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

“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.” archive.today/YsJY6

There was tension in the air but a statement performance from the Silver Ferns capped a tumultuous fortnight for NZ netball.

1/2 When the only thing growing is leadership speculation Andrea Vance September 21, 2025 Some highlights below, source in threaded post #NZPol

Carmel on fire at the pay equity rally in Auckland. Labour WILL reverse the changes this wretched government has made to pay equity.

#nzpol Big turnout for the Women’s Day of Action for pay equity. Billions of dollars have been stolen from low-paid female dominated workforces. This government can find huge tax cuts for tobacco companies, landlords, and big businesses - but not fair pay. That must change.

Stand up. Fight back. www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...

new zealand government reaching new heights of stupidity next year our public dollars will go more to AI grants ($70 million) than all investigator-initiated basic science combined ($56 million in the Marsden fund)

Environment Canterbury has declared a nitrate emergency over drinking water pollution worries. The intensive dairy industry has contaminated lakes, rivers, and drinking water with unsafe levels of nitrate - putting rural communities' health at risk. Image credit: Sharon Murdoch / Stuff #nzpol

My entire operating theatre (surgeon, anaesthetist, nurses, techs, registrars) stayed late today so that a patient could get her procedure done instead of having to sit around waiting for a slot next week. And not that this sniveling weasel will care, but the SMOs involved did it for free.

Costello’s continued insistence that she didn’t know who wrote the doc and it “was a collation of previous NZ First policy positions” is hilarious in that she’s repeatedly highlighting that NZF as a whole is utterly compromised by Big Tobacco, not just her. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

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“The club is chaired by the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Its corporate members include fossil fuel company Ampol, alcohol companies Lion and Diageo, outsourcing company Serco, consultancy firm Canberra Consulting and other companies.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Does Luxon have any standards? Costello seems able to break all the rules with impunity. More evidence, as if we needed it: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

New Zealand media institutions have been running stories on the murder of an obscure US podcaster for the better part of a week, and I'm not sure I like what that says about the editorial judgment of those organisations.

Aotearoa NZ has not changed on-pack warning labels since these were introduced in 2018. Our latest Conversation op-ed examines how this important policy could be reinvigorated : theconversation.com/graphic-warn...

Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time Time to #MakePollutersPay! #ClimateLitigation #ClimateCrisis

Failure to connect the dots by Seymour who said: "I think the real problem here is people (being) so irresponsible, they drink when pregnant and do massive harm to unborn children… The problem is not the colour of the label." But it’s the label colour that catches attention and reduces drinking.

The Nats are so much better at managing the economy‘. 🙄Comparing real gross domestic product per capita, converted for purchasing power parity, New Zealand ranks 25th out of 43 for growth over the past decade and 37th for the past two years’ New Zealand income growth one of the worst in the world’

Check us out at Z Bethlehem, in Tauranga! Ngā mihi nui to everyone who has popped their token in our box to vote for us so far 🧡 You only need to make a purchase to get an orange token, so filling up your fuel, a morning coffee, or an emergency bottle of milk gives you the opportunity to vote.

Has vaping in NZ kids reduced their smoking, or slowed its decline? Statisticians battle it out, with confirmation bias the likely winner. My new blog simonchapman6.com/2025/08/28/e...

I haven't critically investigated the details of this study, but it flatters my preconceptions so I'm sharing it anyway.

I felt appalled to see social media images showing trays of cigarettes at Taika Waititi's 50th. So pleased I wasn't sure how to respond because Joel Maxwell's column says it all: www.stuff.co.nz/society/3607...

#BREAKING: We are calling on the Prime Minister to show leadership by removing Brooke van Velden as Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, following her recent comments that politicise the Employment Relations Authority and breach the Cabinet Manual. 1/6

3️⃣ Put warnings on individual cigarettes ⚠️🚬 Pack warnings work - but many first cigarettes are given out as singles. In Canada, “dissuasive cigarettes” have successfully reached young people. We should do the same.

Full paper available here: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Australia recently followed Canada in introducing pack inserts. Surely time that NZ Government did the same?

Brilliant new briefing & video (see end of briefing) by @laniteddy.bsky.social & @janethoek.bsky.social about new research from ASPIRE Aotearoa on how adding pack inserts with quitting tips & information could offer hope to people who smoke & support them to quit. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/bal...

Great analysis: What's For Sale? open.substack.com/pub/nickrock...

Graphic warnings tell you why to quit. Efficacy labels tell you how. Both together = stronger support for going smokefree - new Aotearoa research. @janethoek.bsky.social #publichealth #tobaccocontrol www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/bal...

Our latest briefing explores how tobacco packages could encourage quitting more effectively. Adding efficacy messages that offer tips on quitting could help people become smokefree. www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/bal...

Fresh off the press at Health Promotion International 🗞️ Catch up on the latest research in health literacy, physical activity and more 💡 doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf121 doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf135 doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf133 doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf111 doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf132

New briefing examining oral nicotine pouches calls for: "Any legislative changes regarding oral nicotine and tobacco products [to]...be grounded in independent evidence, not tobacco industry claims, and consider potential impacts on youth." Led by @judeball.bsky.social

🧵Nicotine is Getting the Rebrand of A Lifetime Interest in nicotine as a supposed health enhancer is soaring in 2025, driven by a mix of conspiracy theories, pseudoscientific claims, culture, and aggressive commercial marketing. infoepi.substack.com/p/nicotine-... 1/18

Thousands of internal JUUL documents reveal how tobacco companies sought to influence NZ public health policy, including supplying draft policies and talking points. Public health researchers say it's time for a formal inquiry. @janethoek.bsky.social #JUULGATE tinyurl.com/34b3z75h

Axing te Ara to save $1.25m a year? Remind me how much we subsidise MPs' liquid lunches at Bellamy's each year? www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedeta...

Our latest @phcc.bsky.social Briefing, led by @janethoek.bsky.social highlights apparent breaches of FCTC article 5.3 and calls for a public inquiry. 'Friendly' engagement between politicians and the tobacco industry are not OK!! #JUULGATE | PHCC share.google/wkTRP088Gs9L...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign (and share!): our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

We need an independent public inquiry into the tobacco and vaping industry's influence on public health policy and legislation mandating greater transparency. Our latest briefing explains why: www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/juu...

Luxon wants to do a "genuine trial" to see whether HTPs "if actually work to get people off cigarettes and onto a better alternative" (www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...). A "genuine trial" looks nothing like the shambles over which he is presiding.

Costello continues to go against research evidence and expert advice. There is no solid evidence that heated tobacco products support smoking cessation. Her misnamed "trial" will give millions to Philip Morris but fail people who smoke. More great work by Guyon Espiner: www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

NEW 🔔 Building love and justice, ending harms: a framework for abolishing the tobacco and nicotine industry ✍️ Raglan Maddox, Shane Kawenata Bradbrook OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf103

Sam Egger, Australian epidemiologist, considers vaping's role in contributing to declines in smoking prevalence in NZ? Unfortunately, under a paywall (tinyurl.com/bxbpdz2v). (1/3)

".. what people want to feel is that politicians are acting in the best interest of the country, not the best interest of the tobacco company." - @janethoek.bsky.social

🦷New article: Tobacco industry targeting dental professionals in 🇩🇪 With colleagues from @dkfz.bsky.social, we document how PMI pushes its 'harm reduction' messaging via dental magazines, events, education platforms, KOLs&more. 📜: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl... @tcrgbath.bsky.social

The International Court of Justice's finding that granting fossil fuel exploration licences could breach international law casts a shadow over the Govt's oil and gas plans.

A colleague is promoting a petition encouraging MPs to ditch their private health insurance and put their trust in the public system. To support the petition, please go to this link: chng.it/FFsN4cwKRv

#Juulgate Peters' ad hominem response to RNZ revelations (tinyurl.com/4srm4k4s) is wholly unconvincing. Luxon can't keep his head in the sand any longer. He must remove the tobacco and vaping portfolio from NZ First. www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Why are the people who are most obviously being lobbied not a problem but you know, Michael Wood had $13K in Airport shares? People will die because of NZ First cozening up to Big Tobacco! #NZPol www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

Analysis of nicotine industry documents reveals interactions with NZ First. So who was surprised? www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept... Great work by Guyon Espiner, RNZ.