Auckland woman sentenced for tobacco smuggling - NZ Customs Service

Auckland woman Hua Yi Zhu was sentenced at the Auckland District Court today to three years for defrauding Customs of tobacco revenue.

Can HNAs cast light on NZ's waipiro blindspot? - Kookiri ki Taamakimakaurau Trust

The 2020 Health and Disability Systems Review report showed that District Health Boards (DHBs) have failed to meet the health needs of vulnerable communities. The Review emphasised the need for Health Needs Assessments (HNAs) in order to improve the wellbeing of the population.

Smokefree 'dairygeddon' sees call for compensation and security

Dairy owners want compensation and a massive boost in security with the end of cigarette sales being signalled. Something that will see crime spike as black marketers rob stores for 'the good stuff' before conventional tobacco sales end.

Aukati Tupeka Aotearoa 'welcomes bold Smokefree Plan'

Aukati Tupeka Aotearoa (ATA) national network of agencies is delighted at the boldness of the Government’s Smokefree 2025 Plan launched by Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall earlier today.

Smokefree 2025 Action Plan a breath of fresh air for Aotearoa - ARFNZ

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) welcomes the announcement of the Government’s Smokefree 2025 Action Plan.

ProCare welcomes Auahi Kore Aotearoa Mahere Rautaki 2025 (Smokefree 2025 Action Plan)

ProCare, Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest network of primary healthcare professionals, has today welcomed the strict tobacco controls announced by the Government as part of Auahi Kore Aotearoa Mahere Rautaki 2025, the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan.

'New Smokefree Action Plan will 'transform tobacco policy' Otago researchers say

Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which carries out research to support the Smokefree 2025 goal, warmly welcome the Smokefree Action Plan announced earlier today by Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall.

Smokefree Action Plan welcomed by Greens - Kerekere

The Green Party welcomes the launch of the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan.

"The Green Party welcomes the release of today’s Action Plan as another step towards Aotearoa New Zealand being smoke-free by 2025," says Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, the Green Party’s spokesperson for health.

Kiwi vape brands 'increasingly key to achieving smokefree'

Good on the Government for re-energising New Zealand’s commitment to Smokefree Aotearoa 2025. Increasingly dominant Kiwi vaping brands are also proving key to squeezing Big Tobacco, says two of the country’s leading vaping entrepreneurs.

'Nanny state prohibition will create black market' - Karen Chhour

"The Government’s gradual ban on all tobacco sales is prohibition plain and simple and it will eventually create a black market", says ACT Social Development and Children spokesperson Karen Chhour.