A new study has found preliminary evidence that plain packaging and enhanced pictorial warnings on cigarette packs introduced in 2018 reduced tobacco brand awareness and salience and misperceptions about tobacco brand harmfulness among 14-15 year olds in Aotearoa.
Several ASPIRE members, along with other researchers and advocates from Aotearoa, attended the 2023 Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) conference.
Professor Janet Hoek, co-director of the ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre and of the Whakahā o to Pā Harakeke Research Programme has been awarded a prestigious national prize – the 2022 Critic and C
The March issue of leading smokefree journal Tobacco Control features a collection of articles on key current issues and debates in which Aotearoa New Zealand authors and content are strongly repre
A new paper led by Professor Nick Wilson has been published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. It explores the potential impact of denicotinisation of tobacco products as proposed in the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
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.
People who smoke with serious mental illness carry disproportionate costs from smoking, including poor health and premature death from tobacco-related illnesses.
New research from ASPIRE2025 researchers found some progress but many problems with the outdoor smokefree policies of the sample of NZ councils studied.