Janine Paynter
@janinepaynter.bsky.social
Scientist, University of Auckland, Vaccines, Pacific Health
We have low rates of smoking due to progressively implemented previous legislation no thanks to Costello but to Tariana Turia. Costello's contribution is a sad flatlining. At least the tobacco industry will be happy!
With most world ranking indexes of countries, you don't normally need a log scale to show change between two years.
Just call it what it is: corruption. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We have low rates of smoking due to progressively implemented previous legislation no thanks to Costello but to Tariana Turia. Costello's contribution is a sad flatlining. At least the tobacco industry will be happy!
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November 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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For the #30DayMapChallenge day 7 Accessibility, in 2021 to help someone looking at health equity and the vaccine rollout, I worked out the road travel distance from every SA2 centre point to every hospital using purely open sources so that it could be freely used. #rstats code in alt text.
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
For the #30DayMapChallenge day 7 Accessibility, in 2021 to help someone looking at health equity and the vaccine rollout, I worked out the road travel distance from every SA2 centre point to every hospital using purely open sources so that it could be freely used. #rstats code in alt text.
Long gestation for this paper but fabulous team to work with rdcu.be/eL4Vt There are good interventions when someone is at risk of cvd such as lipid lowering and blood pressure medication....1/2
CVD risk assessment by ethnicity in Aotearoa New Zealand: a national observational study
rdcu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Long gestation for this paper but fabulous team to work with rdcu.be/eL4Vt There are good interventions when someone is at risk of cvd such as lipid lowering and blood pressure medication....1/2
Disgusted & sad at the framing by Luxon, of city centres & homeless people. It would be truly decent if it was win win framed -we're going to provide support for those who are homeless & we're "helping" tourism. But no it's; we won't be liked by people visiting so we need to shift them out of sight
FYI here’s my Daily Chorus email/newsletter. Open to all today in full immediately. Many thanks to paying subscribers for your support to make this available publicly. #nzpol
thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...
thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...
Thursday's Chorus: 'Where are we moving these people to?'
Govt eyes 'move on' law to shift homeless out of city centres after building two (not a typo) more Housing First places; Watts throws climate policies on the bonfire the night before Guy Fawkes
thekaka.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Disgusted & sad at the framing by Luxon, of city centres & homeless people. It would be truly decent if it was win win framed -we're going to provide support for those who are homeless & we're "helping" tourism. But no it's; we won't be liked by people visiting so we need to shift them out of sight
I'm hoping that measles fizzles out but it's good to be on alert. Some more info from the fantastic Dr Howe www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/nz...
Measles outbreak: How to know if you are protected
Health NZ says 13 measles cases have now been confirmed nationwide.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm hoping that measles fizzles out but it's good to be on alert. Some more info from the fantastic Dr Howe www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/nz...
Enjoyed this. Very clever www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/captai...
Captain Morrow and the Sands of Time
Think 'The Mighty Boosh' meets 'Treasure Island': Directed by local legend Barnie Duncan. 21 October 2025 - 8 November 2025
www.qtheatre.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Enjoyed this. Very clever www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/captai...
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People's risk of heart attack or stroke skyrockets after a bout with the flu or COVID-19.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Flu and COVID-19 linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke - UPI.com
A new evidence review found patients infected with influenza or COVID-19 are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke or heart attack in the ensuing weeks.
www.upi.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
People's risk of heart attack or stroke skyrockets after a bout with the flu or COVID-19.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Yep agree- batshit crazy....https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/winner-of-top-science-prize-blames-batshit-budget-for-brain-drain/
Winner of top science prize blames ‘batshit’ Budget for brain drain
Dr Samuel Mehr says the Government values science, but their ‘idiotic’ approach to funding it will cost them their brightest.
newsroom.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Yep agree- batshit crazy....https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/winner-of-top-science-prize-blames-batshit-budget-for-brain-drain/
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How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate?
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
October 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate?
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
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1/2: NZ admin data allows for useful insights to be made but it is far from perfect. The decision to move to an admin data first census by 2028 is at best laughable. The data system readiness, data quality and embedded bias, & lack of representativeness to name but a few issues.
Decision paper: Approach to the manner of taking the next census | Stats NZ
www.stats.govt.nz
June 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
1/2: NZ admin data allows for useful insights to be made but it is far from perfect. The decision to move to an admin data first census by 2028 is at best laughable. The data system readiness, data quality and embedded bias, & lack of representativeness to name but a few issues.
About measles, the risks and the best protection you can get by my fantastic colleagues theconversation.com/nz-may-be-on...
NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak – what happened in 2019 should be a warning
Only about 82% of two-year-olds are fully immunised against measles, with two doses of the vaccine. This leaves at least one in five unprotected.
theconversation.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
About measles, the risks and the best protection you can get by my fantastic colleagues theconversation.com/nz-may-be-on...
I am bamboozled by Simeon, Judith and Christopher's labeling of the strike as political/ politically motivated as if it's weird and problematic. Strikes are and have always been political. Either the national party is stupid or they think people are stupid. Either way, not a good look #nzpol
October 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I am bamboozled by Simeon, Judith and Christopher's labeling of the strike as political/ politically motivated as if it's weird and problematic. Strikes are and have always been political. Either the national party is stupid or they think people are stupid. Either way, not a good look #nzpol
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New Zealand is also under siege by the Atlas Network:
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
New Zealand is also under siege by the Atlas Network:
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
Brilliant brief explainer on research into head injuries in sports youtube.com/watch?v=qNJz...
Expert Tips in 2 Minutes: Contact sport and concussion
YouTube video by University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau
youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Brilliant brief explainer on research into head injuries in sports youtube.com/watch?v=qNJz...
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Hope the people using their voice today to protest this corrupt and morally-inept government manage to stay dry and warm.
Kia kaha! Remember, the voices of the many out weigh the voices of the few. Your voices is louder than theirs!
#megastrike #nzpol
Kia kaha! Remember, the voices of the many out weigh the voices of the few. Your voices is louder than theirs!
#megastrike #nzpol
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The choice to keep safe from disease www.facebook.com/share/v/17E7...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The choice to keep safe from disease www.facebook.com/share/v/17E7...
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"The Impact of Cellphone Bans in Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Florida"
www.nber.org/papers/w34388
www.nber.org/papers/w34388
The Impact of Cellphone Bans in Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Florida
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"The Impact of Cellphone Bans in Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Florida"
www.nber.org/papers/w34388
www.nber.org/papers/w34388
Important
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Important
This is gorgeous!
If your people have been on Country for over 65,000 years, you have knowledge of climate change.
70 meter sea level rise ✅️
End of a ice age ✅️
The knowledge of Australias' first nations people
is 🤯
🧪⚒️
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
70 meter sea level rise ✅️
End of a ice age ✅️
The knowledge of Australias' first nations people
is 🤯
🧪⚒️
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
The epic story of Australia and its first peoples — like you've never seen it
The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.
www.abc.net.au
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This is gorgeous!
And will continue to exist long after I've vacated the premises..
A part of you has existed since almost the moment of creation. 🌌💥🧪
Astrophysicist @erikahamden.bsky.social breaks down how the hydrogen in your body was formed within the first 20 minutes after the Big Bang.
Astrophysicist @erikahamden.bsky.social breaks down how the hydrogen in your body was formed within the first 20 minutes after the Big Bang.
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
And will continue to exist long after I've vacated the premises..
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🍃 🏛️ 🧪 Four Universities Decline Administration's Compact
Agreement offers Federal funding preference; rejected by MIT, Brown, Penn, & USC
Agreement offers Federal funding preference; rejected by MIT, Brown, Penn, & USC
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🍃 🏛️ 🧪 Four Universities Decline Administration's Compact
Agreement offers Federal funding preference; rejected by MIT, Brown, Penn, & USC
Agreement offers Federal funding preference; rejected by MIT, Brown, Penn, & USC
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Native trees support specialist invertebrates, fungi and birds that co-evolved with them - if we only plant exotics, we lose those relationships and end up with cities dominated by generalist species like sparrows and pigeons.🧪🌏 #urban #trees #urbanforest #biodiversity
Five reasons urban trees make sense
Comment: The trees lining our streets and parks are quietly delivering a host of benefits – from cooling and cleaning the air to improving our health and wellbeing.
newsroom.co.nz
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Native trees support specialist invertebrates, fungi and birds that co-evolved with them - if we only plant exotics, we lose those relationships and end up with cities dominated by generalist species like sparrows and pigeons.🧪🌏 #urban #trees #urbanforest #biodiversity
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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Comment from Auckland University: Measles vaccination levels in NZ have dipped well below that necessary for herd immunity, exposing us to diseases we thought we’d consigned to history.
Open the door to measles, and it won't stop there
newsroom.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Comment from Auckland University: Measles vaccination levels in NZ have dipped well below that necessary for herd immunity, exposing us to diseases we thought we’d consigned to history.