Public health academic, formerly marketing prof and medievalist. Went from the dark ages to the dark side before seeing the light.https://bsky.app/profile/janethoek.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/janethoek.bsky.social/post/3muqh74mqrk2vNational's election manifesto page says it all. Under "health" comes the message "No policies found".05 Sep 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:fz7rh6e3mbe3fovy4in4uggh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqh74mqrk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/janethoek.bsky.social/post/3mtv7mg7cb226Nicola Willis reported as saying "the government stood by its smokefree policies. 'On our watch the number of people smoking in New Zealand has declined, so we stand by our record.'" Declines in smoking prevalence ended and we failed to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal under her watch. Some record.25 Aug 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:fz7rh6e3mbe3fovy4in4uggh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtv7mg7cb226