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Dr Murray Laugesen (1935–2026)
13 October 2026
Action for Smokefree Aotearoa (ASH) is deeply saddened by the death of Dr Murray Laugesen (1...
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Documents released under the Official Information Act
09 September 2026
Download documents released about ASH following an Official Information Act request by Calvi...
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Vaping no longer considered 'cool' by youths as underage vaping numbers drop
01 December 2025
An anti-smoking group says young people don't think vaping is as cool as it used to be. Act...
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Is a smokefree generation within reach?
01 December 2025
Data reveals rates of vaping and smoking in young people is on the decline. This report is a...
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Vaping rates drop for Year 10 students
01 December 2025
A survey of more than 30,000 Year 10 students has found vaping rates have dropped from a pea...
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Youth vaping rates halve within two years, 'negligible' number smoking - survey
01 December 2025
A survey of more than 30,000 of New Zealand's Year 10 students has indicated that the percep...
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Is vaping no longer cool for teens?
30 November 2025
A new health survey, provided exclusively to the Sunday Star-Times, signals that vaping migh...
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Opinion: NZ is on the cusp of smokefree history, we should celebrate – Robert Beaglehole
11 July 2025
Robert Bealgehole, Emeritus Professor, University of Auckland and Founder and Chair, ASH, be...
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