Sugar Tax
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Raybon Kan (Part 1)
Today on the panel Wallace and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Raybon Kan discuss the verdict in the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp libel suit. They talk about a new study that has found taxes on sugary… Audio
A disordered food system has created an obesogenic world which engineers overconsumption
Kim Hill explores the true cost of abundant cheap, fatty and sugary food with Dr Sally Mackay, Dr Matire Harwood, Deborah Manning and Prof. Hugh Campbell. Audio
Emanuel Kalafatelis: Only one in two Kiwis support fizzy drink tax
A recent survey by Research New Zealand shows that only 47% of people support the idea of the Government adopting a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages such as fizzy drinks, with 27% disagreeing and 20%… Audio
Research on sugary drinks: sugar tax reduces consumption by 10%
A newly released review from Otago University shows there's a direct correlation between the amount of tax imposed and a drop in the consumption of sugary drinks: finding for instance a 10% tax has… Audio
Terrence Forrester: sugar tax, malnutrition and weight loss
Professor of Experimental Medicine Terrence Forrester speaks with Kathryn Ryan about imposing a sugar tax in his home country of Jamaica, and how early malnutrition affects health later in life. Audio
What’s the best way of tackling diet-related disease – food labelling or sugar taxes?
Kim Hill explores the tackling diet-related disease with Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Megan Tunks and Simon Kenny. Audio
Rob Beaglehole: the sugar needs to stop
The number of children having rotting teeth surgically removed has doubled in the past ten years. Audio
Sugary drinks tax petition signed by 10,000 given to MPs
Public health advocates and researchers have backed up their call for a sugary drinks tax with a petition signed by nearly 10,000 people. Video, Audio
Sugary drinks: how a tax could change our health
On average, New Zealanders each consume 37 teaspoons of added sugar a day - six times the World Health Organisation recommendations. Professor Mike Berridge, a founding scientist at the Malaghan… Audio
FIZZ meeting kicked off Ack hospital grounds
A conference calling for a tax on sugary drinks has been kicked off Auckland hospital grounds at the last minute for being too political.
Sugar industry fights tax proposal in Australia
Across the Tasman, and Australia's powerful sugar industry is fighting a proposal to put a tax on sugar to fight obesity and cut the budget deficit. Audio
Focus on Politics for 29 April 2016
As New Zealanders waistlines continue to expand, the lists of measures politicians say they are taking to combat obesity also grows. But there is fierce resistance to putting in place a tax on fizzy… Audio
Little evidence sugar tax works, think tank says
New Zealand should avoid a sugar tax as there is little evidence it reduces obesity, a public policy think tank says. Audio
Geoffonomics - Geoff Simmons
In the past few weeks the UK Government has put a tax on soft drinks, and over the weekend 70 medical specialists called on our Government to follow suit. Should we? Audio
Govt says no to sugar tax despite letter by 74 health experts
The Government stands by its stance to not introduce a sugar tax despite an open letter by more than 70 public health professors urging it to do so. Audio
Govt won't be budged on sugar tax
The government is standing by its stance to not introduce a sugar tax despite an open letter by 74 health professors urging it to do so.
Public health experts urge action on obesity
More than 70 public health specialists are urging the government to tax sugary drinks to tackle New Zealand's high rates of childhood obesity.
NZ not considering following UK sugar tax
After the UK announced its sugar tax overnight, the New Zealand government says it is not considering applying the same levy here. Audio
Will NZ follow UK's lead on sugar tax?
Anti-sugar campaigners are hoping a new UK sugar tax on soft drinks will make the idea more palatable to New Zealand politicians.
UK introduces sugar tax on soft drinks
A new sugar tax on soft drinks will be introduced in the UK, the chancellor has announced in his Budget. Audio