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NewsRise in vaping rangatahi; smoking declines continue
Māori and Pasifika high school students are more likely to vape daily than Pākehā students, according to new research.
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Māori students lead the way, as teen smoking falls to record low – new ASH survey
Photo source / Auahi Kore Māori students lead the way in significant declines in smoking by tauira of all ethnicities, according to ASH's newly released Year 10 survey.
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David Seymour: "Māori are the national champions of smoking"
New legislation to regulate vaping was introduced to Parliament today by Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa in an effort to balance helping smokers quit while not encouraging new users. ACT Leader David Seymour says, "Labour's plan to regulate vaping in the same way as cigarettes is the most damaging public health policy in a generation".
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Philip Morris NZ official statement to Te Ao with Moana
Māori Television's current affairs programme Te Ao with Moana invited Philip Morris New Zealand corporate communications manager Peata Melbourne to appear on the programme, but she declined and provided this statement.
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Vaping- 'It's attacking & attracting our rangatahi'
Two Māori health advocates are arguing that tobacco companies are merely diversifying to protect their profits by promoting vaping and are especially hard marketing to teenagers and Māori communities.
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Vaping- "It may not be healthy at all"
A former public relations expert says vaping is being allowed to take rapid hold in New Zealand because big tobacco companies are pitching it as a healthy alternative to smoking, when it may not be healthy at all.
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Smoke-free sector criticises "vaper-bashing"
A Whanganui Chronicle opinion piece which criticises Ministry of Health vaping recommendations has come under fire from community members and the smoke-free sector.
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Scientist warns NZ of vaping hazards
One scientist currently visiting Aotearoa is warning of the potential hazards of vaping. Dr Peace Michelle says while e-cigarettes may be "healthier" than normal cigarettes, that doesn't mean they are "healthy".
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The new quit smoking vaping app
QWIT is a newly established company which is promoting a new vaping device and app they say will help people to quit smoking.
