This section has our latest media work (including media releases, opinion editorials, radio and television interviews, and letters to the editor), as well as the latest submissions, publications, briefing papers and position statements.

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Opinion in Stuff news November 2020

Posted by · November 10, 2020 2:46 PM

People don't need educating on cycleways, just do it. Dr Dermot Coffey. Stuff news, 10 November 2020.

We need to focus on the systemic and structural barriers to climate change actions, and to make use of health expertise in our climate change response.

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Nurses are crucial in the fight against climate change

Posted by · October 15, 2020 10:13 PM

Viewpoint by Michael Brenndorfer. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, Vol 26, No 9, October 2020. Read here (PDF).

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Mandate needed to end District Health Boards’ climate pollution

Posted by · October 09, 2020 10:30 AM

MEDIA STATEMENT, 9 October 2020

Following the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) announcement that it will commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2040, NZ health professionals are asking the NZ Government to require emissions reductions in our health sector in Aotearoa NZ.

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New Zealand asthma guidelines support use of environmentally friendly inhalers

Posted by · October 08, 2020 1:38 PM

Article by Dr Dermot Coffey. New Zealand Doctor, 7 October 2020. Read here. 

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Comment piece in Newsroom, 4 October 2020

Posted by · October 04, 2020 12:05 PM

Leaders need to lead on climate action. Rod Oram. Newsroom, 4 October 2020.

OraTaiao's scorecard rating political parties' policies on climate change & health is showcased in this comment piece by journalist Rod Oram. See here.

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Stuff.co.nz: ACT, NZ First policies ignore, worsen climate change – health advocates

Posted by · September 30, 2020 12:13 PM

Article on New Zealand's General Election 2020 and OraTaiao's scorecard rating political parties' policies on climate change & health. Includes comments by Dr Dermot Coffey. Read here.

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Election 2020: The big climate hole

Posted by · September 28, 2020 9:57 AM

MEDIA RELEASE, 28 September 2020

Health professionals have expressed surprise at the silence around this century’s biggest population health threat in the 2020 general election.

“We have found that even some of our major parties have either no plans on what to do about climate change or have ones which are actively harmful. Having no good climate policy today is a bit like having no public health policy during a pandemic,” said Dr Dermot Coffey, Co-convenor of OraTaiao: NZ Climate & Health Council, on releasing an election scorecard today. 

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Scorecard for NZ Election 2020 - Climate Change and Health

Posted by · September 28, 2020 9:55 AM

Scorecard and report by OraTaiao: NZ Climate & Health Council rating political parties' policies on climate change and health for NZ General Election 2020. See here (PDF).

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COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill

Posted by · June 22, 2020 12:14 PM

OraTaiao submission, 21 June 2020

We oppose the side-stepping of the participatory processes of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The basic purpose of sustainable development in the RMA is not reflected in the Bill, and nor is the major principle of community participation in resource management decisions.

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Webinar series: Sustainable Healthcare and Climate Health Aotearoa - A green, equitable and resilient post-COVID pathway for health and healthcare

Posted by · June 15, 2020 2:46 PM

We are delighted to announce this webinar series, focused on sustainable healthcare and climate health. Presenting the latest information, the 30-min programmes will air fortnightly on Tuesdays at 4pm, from June to October 2020. 

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