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The 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey data have been released. Click here to read our Briefing on the key findings for vaping prevalence. 

The 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey data have been released. Click here to read our Briefing on the key findings for smoking prevalence. 

New regulations to reduce youth vaping include important measures that will limit disposable vapes, and recognise these devices have become the product of choice among rangatahi.

Vaping among adolescents and young people increased markedly over the last 6-7 years with around one in ten 14-15 year olds and over one in five 18-24 year olds vaping daily by 2022.

NZ’s ambitious plan has potential global implications.

New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data released in early December suggest substantial reductions in smoking prevalence occurred between 2019/20 and 2020/21 among all ethnic groups.

The NZ Government has published proposals for an Action Plan to achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal.

The NZ Government’s Action Plan to realise the Smokefree 2025 goal has signalled a more important role for social marketing.

The Government’s proposed Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan sets out a perceptive vision for reducing smoking prevalence and ensuring that, once the goal is reached, future generations

The NZ Government has published a discussion document outlining an Action Plan for achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal and invited submissions.