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In response to the growing use of new psychoactive substances (NPS), including products such as synthetic cannabis, the New Zealand Government passed a law in 2013 to establish a regulated legal ma

Māori smoking rates have barely changed since 2011, and the Government is not doing enough to address tobacco-related harm amongst Māori, say leading tobacco researchers and public health advocates

In this letter to the New Zealand Medical Journal, ASPIRE2025 researchers discuss the first-ever survey of hospital outdoor smokefree signage conducted in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Health’s recent announcement of a realignment of tobacco control services has heralded a welcome focus on the New Zealand Government’s Smokefree 2025 goal, and an acknowledgement th

This letter discusses findings of research into the usage of smokefree signage in New Zealand schools.

It is now over 10 years since a New Zealand law requiring all preschools and schools to become completely smoke-free (including all grounds) became operational in 2004.

The New Zealand government has committed to a goal of making New Zealand essentially a smokefree nation by 2025.

New research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal by ASPIRE 2025 researchers suggests the Government’s goal to achieve a Smokefree New Zealand by 2025 may be failing to gather the political

The New Zealand Government has the goal of becoming a Smokefree Nation by 2025.

A steady decline in funding for mass media campaigns to promote smoking reduction is undermining the Government’s goal to achieve a smokefree New Zealand by 2025, warn ASPIRE2025 researchers in a l