The Helen Clark Foundation calls on the New Zealand government to reform drug policy by shifting funding from law enforcement to health-based approaches like prevention, treatment, and harm reduction, citing public support and evidence from research and community surveys.
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Well, I totally disagree. I think it does, and the evidence around the rest of the world shows that it does. All of the five actions that we've got in our manifesto are evidence-based, and if you take skin cancer, it is a really good example because it is the one that has the highest return on investment. So of all of the cancers diagnosed in New Zealand, skin cancer is the, is a high, we have the most. diagnoses of skin cancer compared to the rest of the world.
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\\ \\ 27 October 2025\\ \\ Press Release\\ \\ **The Helen Clark Foundation Calls On Govt To Follow The Evidence And Fund A Health-Based Approach** \\ \\ NZs drug law has had little change for decades. In the face of the growing presence of synthetics in the drug supply offshore and the impacts on our communities when there is insufficient harm reduction, the need to reform how we respond is grea.,\\ \\ H\\ \\ Helen Clark Foundationkey to long-term system sustainability
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