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Latest News
See all news >Smokefree laws: New Zealand well on track to be smokefree next year
11 January 2024
Emeritus Professor and chairperson of ASH, Robert Beaglehole, and ASH Director, Ben Youdan, ...
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Labour's 'panic' over teen vaping shows it hasn't learned from other addictive substances - ASH
23 August 2023
Ben Youdan, the director of ASH (Action for Smokefree 2025), on Labour's recent reaction ove...
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New Zealand's youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future
13 August 2023
Ben Youdan, the director of ASH (Action for Smokefree 2025), on banning vaping issues. To ...
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Calls grow for tighter vaping rules in NZ
30 May 2023
Ben Youdan, the director of ASH (Action for Smokefree 2025), on sources from where students ...
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Why an anti-smoking group doesn't support a ban on vaping
10 May 2023
Ben Youdan, the director of ASH (Action for Smokefree 2025), compares the level of harmfulne...
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Newsable: GPs, anti-smoking charity at odds over vaping proposal
15 March 2023
Ben Youdan, the director of ASH (Action for Smokefree 2025), on restrictions around vaping p...
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We're winning the smokefree race - but it's no time to let up
30 December 2022
Emeritus Professor and chairperson of ASH, Robert Beaglehole, on 2025 Smokefree goal. To r...
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Survey shows milestone drop in smoking among Pasifika youth
09 December 2022
RNZ reported today a result of one of the largest youth smoking surveys showing a low record...
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Latest Resources
See all resources >ASH Briefings to incoming Government
Copies of briefings and letter from ASH to the new Government. February 2024 August 2024 Le...
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Vaping and young people: ASH position statement
Action for Smokefree 2025 (ASH) shares concerns about increasing youth vaping inAotearoa. We...
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Emeritus Professor, Robert Beaglehole's keynote Address to the E-Cigarette Summit
The E-cigarette Summit's 2021 London event featured a keynote address by Professor Robert B...
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Smokefree Aoteoroa 2025 Action Plan
The Government has released its action plan to get New Zealand to a smokefree future. The m...
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Smokefree Aoteoroa 2025 - fairness matters
ASH Chair, Emeritus Professor, Robert Beaglehole, presented at the University of Auckland, S...
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