Tuesday, October 15, 2024

New Zealand

CAPHRA Warns Proposed Vape Ban Threatens Smokefree Progress in Asia Pacific

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) celebrates New Zealand’s remarkable progress towards its Smokefree 2025 goal, while cautioning that proposed legislative changes, including a...

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED AGAINST NEW ZEALAND’S SMOKEFREE ENVIRONMENTS AND REGULATED PRODUCTS AMENDMENT BILL 

CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates) is raising alarm over the New Zealand government’s recent announcement of the Smokefree Environments...

Activists Rally Against New Zealand’s Disposable Vape Ban

New Zealand’s decision to ban disposable e-cigarettes has sparked concern among vaping activists, who argue that this move could derail the country’s progress in...

New Zealand’s Tobacco Warning Messages: Losing Their Impact?

In a striking revelation from New Zealand, a recent study by the University of Otago has indicated that graphic health warnings on tobacco packages,...

Don’t get sucked in by website’s vaping claims

Launched with fanfare two years ago, the ‘Don’t Get Sucked In’ website has failed to fire or resonate with young people and for good...

NZ MPs must focus on cigarettes, not vaping beat ups

“To achieve its decade long Smokefree 2025 ambition, New Zealand must stay the course when it comes to vaping regulation. The focus for MPs...

Anti-vaping campaign will only send NZ youth back to smoking

“By stirring up anti-vaping hysteria, New Zealand’s Asthma and Respiratory Foundation will only send more minors back to smoking and put the country’s decade...

New Zealand must not sabotage its Smokefree 2025 goal

“New Zealand is at risk of not achieving its decade long Smokefree 2025 ambition if commentators continue to demonise the most effective quit-smoking tool...

NZ’s next Director-General must review vaping regs and role

The attitude and actions of the next Director-General of Health will be key to New Zealand achieving Smokefree Aotearoa 2025, says the Coalition of Asia...

Organic medicinal cannabis a huge opportunity for NZ

“New Zealand organically grown and manufactured medicinal cannabis products will be in huge demand internationally, taking the country’s newest industry to a whole new...

Vaping advocates launch series to help each other

Keen for more countries to adopt progressive regulations around vaping, Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates will come together over the next two months to brainstorm, download...