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  • The Smokefree Generation: Perspectives from young people

    … Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill proposes introducing a Smokefree … have erroneously claimed the SFG amounts to prohibition; British American Tobacco stated the SFG removed young people’s “ …
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  • The 5000 annual deaths caused by smoking also matter

    … attention to the equally tragic loss of life caused by the tobacco industry, whose products kill 13 New Zealanders every … that smoking is a “choice”, a mantra perpetuated by the tobacco industry, that may help explain why people killed by tobacco products seem to merit so little attention. We …
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  • How did Government and Opposition MPs justify and oppose repealing the smokefree endgame measures?

    … addictiveness, availability and accessibility of smoked tobacco. This decision did not heed advice from the Ministry … these may have for other countries considering tobacco endgame measures.  In December 2022, Aotearoa New … have set a new low nicotine standard, greatly reduced tobacco availability, and created a smokefree generation.  …
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  • Vaping very likely to be improving health in NZ – but how does this compare with other options?

    … easier access to nicotine via vaping as a replacement for tobacco smoking, will improve the health of the NZ … estimated health gain is about the same as 10% per annum tobacco tax increases per year for 15 years, or a national … vaping (eg, the lower risk of vaping compared with smoking tobacco and increased population-level smoking cessation …
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  • Media release: Call for transparency from the Government on tobacco industry influence and connections

    … about any past and current dealings they have had with tobacco companies. In the latest Briefing by the Public … by coalition ministers with those from submissions made by tobacco companies on smokefree policy. “There are many similarities in the rhetoric the tobacco industry is using and arguments for repeal that …
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  • A public health perspective on taxing harmful products

    … perspective in using taxes to ensure relatively high tobacco prices to reduce this important risk factor (NZ is … the carbon charges to the community. Eg, the province of British Columbia in Canada adopted this approach by returning … and diabetes, there are a growing number of countries and American cities that are adopting taxes on sugary drinks …
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  • The Smokefree legislation is evidence-based, removing it is not

    … said the Government is committed to addressing the tobacco epidemic and that it will follow the evidence; both … the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act : Limiting the number of retail outlets where tobacco can be sold from around 6000 to no more than 600; …
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  • World moving forward on the smokefree generation - Aotearoa NZ goes backwards

    … the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act (SERPA) that would have introduced a … the Smokefree Environments Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act. Designed to help people quit smoking … generation policy (SFG). 1 The SFG (also called the tobacco free generation), differs from age restrictions, such …
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  • The Pros and Cons of a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal: The Case is Overwhelmingly Pro for NZ

    … goal of minimal smoking prevalence is a sinking lid on tobacco sales (with all sales ending in 2025). A modelling … Hurt RD, Glantz SA. Eliminating child labour in Malawi: a British American Tobacco corporate responsibility project to sidestep …
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  • Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research

    … Some believe ENDS should be as widely available as smoked tobacco and argue for liberal access. However, others suggest smoked tobacco should be much less available than is currently the … products. We first draw on related research into smoked tobacco products and then discuss findings from our recently …
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