Big Day Out 2009 First Announcement!

30 SEPTEMBER 2008 - With the global economy on the brink of collapse, what better time to ask people to hand over their hard earned money to escape the world for a day.

ASH Welcomes Select Committee Recommendation To Ban Tobacco Retail Displays

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) welcomes the recommendation to ban tobacco retail displays published today by the health select committee. The committee recommended "Government introduce legislation to require tobacco and cigarette displays in retail outlets to be out of site".

Greens Support Removal Of Tobacco Displays From Retail Outlets

The Green Party strongly supports the call to remove tobacco displays from their prominent position next to checkout counters in most supermarkets and dairies around New Zealand.

Maori Party: Cigarettes Kill - Even The Light And Mild Ones

24 September 2008 - "Cigarette companies calling their products 'light' and 'mild', is like weapon factories calling their bullets 'nice' and 'pleasant'," said Hone Harawira, Maori Party MP for Tai Tokerau, and spokesman for the Tobacco Out of Aotearoa campaign.

Tobacco Industry Warned About Use Of 'light' And 'mild' On Packets

The Commerce Commission has warned tobacco companies that the use of 'light' and 'mild' descriptors on tobacco packaging risks breaching the Fair Trading Act.

A complaint to the Commerce Commission was lodged by the Smokefree Coalition, supported by key health groups, in July 2006.

Hamilton Aggravated Robbery

15 September 2008 - Hamilton Police are seeking information from the public on anyone offering cheap cigarettes or tobacco for sale following the aggravated robbery of a service station on Sunday morning.

Update Hamilton Aggravated Robberies

2 September 2008 - Hamilton Police are seeking information from the public on anyone offering cheap cigarettes or tobacco for sale following the aggravated robbery of a service station on Sunday morning.

Ashburton Triples Export Expectation

25 AUGUST 2008 - New research has uncovered Ashburton District's significant contribution to the national economy.

Greens: Green MP Joins School Kids For Tobacco Protest

20 August 2008 - The Green Party is supporting the call from Christchurch children for all tobacco retail displays to be removed from the sight of children and young people in dairies, supermarkets and petrol stations around New Zealand.

Burglaries May Be Linked

13 August 2008 - Several burglaries at shops in the Mairehau area in the last day may be linked says Detective Bruce Woodley, Papanui Police.