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Media Releases
ASH supports new smoking legislation but urges the Government to now give more help to smokers to quit
13 December 2022
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Youth daily smoking rates remain at record low in annual ASH Year 10 survey, regular vaping decreases for the first time in 7 years
30 November 2022
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Health Survey Shows NZ On Track To Achieve Smokefree 2025, As Vaping Overtakes Smoking.
17 November 2022
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Assumptions behind plans to remove nicotine from cigarettes “significantly flawed”
07 November 2022
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Teen smoking falls to record low – new ASH survey
28 February 2022
Media release 28 February 2022 Smoking rates among 13 and 14-year-olds have fallen to a r...
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New Zealand takes on big tobacco in the race to Smokefree 2025
09 December 2021
The number of people smoking is declining at record levels. Today Associate Minister of Hea...
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Ban cigarette butts now!
07 December 2021
Action for Smokefree 2025 (ASH) is joining a call from World Wildlife Fund Australia to tack...
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Kiwis dump cigarettes
01 December 2021
The New Zealand Health Survey, just released, shows that the rate of Kiwis smoking daily has...
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Smokefree Cars - One Step Closer to Smokefree 2025
24 November 2021
On Sunday 28 November any car carrying people under the age of 18 must be smokefree. Smokef...
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Experts demand WHO endorses tobacco harm reduction
19 October 2021
One hundred specialists call for WHO to change its hostile stance on tobacco harm reduction...
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ASH applauds the budget
20 May 2021
Today’s budget sees a significant increase of $36.625M over 4 years in resourcing for smokef...
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