tobacco control

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 October 202404 October 2024

Creating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to new […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 December 202311 December 2023

Before it was announced that smokefree laws were being repealed, NZ ranked second in the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index […]

In the News | Published: 01 December 202301 December 2023

The new Government’s intention to repeal world-first smokefree laws has captured headlines this week both in Aotearoa and around the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 August 202301 August 2023

New Zealand is one step away from joining a small club of countries that have implemented all of the World […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 June 202313 December 2023

Disposable vapes will be banned from August as the government announces new rules aimed at stemming the number of young non-smokers […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 01 December 202201 December 2022

The Health Select Committee has given the green light to the Smokefree Bill this week. Its report makes additional recommendations […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 March 201811 April 2018

Smokeless ‘heat not burn’ tobacco sticks claims of reduced harm questioned in a new study. New US research finds that iQOS heat […]

In the News | Published: 02 August 201703 August 2018

Public health experts say we are falling short of our Smokefree 2025 goal and unless there is urgent action by […]

In the News | Published: 01 June 2016

New research highlighting the prevalence of smoking on New Zealand television has been widely covered by the media. Researchers from […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 June 201603 May 2017

It might be time to consider an ‘R’ rating for TV shows that depict smoking, say the authors of research […]