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Associate Professor

Andrew Waa

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Senior Research Fellow
Anaru Waa

Recent publications

  1. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    High regret among people who smoke reinforces strong support for smokefree legislation
    Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa
  2. Bullen, C.
    Hoek, J.
    Gregan, M. Phyo, P.
    Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    False zombie arguments about illicit tobacco shouldn’t be given any more oxygen
    Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa
  3. Ball, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Andrew Waa
    Nip, J.
    Stanley, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new research
    PHCC

    The new coalition government’s plan to repeal Aotearoa’s world-leading smokefree law flies in the face of public opinion, with new research demonstrating strong support for smokefree measures from

  4. Hammond, D Reid, J
    Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Burkhalter, R
    ITC Youth & Young Adult Survey: support and perceived impact of key Smokefree policies in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    A national survey was conducted in 2023 in Aotearoa /New Zealand among 3,414 youth (aged 16-19) and young adults (aged 20-29) as part of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy Evaluation Pr

  5. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Ball, J.
    Wilson, N.
    Kurr, J
    Graham-DeMello, A.
    Hardie, L Baker, M
    McCool, J.
    Waa, A.
    The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not
    PHCC
  6. Waa, A.
    Wise practices in commercial tobacco research to promote racial equity
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
  7. Robertson, L. Sanford, KR.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of People Who Resumed Smoking Following Exclusive Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Use
    Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2023;25(3):470-7.
  8. Maddox, R. Drummond, A. Kennedy, M. Martinez, SA.
    Waa, A.
    Henderson, PN. Clark, H. Upton, P. Lee, JP. Hardy, BJ. Tautolo, ES. Bradbrook, S. Calma, T. Whop, LJ.
    Ethical publishing in ‘Indigenous’ contexts.
    Tobacco Control.
  9. Ball, J.
    Zhang, J.
    Stanley, J.
    Bowden, J.
    Waa, A.
    Hammond, D.
    Edwards, R.
    Early‐onset smoking and vaping of cannabis: Prevalence, correlates and trends in New Zealand 14–15‐year‐olds
    Drug and Alcohol Review
  10. Hoek, J.
    Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Teddy, L.
    Graham-DeMello, A.
    Robertson, L
    The Smokefree Generation: A core measure in New Zealand’s endgame strategy.
    Public Health Expert,
    June 28 2022.
  11. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Momentum builds to end the smoking epidemic.
    Newsroom,
    June 21 2022.
  12. Roberston, L. Sanford, K-R.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    A qualitative analysis of smoking resumption among former ends users (Oral presentation).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Oceania Webinar, Australia,
    29 April 2022.
  13. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Smoking, denormalization and tobacco endgames.
    Public Health Expert,
    March 24 2022.
  14. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Submission to consultation on Australian Draft: National Tobacco Strategy 2022–2030.
    University of Otago, Wellington,
    March 24 2022.
  15. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Ball, J.
    Kaai, S.C. Ouimet, J. Martin, N. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    The New Zealand smokefree 2025 action plan: support for and anticipated behavioural responses to key measures among smokers in the ITC New Zealand (EASE) 2018 and 2020 surveys (Poster).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
    March 15-18, 2022.
  16. Waa, A.
    The Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 action plan: A Māori perspective (Oral presentation).
    Presented in Symposium 3 The Action Plan for New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal: a blueprint for the smoking endgame? Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
    March 15-18, 2022.
  17. Roberston, L. Sanford, K-R.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    A qualitative analysis of smoking resumption among former ends users (Oral presentation).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,
    March 15-18, 2022.
  18. Hoek, J.
    Ball, J.
    Robertson, L
    Gendall, P.
    Wilson, N.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Daily nicotine use increases among youth in Aotearoa NZ: The 2021 Snapshot Y10 Survey.
    Public Health Expert,
    March 8 2022.
  19. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    From social accessory to societal disapproval: smoking, social norms and tobacco endgames.
    Tobacco Control,
    2022;31:358-364.
  20. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    New Zealand: Ground-breaking action plan may help country achieve its Smokefree 2025 goal.
    (Blog) Tobacco Control,
    12 January, 2022.
  21. Maddox, R. Bovill, M.
    Waa, A.
    Drummond, A. Hardy, B.-J. Soto, C. Calma, T.
    Clearing the air: Conflicts of interest and the tobacco industry's impact on Indigenous peoples.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab267
  22. Edwards, R.
    Ball, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Wilson, N.
    Waa, A.
    Key findings on smoking and e-cigarette use prevalence and trends in the 2020/21 NZ Health Survey.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    17 December, 2021.
  23. Wilson, N.
    Hoek, J.
    Summers, J. Quakrim, D.A.
    Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Blakely, T.
    Vaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Two new studies.
    Public Health Expert,
    November 23, 2021.
  24. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    World-leading action plan on smoking will reduce harm.
    Otago Daily Times,
    15 September, 2021.
  25. Henderson, P. N. Lee, J. P. Soto, C. O'Leary, R. Rutan, E. D'Silva, J.
    Waa, A.
    Maddox, R.
    Decolonization of tobacco in Indigenous communities of Turtle Island (North America).
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab180
  26. Ball, J.
    Zhang, J.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Gurram, N.
    Edwards, R.
    Has increasing internet use contributed to the decline in adolescent smoking?
    Drug and Alcohol Review,
    2022; 41(2): 365-376.
  27. Ball, J.
    Zhang, J.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Gurram, N.
    Edwards, R.
    Has increasing internet use due to smartphone uptake contributed to the decline in adolescent smoking?
    Drug & Alcohol Review,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/dar.13378
  28. Hoek, J.
    Wilson, N.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    New e-liquid flavour restrictions: Potential impacts on young people and people who smoke.
    Public Health Expert,
    August 10, 2021
  29. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, E-S.
    Ball, J.
    Stanley, J.
    The Smokefree 2025 Action Plan: key findings from the ITC New Zealand (EASE) project.
    Public Health Expert,
    July 5, 2021.
  30. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Ouimet, J. Fong, G. T.
    Support for New Zealand's Smokefree 2025 goal and key measures to achieve it: Findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey.
    Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13129
  31. Waa, A.
    Gifford, H. Bradbrook, S.
    A Smokefree Aotearoa Action Plan: Why this could eliminate smoking disparities for Māori.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    27 May, 2021.
  32. Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Wilson, N.
    Gendall, P.
    Thomson, G.
    Social Marketing for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Reminding, Reinforcing, and Changing Social Norms.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    21 May, 2021.
  33. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Submission on Smokefree 2025 Action Plan consultation.
    University of Otago, Wellington,
    May 2021
  34. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Thomson, G.
    Wilson, N.
    Progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: Congratulations to the Government.
    Public Health Expert,
    April 16, 2021.
  35. Pearson, J. L.
    Waa, A.
    Siddiqi, K.
    Edwards, R.
    Henderson, P. N. Hooper, M. W.
    Naming racism, not race, as a determinant of tobacco-related health disparities.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    23(6), 885-887. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab059
  36. Edwards, R.
    Wilson, N.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Thomson, G. Blakely, T.
    Five Strategic Approaches to Achieving the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    29 January, 2021.
  37. Webb-Hooper, M. Yerger, V. Baezconde-Garbanati, L.
    Waa, A.
    Piper, M. Nez Henderson , P.
    Celebrating interventions that reduce tobacco-related inequalities: Where do we go from here?
    Presidential Symposium at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) 27th Annual Meeting.
  38. Gartner, C.
    Waa, A.
    Bostich, C. Shang, C. Robson, D. Nez Henderson , P.
    SRNT Virtual Half-Day Conference Commercial Tobacco Endgame: Perspectives, Progress and Research Gap.
    Presenters and Panel.
  39. Ball, J.
    Zhang, J. Boden, J.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Gurram, N.
    Edwards, R.
    Prevalence and correlates of early-onset cannabis use in Aotearoa New Zealand.
    Proceedings of the APSAD Scientific Drug & Alcohol Conference
  40. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    White, M.
    Waa, A.
    Chung-Hall, J. Ofeibea Indome, E. Meng, G. Craig, L. Fong, G.
    E-cigarette use and related attitudes and beliefs: Evidence from the 2016 and 2018 ITC New Zealand Surveys.
    University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  41. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    New Zealand: Government proposes world-leading action plan to achieve smokefree 2025 goal [News analysis].
    Tobacco Control,
    30(5), 482-483. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056941
  42. Strickett, E. Robertson, L.
    Waa, A.
    Erick, S.
    Hoek, J.
    A qualitative analysis of Māori and Pacific people's experiences of using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    23(3), 550-556. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa087
  43. Gifford, H.
    Waa, A.
    Cvitanovic, L. Potaka-Osborne, G. Kerehoma-Cook, A.
    Exploring indigenous perspectives on tobacco tax: How some Māori families are responding in Aotearoa New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056097
  44. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Wilson, N.
    Waa, A.
    What does the 2019/20 NZ Health Survey tell us about progress towards a Smokefree Aotearoa?
    Public Health Expert,
    December 14 2020
  45. Gartner, C. Bonevski, B. Blakely, T.
    Edwards, R.
    Lovett, R. Rimmer, M. Borland, R. Fong, G. Farrell, M. Walker, N. Thomas, D. Chan, G. Scollo, M. Segan, C.
    Hoek, J.
    Hammond, D. Baker, A.
    Waa, A.
    Dunlop, A.
    CREATE a new path to a smoke-free Australia.
    Medical Journal of Australia InSight,
    12 October 2020.
  46. White, M.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Ouimet, J. et al.
    Reasons for stopping e-cigarette use among smokers: Findings from the 2018 ITC New Zealand Survey.
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    133(1523), 117-121.
  47. Hoek, J.
    Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Getting the marketing mix right: a commentary on NZ’s forthcoming vaping regulations.
    Public Health Expert blog,
    Oct 1 2020
  48. Thomson, G.
    Wilson, N.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke?
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    23 September 2020.
  49. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Cigarette firms must deal with their own mess.
    Otago Daily Times,
    September 18 2020
  50. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    White, M. Kaai, S.C. Ouimet, J. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    Patterns of use of vaping products among smokers: Findings from the 2016-2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys.
    International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health,
    17(18), 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186629
  51. Thomson, G.
    Wilson, N.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke?
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    23 September 2020
  52. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    E-cigarettes, vaping and a Smokefree Aotearoa: Where to next?
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    133(1517), 14-17.
  53. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    White, M.
    Waa, A.
    Chung-Hall, J. Meng, G. Craig, L. Fong, G.
    Awareness and support for New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal and key measures to achieve it. International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand and ITC Cross-Country findings.
    Wellington, June 2020.
  54. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    How the tobacco industry targets young people to achieve a new generation of smokers.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    29 May, 2020
  55. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Targeting a new generation – time for a greater focus on smoking uptake prevention?
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    29 May, 2020
  56. Hoek, J.
    Gilmore, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Regulating vaping and new nicotine products: Are tobacco companies’ goals aligned with public health objectives?
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    March 27, 2020.
  57. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    White, M. Kaai, S. Quimet, J. Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Normative beliefs about the social acceptability of smoking and associations with quitting behaviour findings from 2016-2018 ITC New Zealand survey (Poster).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 26th Annual Meeting,
    11-14 March 2020, New Orleans.
  58. Haggart, K.
    Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Smoking denormalisation: a conceptual framework (Poster).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 26th Annual Meeting,
    11-14 March 2020, New Orleans.
  59. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    White, M. Kaai, S. Ouimet, J. Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Denormalisation of smokers in the context of an endgame goal. findings of the ITC New Zealand survey (Poster).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 26th Annual Meeting,
    11-14 March 2020, New Orleans.
  60. Waa, A.
    Robson, B. Gifford, H. Smylie, J. Reading, J. Henderson, J.A. Nez Henderson, P. Maddox, R. Lovett, R. Eades, S. Finlay, S. Calma, T.
    Foundation for a smoke-free world and healthy indigenous futures: An oxymoron?
    Tobacco Control,
    2020;29:237-240
  61. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Wilson, N.
    Thomson, G.
    Proposed Vaping Regulations for NZ: Strengths and Limitations.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    24 February, 2020
  62. White, M.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S.C. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    Reasons for stopping e-cigarette use amongst smokers: Findings from the 2018 ITC New Zealand Survey.
    European Conference on Tobacco or Health, Berlin, Germany
    February 19-22, 2020
  63. Edwards, R.
    White, M.
    Stanley, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S.C. Ouimet, J. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    The Impact of Enhanced Pictorial Health Warnings: Pre-Post Evaluation Findings from the 2016-18 ITC New Zealand Surveys.
    European Conference on Tobacco or Health,
    Berlin, Germany: February 19-22, 2020.
  64. Edwards, R.
    White, M.
    Stanley, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Chung-Hall, J. Sansone, G. Driezen, P. Meng, G. Craig, L. Fong, G.
    Standardised packaging for tobacco products in New Zealand: evidence of policy impact from the International Tobacco Control Evaluation Project.
    Wellington, February 2020.
  65. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Thomson, G.
    Waa, A.
    Wilson, N.
    Tobacco Excise Taxes and the Smokefree 2025 Goal: Some Ways Forward.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    January 16 2020
  66. Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Robson, B. Quah, A. Fong, G.T.
    Perceptions of smoker stigmatization among New Zealand Māori and quitting behaviour findings from the Indigenous ITC NZ study.
    Proceedings of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 130).
  67. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Thomson, G.W.
    Waa, A.
    Wilson, N.
    Tobacco excise taxes: A health and social justice measure?
    Tobacco Control,
    Advance online publication.
  68. Waa, A.
    Maddox, R. Henderson, P.N.
    Big tobacco using Trojan horse tactics to exploit Indigenous peoples.
    Tobacco Control,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055766
  69. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Wilson, N.
    Waa, A.
    Ten things we can learn from new smoking and vaping data about progress to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    2019, Dec 17
  70. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Gendall, P.
    Ball, J.
    McCool, J.
    Waa, A.
    Freeman, B.
    Is Youth Vaping a Problem in New Zealand?
    Sciblogs,
    2019, Dec 2
  71. Wilson, N.
    Edwards, R.
    Thomson, G.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    The pros and cons of a smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal: The case is overwhelmingly pro for NZ.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    2019, Oct 31
  72. McKiernan, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S.C. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    Edwards, R.
    Beliefs among adult smokers and quitters about nicotine and de-nicotinized cigarettes in the 2016-17 ITC New Zealand Survey.
    Tobacco Regulatory Science,
    5(5), 400-409.
  73. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Thomson, G.
    Waa, A.
    Tobacco issues paper [Oral presentation].
    Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Pricing Policies for Tobacco, Alcohol and Food. Health Coalition Aotearoa. Wellington, New Zealand,
    2019, April 30
  74. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    McKiernan, A. Kaai, S.C. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.T.
    Support among smokers and recent quitters for measures included in a plan to achieve smokefree 2025: Findings from the ITC New Zealand survey. [Oral presentation].
    Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 25th Annual Meeting Conference, San Francisco, California, United States,
    2019, Feb 20-23
  75. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    What does the EY Tobacco Excise Tax Evaluation Report mean for reaching the Smokefree 2025 Goal?
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    2019, Jan 24
  76. Maddox, R.
    Waa, A.
    Lee, K. Nez Henderson, P. Blais, G. Reading, J. Lovett, R.
    Commercial tobacco and indigenous peoples: A stock take on Framework Convention on Tobacco Control progress.
    Tobacco Control,
    28(5), 574-581.
  77. Wilson, N.
    Petrović-van der Deen, F.S.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Blakely, T.
    Modelling the number of quitters needed to achieve New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal for Māori and non-Māori.
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    131(1487), 30-37.
  78. Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Smoking elimination impetus must persist.
    Otago Daily Times,
    6 December 2018.
  79. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa for all by 2025. In Stop Cancer Before it Starts: Saving lives with effective tobacco, alcohol and obesity policies.
    Symposium. Cancer Society of New Zealand Cancer Research Week, Auckland,
    29 October 2018.
  80. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. G, Fong.
    A toxic brew. Smoking and drinking among indigenous and non-indigenous smokers: Findings from the New Zealand ITC survey [Poster].
    12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, Bali, Indonesia,
    13-15 September 2018.
  81. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Achieving the tobacco endgame: the case for very low nicotine cigarettes. Findings from indigenous and non-indigenous smokers and recent quitters in the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, Bali, Indonesia,
    13-15 September 2018.
  82. Thornley, L.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Thomson, G.
    Evidence and feasibility review: Summary report.
    ASPIRE 2025, University of Otago, Wellington,
  83. Gartner, C.
    Waa, A.
    Walker, N. Hao’Uli, S. Bonevski, B.
    Introducing the SRNT Oceania Chapter.
    Nicotine & Tobacco Research,
    20(11), 1289-1291.
  84. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    Thornley, L.
    Wilson, N.
    Smoke, heat or vapour? Ideas for risk-proportionate regulation to make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025.
    Public Health Expert Blog,
    31 May 2018
  85. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    How can we make World Smokefree Day irrelevant by 2025?
    The Spinoff,
    May 31 2018.
  86. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. C.K.Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Achieving the tobacco endgame: The case for removing additives: Findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey.
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  87. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Indigenous and non-indigenous experiences and views of tobacco tax increases: Findings from the ITC New Zealand survey.
    Tobacco Induced Diseases,
    16(Suppl. 1), A684
  88. Ball, J.
    Sim, D.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Addressing ethnic disparities in adolescent smoking: Is reducing exposure to smoking in the home a key? [Poster].
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Conference, Baltimore,
    22-24 February 2018.
  89. Ball, J.
    Sim, D.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Exposure to smoking in the home: A key to reducing ethnic disparities in smoking among adolescents? [Poster].
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SNRT) 24th Annual Meeting, Baltimore,
    22-24 February 2018.
  90. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Indigenous and non-indigenous experiences and views of tobacco tax increases: Findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  91. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Use of roll-your-own tobacco among smokers in New Zealand: results from the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  92. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Use of e-cigarettes among smokers and recent quitters: results from the ITC New Zealand Survey [Poster].
    17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Cape Town, South Africa,
    2018
  93. Wilson, N.
    Petrovic-van der Deen, F.S.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Blakely, T.
    Modelling the number of quitters needed to achieve NZ’s Smokefree 2025 goal for Māori and non-Māori.
    ASPIRE-NIHI Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand,
    2018
  94. Waa, A.
    Smoking and drinking patterns among Māori/non-Māori.
    Paper presented at the Smokefree 2025 Research Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand,
    2018
  95. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Smoking and quitting in social networks among indigenous and non-indigenous smokers: Findings from the ITC New Zealand survey.
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SNRT) 24th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
    2018
  96. Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Waa, A.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A. Fong, G.
    Hardening among indigenous and non-indigenous smokers: Findings from the ITC New Zealand Survey.
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SNRT) 24th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland,
    2018
  97. Wilson, N.
    van der Deen, F.S.
    Edwards, R.
    Thomson, G.
    Waa, A.
    Blakely, T.
    Patterns of Declining Smoking in NZ – But More Action Needed by the New Government.
    Public Health Expert,
    20 November 2017.
  98. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Views about e-cigarettes among smokers and recent quitters: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  99. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Patterns of use of e-cigarettes among smokers and recent quitters: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  100. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Smokers’ awareness, understanding and support for Smokefree 2025: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  101. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Smoker support for retail and supply interventions: results from the New Zealand ITC project (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  102. Edwards, R.
    Blakely, T. Cunningham, C. van der Deen, F. Erick, S. Hawke, Z.
    Hoek, J.
    Nahu, S. Thomson, G. Thornley, L.
    Waa, A.
    Wilson, N.
    “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: A response to critiques.
    Public Health Expert,
    7 October 2017.
  103. Thomson, G.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    New Zealand: Bold Plan for a Smoke-Free Future.
    Tobacco Control,
    26(6), 615.
  104. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Māori smoker perceptions of tobacco tax (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  105. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Stanley, J.
    Kaai, S. Quah, A.C.K. Fong, G.
    Māori smoker support for achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025 (Oral presentation).
    From vision to reality: a tobacco-free Oceania. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Hobart, Australia,
    2017, October
  106. Edwards, R.
    Blakely, T. Cunningham, C. van der Deen, F. Hawke, Z.
    Hoek, J.
    Nahu, S. Thomson, G. Thornley, L.
    Waa, A.
    Wilson, N.
    Erick, S.
    “Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025”: A new Action Plan to achieve our smokefree goal.
    Public Health Expert,
    17 September 2017.
  107. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Thornley, L. Thomson, G.
    Achieving smokefree Aotearoa by 2025: Monitoring and evaluation plan.
    ASPIRE 2025, University of Otago, Wellington,
  108. Thornley, L.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Thomson, G.
    Achieving smokefree Aotearoa by 2025: Engagement with stakeholders: Summary report.
    ASPIRE 2025, University of Otago, Wellington,
  109. Thornley, L.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Thomson, G.
    Achieving smokefree Aotearoa by 2025.
    ASPIRE 2025, University of Otago, Wellington,
  110. Edwards, R.
    Thornley, L. Thomson, G.
    Waa, A.
    Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Progress report.
    ASPIRE 2025, University of Otago, Wellington,
  111. Edwards, R.
    Sim, D.
    Ball, J.
    Hoek, J.
    Beaglehole, R.
    Waa, A.
    Surveys show exposure to smoking in cars among year 10 children is not decreasing: Time for the government to act.
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    130(1458), 56-58.
  112. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    Smokefree Aotearoa 2025: Experience and lessons from the first five years of trying to end the smoking epidemic in New Zealand (Oral presentation).
    15th World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne, Australia,
    2017, 3-7 April
  113. Waa, A.
    Maddox, R.
    Framework convention on tobacco control commitments to peoples: How are we doing? (Oral presentation).
    Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 23rd Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy,
    2017, March
  114. Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Maclaurin, J.
    Analysis of the logic and framing of a tobacco industry campaign opposing standardised packaging legislation in New Zealand.
    Tobacco Control,
    26(6), 629-633.
  115. Edwards, R.
    Hoek, J.
    Waa, A.
    New Zealand smoking-free by 2025: Endgame against tobacco (Nieuw-Zeeland rookvrij in 2025: Eindspel tegen tabak).
    Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde,
    161(12), 41-43.
  116. Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, E.-S.
    Stakeholder Appraisal of Selected Tobacco Endgame Policy Options in New Zealand.
    Tobacco Regulatory Science,
    3(1), 56-67.
  117. Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, E.-S.
    Appraisal of radical options for achieving New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal: Maori, Pacific, and policy experts’ perspectives (Poster).
    22nd Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA,
    March 2016.
  118. Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Bradbrook, S.K. Gifford, H. Cunningham, C.
    Hoek, J.
    Blakely, T.
    Wilson, N.
    Thomson, G. Taylor, S.
    Is the NZ Government responding adequately to the Māori Affairs Select Committee’s 2010 recommendations on tobacco control? A brief review.
    New Zealand Medical Journal,
    129(1428), 93-97.
  119. Ball, J.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, E.S.
    Edwards, R.
    Future directions to achieve Smokefree 2025? Stakeholder perceptions of the smokefree 2025 goal and selected ‘game-changer’ policies for achieving it.
    Public Health Monograph Series 2016: 1. University of Otago, Wellington.
  120. Edwards, R.
    Ball, J.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, E.
    Appraisal of radical options for achieving New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal.
    Presented at Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, Perth, Australia,
    October, 2015
  121. Ball, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Tautolo, D.
    Smokefree 2025: policy experts’ views on radical policy options (Poster).
    Presented at NZ Public Health Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand,
    September, 2015
  122. Waa, A.
    Hoek, J.
    Edwards, R.
    Healey, B. Peace, J.
    Why Can’t I Agree to Disagree? Tobacco industry efforts to manipulate public opinion about plain packaging.
    The 20th Annual International Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT), Seattle, USA,
    5-8 February 2014.
  123. Waa, A.
    Why Can’t I Agree to Disagree? Tobacco Industry Efforts to Manipulate Public Opinion About Plain Packaging (Oral Presentation).
    Presented at Smokefree Oceania, Auckland, NZ,
    23-25 October, 2013.
  124. Edwards, R.
    Waa, A.
    Youdan, B. Laugesen, M. Walker, N. McRobbie, H.
    SRNT conference report (Conference Report).
    19th annual conference, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Boston,
    March 13-16, 2013.
  125. Waa, A.
    Edwards, R.
    Gifford, H. Wilson-Tuala-Fata, M. Newcombe, R. Zhang, J.
    Evidence Based Initiatives for Parents to Reduce Smoking Uptake Among Indigenous Youth: From Theory to Practice (Poster).
    Poster presented at the 19th Annual International Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT), Boston USA,
    13-16 March 2013.

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