Healthy school lunches really can change the trajectory of children’s lives. Why would you dismantle that? #KaOraKaAko Health Coalition Aotearoa thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350380…

“Minister Costello claims to have no links to the tobacco industry. If that’s true then she has been manipulated her own party, and NZ First needs to be ejected from the Coalition partnership.” #NZPolitics Health Coalition Aotearoa healthcoalition.org.nz/nz-first-need-…

⏰ Time is running out to register for HCA's 2024 Forum. With less than a month to go, don’t miss your chance to hear from Prof Sharon Friel , of ourANU, who is a leading voice on the impact of commercial factors on health. 🔗 healthcoalition.org.nz/event/health-c…

Congratulations to Auckland Council on their long fight against the alcohol lobby (4917 days). The new policy is a step forward, but it's time for national leaders to take stronger action. #HealthFirst #AlcoholPolicy Read HCA's full statement here: healthcoalition.org.nz/auckland-alcoh…

Opinion: Has David Seymour ‘saved’ school lunches – or enshittified them? Rhetorical question. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/16-09…

Still time to register: healthcoalition.org.nz/event/health-c…

HCA is pleased to see this being investigated. It's simply not good enough for the Minister to deny knowledge of the source of a document that has been critical to her decision-making and goes against advice from Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora rnz.co.nz/news/political…

👉 LISTEN 📻 to Prof Sharon Friel speak to Mihingarangi Forbes on RNZ this morning. Prof Friel, a professor of health equity at ourANU , is keynote speaker at the HCA’s forum this Tuesday on best practice action on commercial determinants of health. rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Treasury advised Associate Minister of Health Casey Costello that evidence showed heated tobacco products are more harmful than vaping, and cutting tax on HTPs could produce worse health outcomes. rnz.co.nz/news/top/52938…

👉 LISTEN to HCA Smokefree Expert Advisory Panel member Chris Bullen speaking on RNZ in response to latest Casey Costello "advice" revelations: rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

👉 HCA MEDIA RELEASE: Christopher Luxon must stand Casey Costello MP down and reverse tobacco tax cut decision. healthcoalition.org.nz/luxon-must-sta…

Yesterday's double whammy of a weak and unfunded Smokefree 2025 plan and cuts to the National Public Health Service (including smokefree staff) underscored how uncommitted this Government is to reducing the number one risk factor for preventable death.healthcoalition.org.nz/smokefree-2025…

Treaty Principles Bill is harmful and false - Māori health advocate Lisa Te Morenga of Health Coalition Aotearoa and Massey University via nzherald nzherald.co.nz/kahu/maori-hea…

Yesterday's school lunch. Arrived at 2pm, an hour late. I thunk its pasta with lentils. The lunches were offered to community groups, who turned them down. ACT New Zealand