Smoking or vaping in vehicles will soon be illegal if people under the age of 18 are in the vehicle. It's expected the ban will be enacted by the end of the year, giving police the authority to pull over and fine drivers for the offence.
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Tobacco tax leads to black market
Increased support is needed for smokers to quit in order to achieve the aim of a Smokefree NZ in 2025. Māori health provider, Hapai Te Hauora, warns that rising tobacco taxes will lead to a burgeoning black market, with low-income communities impacted the most.
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Tobacco Tax “beyond tipping point” – Dr Marewa Glover
Smoking cessation expert Dr Marewa Glover the continual hike in tobacco tax is a move towards criminalising smokers and drives them to commit crimes like the robbery of the Z petrol station in Wellington earlier this week.
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NewsWāhine Māori urged to switch from smoking to vaping
Wāhine Māori and pregnant women are being encouraged to switch to vaping following the annual tobacco excise tax increase on New Year’s Day.
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10 percent tobacco tax increase helping smokers to quit
Early January is the busiest time of year for Quitline. It's the third of four consecutive 10 percent rises coming into force on 1 January each year until 2020. Many people begin their quit attempt as part of a New Year's resolution to give up smoking.
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Smokers to fork out more for cigarettes
Smokers around the country will be paying more for their cigarettes today, with the price of tobacco products rising 10 per cent.
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Will campaigns like 'Hang Tuff Don't Puff' be enough?
The 'Hang Tuff Don't Puff' challenge for workplaces is the latest programme to help employees quit smoking. Despite its successful quit rate since starting in 2016, will Government-funded programmes like 'Hang Tuff Don't Puff' be able to help reach our national 2025 smokefree goal?
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Kaiti School students transform community space to smoke-free zone
Kaiti School in Gisborne has challenged the community to make the Kaiti Mall smoke-free and succeeded. The model for community change will be used at the International Indigenous Health Promotion Conference in Rotorua in 2019.udents
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Should public spaces be smoke-free?
A report by the Gisborne District Council reveals that the East Coast has the highest rate of smoking in NZ. Now the public are being asked if the CBD and other public areas should be smoke-free.
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Mit Eldnar win Tangata Beats
Ten schools from across the nation battled it out on stage last night at the Smokefree Tangata Beats competition in Auckland
