New Zealand
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A Model for Tobacco Control Disinformation
In the face of disinformation campaigns by groups like Vape-Free Kids NZ, which claim insufficient evidence for the benefits of nicotine products, Sweden stands as a compelling counter-example. The country’s success in reducing smoking rates to just 5.6% demonstrates the effectiveness of harm reduction strategies employing oral nicotine products like…
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CAPHRA Warns Against Rushed Vaping Legislation in New Zealand
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is raising serious concerns about New Zealand’s proposed Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill (No 2), urging MPs not to rush the legislation through Parliament before year’s end. “While we appreciate the Health Committee’s efforts to review this bill, the…
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NEW ZEALAND ACHIEVES SMOKEFREE GOAL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is thrilled to announce that New Zealand has achieved its Smokefree 2025 goal well ahead of schedule, with smoking rates plummeting to unprecedented lows. Recent data from the New Zealand Health Survey reveals that smoking rates have fallen dramatically, particularly…
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NEW ZEALAND’S VAPING BAN: A BLOW TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND HARM REDUCTION
The New Zealand government’s proposed ban on closed vaping systems is set to undermine years of progress in tobacco harm reduction, according to a scathing submission by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). This misguided policy threatens to push former smokers back to deadly cigarettes and…
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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 ban on disposable vapes, could undermine its leadership in the region. CAPHRA Executive Coordinator Nancy Loucas stated: “New Zealand stands on the…
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GLOBAL CONCERNS OVER NEW ZEALAND’S PROPOSED VAPE LEGISLATION
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is raising alarm over New Zealand’s proposed changes to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill 2024. The proposed legislation, which includes a ban on disposable vapes, poses a significant risk to New Zealand’s progress towards its Smokefree 2025…
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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 and Regulated Products Amendment Bill. This legislation threatens to remove nearly all closed system vaping products that adults rely on to quit smoking, leaving only the most…
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CAPHRA Calls for Pragmatic Regulation of Safer Nicotine Products in New Zealand
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has expressed significant concerns regarding the recently proposed Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill 2024. The bill, aimed at addressing youth vaping, introduces stringent measures that CAPHRA believes will inadvertently harm adult vapers and smokers seeking to quit smoking.…
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CAPHRA Raises Concerns Over New Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill 2024
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today voiced significant concerns regarding the recently released Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill 2024, which aims to address youth vaping. The bill, released by the Ministry of Health, proposes stringent measures that CAPHRA believes will inadvertently harm adult…
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Are Big Pharma payments driving anti-vape campaign?
“The health of whanau is not for sale in Aotearoa, yet worryingly, perhaps we’ve seen the first evidence that it could be,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates). Her comments follow international drug companies disclosing their gifts and payments to New Zealand health…
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