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To achieve the New Zealand Government’s Smokefree Nation Goal of 2025, the country probably needs major strategies that go beyond business-as-usual.

ASPIRE2025 deputy director, Professor Janet Hoek has received $503,000 to pursue innovative research into smokefree messages as part of a follow-up to the Health Research Council’s (HRC) recent ann

Smokers in the Wellington region are being invited to take part in a ground-breaking trial of a world-first nicotine inhaler which has been developed by ASPIRE2025 researchers at the University of

Congratulations to Philip Gendall, Janet Hoek, Damien Mather and Richard Edwards.

A couple of really interesting interviews have been aired on Radio NZ National’s “Our Changing World” programme.

In order to be smokefree by 2025 it is clear that New Zealand needs to both continue to support current smokers in their attempts to quit smoking and do everything possible to discourage children a

An online survey of 414 smokers and 414 non-smokers found strong support among New Zealanders for more tobacco control interventions.

To celebrate World No Tobacco Day on May 31st, a special online edition of Tobacco Control journal is being released highlighting a selection of leading international research.

ASPIRE2025 Director, Professor Richard Edwards is quoted in todays media regarding the University of Otago, Wellington’s submission to the Wellington City Council to introduce a number of smoking b

The 2013 International Meeting of the SRNT was held in Boston, USA in March 2013.  Attendees from NZ included ASPIRE2025’s director, Professor Richard Edwards and researcher, Anaru Waa.