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Media Releases
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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ASH welcomes the Smokefree 2025 plan but calls for immediate action
15 April 2021
ASH welcomes the Government’s draft Smokefree Plan of Action released today and congratulate...
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Vaping Policy FAQ's Released
11 May 2020
There are so many questions about vaping and good policy, that we put together a list of fre...
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E-cigarettes displacing youth smoking in New Zealand: Major new study published in the Lancet Public Health
22 January 2020
A major study of youth smoking by ASH New Zealand and the University of Auckland shows that ...
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E-cigarettes displacing youth smoking in New Zealand
22 January 2020
A major study of youth smoking by ASH New Zealand and the University of Auckland shows that ...
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A Surge Strategy for Smokefree 2025
07 October 2019
7 October 2019 Today a report written by leading tobacco control experts outlines how the ...
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Leading New Zealand academic says the World Health Organisation’s approach to vaping will protect the cigarette trade and cause more harm than good.
30 August 2019
30 August 2019 In a comment published in the Lancet today, Emeritus Professor Robert Beagl...
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