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New bill a vital step towards tobacco-free future in Aotearoa
Health Coalition Aotearoa strongly supports Dr Ayesha Verrall’s new Tobacco Transparency Bill, launched this week, which – if supported by a majority of MPs – will help protect public health

Evidence of lobbying of NZ Government officials by the alcohol industry
Information from an anonymous informant (obtained under the Official Information Act and shared with HCA) shows senior Ministry of Health officials responsible for public health strategy are working closely with alcohol industry lobbyists on

Protecting our youngest citizens: put people before profit in infant formula rules
Health Coalition Aotearoa is deeply concerned by reports of industry lobbying that appears to have influenced Government decisions to weaken infant formula labelling standards in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Multinational dairy companies should not dictate rules that shape the health of our youngest citizens. Caregivers deserve clear, evidence-based information—not marketing spin dressed up as science,” says Sally Mackay from Health Coalition Aotearoa.
Health Coalition Aotearoa launch campaign demanding fairness in Government decision-making
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA), in partnership with the Helen Clark Foundation and Transparency International NZ, will on 7 April launch Let’s Level the Playing Field, a campaign to end hidden

Public healthcare must remain in public hands
Health Coalition Aotearoa is deeply concerned by the Government’s push to invite foreign investors into Aotearoa New Zealand’s hospital infrastructure. Public healthcare belongs to the people—when services stay in public

PHCC briefing – Aotearoa’s government-funded school lunches failing nutrition standards
Our experts Boyd Swinburn and Sally Mackay, along with Jamie de Seymour have written this briefing for the Public Health Communication Centre, exploring how the government-funded school lunches are failing nutrition

New bill a vital step towards tobacco-free future in Aotearoa
Health Coalition Aotearoa strongly supports Dr Ayesha Verrall’s new Tobacco Transparency Bill, launched this week, which – if supported by a majority of MPs – will help protect public health

Evidence of lobbying of NZ Government officials by the alcohol industry
Information from an anonymous informant (obtained under the Official Information Act and shared with HCA) shows senior Ministry of Health officials responsible for public health strategy are working closely with alcohol industry lobbyists on

Protecting our youngest citizens: put people before profit in infant formula rules
Health Coalition Aotearoa is deeply concerned by reports of industry lobbying that appears to have influenced Government decisions to weaken infant formula labelling standards in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Multinational dairy companies should not dictate rules that shape the health of our youngest citizens. Caregivers deserve clear, evidence-based information—not marketing spin dressed up as science,” says Sally Mackay from Health Coalition Aotearoa.
Health Coalition Aotearoa launch campaign demanding fairness in Government decision-making
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA), in partnership with the Helen Clark Foundation and Transparency International NZ, will on 7 April launch Let’s Level the Playing Field, a campaign to end hidden

Public healthcare must remain in public hands
Health Coalition Aotearoa is deeply concerned by the Government’s push to invite foreign investors into Aotearoa New Zealand’s hospital infrastructure. Public healthcare belongs to the people—when services stay in public

PHCC briefing – Aotearoa’s government-funded school lunches failing nutrition standards
Our experts Boyd Swinburn and Sally Mackay, along with Jamie de Seymour have written this briefing for the Public Health Communication Centre, exploring how the government-funded school lunches are failing nutrition