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Cycling and walking in six NZ cities: Where are we at?

Thursday, August 25th, 2016 | Kate Sloane | 3 Comments

Dr Caroline Shaw, Dr Marie Russell Active transport is important for health and sustainability. But no one has previously looked systematically at how NZ cities support cycling and walking. Therefore, a new study has been performed and is now published … Continue reading →

An open letter to Cabinet Ministers from 74 health professors calling for a sugary drinks tax

Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 | TONY BLAKELY | 9 Comments

In this Public Health Expert blog, we reproduce a letter that appeared in the NZ Herald on 2 April 2016. Professors Boyd Swinburn, Rod Jackson, and Cliona Ni Mhurchu led the writing. Dear Cabinet Ministers, We are very concerned by … Continue reading →

The Island Bay Cycleway – Terribly Important and Nothing New

Monday, March 7th, 2016 | Kate Sloane | 6 Comments

Professor Alistair Woodward* This is a sensible move to make the city safer and more attractive for carbon-sparing, health-promoting bicycling, according to some. Unnecessary and disruptive and not wanted by most people, argue others. The debate over the Island Bay … Continue reading →

Living longer, living healthier? Latest Official Report on independent life expectancy in NZ

Monday, August 31st, 2015 | Kate Sloane | 1 Comment

Professor Tony Blakely and Professor Alistair Woodward In this blog we review the latest update by the Ministry of Health on how much of NZers life expectancy can be expected to be in good health. The good news? We are … Continue reading →

Faster mortality decline – slower population ageing. How could this be?

Thursday, May 21st, 2015 | Kate Sloane | 3 Comments

Professor Alistair Woodward and Professor Tony Blakely Have you sat in a meeting recently, or listened to the radio, where someone is invoking the aging population as a harbringer of doom and gloom due to the tsunami of older people … Continue reading →

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