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The Government’s Action Plan for a Smokefree Aotearoa is comprehensive, bold, and recognises the importance of improving the health of Māori and eliminating the unacceptable disparities in smoking

In November 2004, 44 per cent of bar managers supported smokefree indoor regulations. Six months later, after the smokefree bar law came into effect, 61 per cent were supportive.

New legislation governing the sale and availability of vaping products will help ensure people who smoke but who wish to switch to a less harmful option can access these products.

Discarded cigarette butts are ubiquitous and spoil our environment.

This opinion piece, written by the co-Directors of ASPIRE2025, was published today in the Otago Daily Times.

New Zealand has a world-leading goal to reduce smoking to minimal levels by 2025. World Smokefree Day is a good time to reflect on progress and review what is needed to realise that goal.

New evidence shows one in five children continue to be exposed to smoking in cars, and that exposure even increased in 2015.

If the New Zealand Government is serious about its smoke-free goals and protecting children from harm, it is time to ban smoking in cars, write Profs Janet Hoek and Richard Edwards and Emeritus Pro

ASPIRE2025 co-directors, Professors Janet Hoek and Richard Edwards, welcome the introduction of standardised packaging and congratulate Dame Tariana Turia for her