shared Winston Peters' address online cut from One NZ ads
Actor who shared Winston Peters' address online cut from One NZ ads
She also encouraged people to join a pro-Palestine protest outside his house.
www.rnz.co.nz
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JessTerraformEarth 🌏 💚 🌈 💧 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇳🇿 @jessterraformearth.bsky.social · 2d
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IN CASE OF POLLING EMERGENCY
SMASH BENEFICIARIES #nzpol
Red emergency box with hammer IN CASE OF POLLING EMERGENCY SMASH BENEFICIARIES with a National Party NZ logo #nzpol
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 2d
Luxonomics is really killing NZ's economy #nzpol #kiwi
As economy tanks, the Coalition relishes the chance for distraction & an excuse to clamp down on protest
The right's frenzy is complete. Each step advances a clear strategy and the Greens are in their way.
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Janet Hoek @janethoek.bsky.social · 5d
Santa Cruz passes law disallowing sales of cigarettes containing filters from 01 Jan, 2027. Filters do NOT reduce the risks of smoking but mislead people who smoke and create plastic waste. tinyurl.com/mrxdknvv

Time for Aotearoa to adopt similar measures.
Filtered cigarette sales ban set for Santa Cruz County
The first filtered cigarette sales ban to go into effect in the world will be enforced in Santa Cruz County and two of its cities beginning in 2027.
www.nbcbayarea.com
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NCETA @nceta.bsky.social · 6d
October is National #SafeWorkMonth! This year’s theme, safety: every job, every day, encourages workplaces to prioritise safety.

This year, we’re stepping through the risk assessment process for addressing #AOD risks at work.

worklife.flinders.edu.au

#worklife #safeworkmonth
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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 7d
Marie Maynard Daly co-discovered the link between high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and the clogged arteries that can cause heart disease and strokes. She also investigated the damage that cigarettes have on the heart and lung circulatory systems. adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Marie Maynard Daly, Biochemist
Marie Maynard Daly was a biochemist who co-discovered the link between high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and the clogged arteries that can cause heart disease and strokes.
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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 7d
Minister "for" the Environment, Penny Simmonds pressuring environmental regulator, Horizons Regional Council, to give water abstraction consents to the agribusiness owned by her colleague, National Party MP Suzy Redmayne. If only she cared this much about the rivers. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Environment minister accused of using position to influence council's legal process
Penny Simmonds says it is "wholly appropriate" to engage with the primary sector.
www.rnz.co.nz
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Nathan Simms @nathansimms.bsky.social · 7d
"Luxon's office admits leaking Hipkins letter to Herald". This pathetic and incompetent Government can't even get an empty stunt right.
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a-cosh.bsky.social @a-cosh.bsky.social · 7d
Time to Shut the Shops: Experts Call for Fewer Tobacconists

A new editorial in the @anzjph.bsky.social highlights the urgent need to reduce the number of tobacco and nicotine retailers in Australia.

Anita Dessaix | @drbfreeman.bsky.social | Raglan Maddox | Emily Stone
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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 10d
‘Further, the guessing game around the decision on this, keeping it under wraps until Mr Peters’ UN speech, was gutless, unnecessary, and insulting to New Zealanders.

The decision was clearly not a last-minute one.’

Searing editorial in this morning’s ODT.
Gaza stand disappoints
Many will be questioning whether the wait was worth it.
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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 10d
Good, policy-relevant paper.
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Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs @jsadjournal.bsky.social · 13d
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
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“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol ...
Background: High-level commitments to engage the private sector in governance and limited attention to managing conflict of interest (COI) have enabled alcohol industry actors to engage with policy de...
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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 11d
When a nation that’s committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity praises you, it’s time to look in the mirror and ask yourself,

‘Are we the fucking bad guys?’
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 11d
Israel's ambassador to NZ offers Winston Peters praise after Palestinian State announcement
Israel's ambassador to NZ offers Winston Peters praise after Palestinian State announcement
Foreign Minister Winston Peters told the United Nations that New Zealand would not recognise Palestinian statehood.
www.rnz.co.nz
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Grant McDougall @grantkmcdougall.bsky.social · 14d
This horseshit just turned up on my Insta feed. Shame on our incumbent mayor for linking himself to these racist, venal pricks, shame on them for pushing this crap.
Vote this ignorant, useless clown out. #nzpol #Dunedin
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 14d
“despite knowing the risks, - Government is proposing to bulldoze the fences, signs and safe paths in our health system through its now ironically-named Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Bill, -would do away with almost all of New Zealand’s preventive health infrastructure.”

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The unhealthy future promised by an ill-advised law change
OPINION: The Government is proposing to bulldoze the fences, signs and safe paths in our health system, doing away with almost all preventive health infrastructure.
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 17d
There was tension in the air but a statement performance from the Silver Ferns capped a tumultuous fortnight for NZ netball.
Silver Ferns deliver to make absent coach proud
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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · 18d
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When the only thing growing is leadership speculation

Andrea Vance
September 21, 2025

Some highlights below, source in threaded post
#NZPol
OPINION: Back in February, the Government launched a glossy new website to accompany Christopher Luxon’s ‘Going for Growth’ push. It was the theme of his State of the Nation speech. A rebrand for 2025, which was to be the year of growth. Finance Minister Nicola Willis was given a new title - Minister for Economic Growth - and charged with turning slogans into results. Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop was dispatched with his shiny new shovel to turn sods into roads, science centres, and bitumen import terminals. The website has not been updated since. It is hard to think of a better metaphor for the Government’s economic story so far. A slick launch, big promises, and then ... nothing. Ten of the 16 industry sectors measured by Stats NZ went backwards, including manufacturing, construction, retail and healthcare. Willis tried to pin the blame on US President Donald Trump, whose Liberation Day tariffs were announced in early April. “The economy had been growing strongly in the previous six months, but suddenly had the stuffing knocked out of it,” she told reporters. That’s a hard sell. For one thing, the real hit to export receipts won’t show up until later this year. For another, other countries facing the same tariffs have managed to keep growing: Australia rose 0.6%, the EU 0.2%, the UK 0.3%. Even Canada, which did go backwards, shrank by less than half our rate. And GDP has fallen in nine of the past 15 months, long before Trump’s tariffs landed. Willis insisted the picture is not as bleak as the June quarter suggests. She called the figures “backward-looking”, and pointed to falling interest rates and signs of improved sentiment. For weeks, she and Luxon have been trying to talk up the economy. Following the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the OCR to 3% in August, she decried the “merchants of misery” who were doubting the recovery. It’s a bit rich. In 2023, National spent months doom-mongering about the state of the economy under Labour. Once in office, they doubled down on the narrative that everything was a mess. Even as Willis tried to spin the latest figures as temporary turbulence, she was weaving horror stories about the country’s debt burden. Someone has to take the blame. If not Luxon, Willis is the obvious target. The finance minister is front and centre in the Government’s ‘year of growth’ story, and she is often talked about as a potential leadership contender herself. Much has been written about caucus wariness to oust a sitting prime minister and open up factions and old wounds in the process. But there are two other factors to consider: Winston Peters and David Seymour. History, and Jenny Shipley, will tell you it’s a bad move to remove a leader with whom Peters is in coalition. At least without his express permission. Luxon’s continuing weak leadership boosts both parties’ vote share next year. Willis poses more of a threat. In the scramble to protect his position, the next question becomes: who blinks first?
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Deborah Russell MP @beefaerie.bsky.social · 19d
Carmel on fire at the pay equity rally in Auckland. Labour WILL reverse the changes this wretched government has made to pay equity.
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