We surveyed political parties on their positions on lobbying laws, political donations and other pro-democracy policies.

A consensus is emerging on the need for lobbying reform as evidenced at a pre-election political panel, organised by Health ...

New research shows awareness and use of oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) are increasing rapidly among adults in Aotearoa New ...

NZ is worst in the OECD for lobbying law and a political panel showed an emerging consensus that needs to change. A new benchmarking report finds the coalition government has made virtually no ...

From commercial influence on public health policies to undisclosed access to decision-makers, Aotearoa’s lack of lobbying rules leaves our political system vulnerable to unchecked corporate influence.

Health Coalition Aotearoa’s Professor Janet Hoek explains why the excise tax on legal cigarettes is not to blame for the illicit tobacco trade – and reducing it is not the solution. In arguably her ...

Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) is calling for NZ First to declare its connections with and donations from Philip Morris New Zealand, following a story by RNZ’s Guyon Espiner published today. HCA says ...

Kristen is principal consultant at Koru Ngakau, based in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa and a member of HCA’s Rōpū Apaarangi Waipiro – Alcohol Expert Advisory Group. Kristen has a long history of working in the ...

The Government has sunk to a new low with today’s announcement that they will replace high quality nutritious lunches with largely processed snack foods for Intermediate and High School students, as ...