This is a factcheck of statements by the government about the proposed repeal of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 (SERPA) and regulations.
This page includes ASPIRE Aotearoa outputs (e.g., blogs, op-eds, research reports, submissions, conference presentations, and posters). Many outputs include links to an online resource or can be downloaded directly as a PDF. You can search journal publications by category, type of publication, year of publication, and author.
For a summary of our most recent outputs, please click here.
- ASPIRE AotearoaASPIRE Aotearoa Smokefree Repeal Factcheck – December 8 2023
- Young New Zealanders want a tobacco-free future - new researchPHCC
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
- 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
- New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for governmentPHCC
- Kurr, J Hardie, L Baker, MThe Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is notPHCC
- “It’s the first thing you think about when you wake up, and it’s the last thing you think about when you go to sleep” Nicotine vaping among New Zealand adolescentsAPSAD Conference Adelaide
- Examples of ASPIRE Aotearoa communications from 2022 to 2023
- The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to actPublic Health Communication Centre Aotearoa
- Contradictions surround Government’s move to slash tax on heated tobacco productsPublic Health Communications Centre Aotearoa
- Do Aotearoa's new vaping regulations go far enough?PHCC