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The hardening hypothesis suggests that as smoking prevalence declines, the remaining smokers will be the more addicted ones who are less likely to quit. But does the NZ evidence support this?

This blog considers recent studies in which the biomarker levels in e-cigarette users (vapers) are compared to those from tobacco smokers.

ASPIRE2025 researchers from the University of Otago and Massey University have been awarded over $3.0M in new health research funding from the Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand.

Two recent articles by Aspire2025 researchers have explored how tobacco sales in New Zealand could be more effectively regulated.

Progressing plain packaging legislation “sooner rather than later” is an important step towards our smokefree 2025 goal.

In this Public Health Expert blog we ask what the tobacco ‘carve out’ from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Treaty means for public health.

There is growing frustration with lack of robust action and progress at the national level with the Smokefree 2025 goal. However, it is not all bad news.

A series of seven annual tobacco tax increases, typically at the 10% level, will end in January 2016 unless it is extended by the NZ Government.

This new toolkit has been developed to support health promoters and community groups to advocate and promote smokefree cars within their communities and region.

E-cigarette usage is growing in NZ and around the world but the scientific evidence-base regarding the benefits and risks of these types of products remains uncertain.