New Zealand
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$1.6m On Vape To QuitStrong Proves Govt Knows What Works
/New Zealand/ Confirmation that over $1.6 million is being spent on the Vape to QuitStrong campaign is proof the Government believes vaping is the most effective smoking cessation tool. It’s now urgent that belief is also reflected in the country’s final vaping regulations and smokefree action plan, says a leading…
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‘Vaping – A Friend Not Foe To Achieving Smokefree Aotearoa’
The Government’s Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan provides the country with the best opportunity to deliver on the 2011 national smokefree ambition. However, if we are to succeed, we need to use all the tools in our toolbox and follow the evidence, not the emotion. Thankfully, new Associate Health Minster…
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NZ Govt’s smokefree plan overlooks vaping alternative
/New Zealand/ The Government’s discussion document on ‘Proposals For A Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan’ alarmingly reveals there’s little intention to elevate vaping as a much safer and cheaper alternative to smoking, says a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate. The discussion document was released today by Associate Health Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall…
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NZ smokefree action plan must elevate vaping as a safe switch
/New Zealand/ A leading vaping advocate has joined mounting pressure on the Government to take all the necessary steps available to achieve the country’s decade-old smokefree ambition. This comes as Associate Health Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall prepares to release a discussion document on a draft action plan to meet the…
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Retailers warn vape regulations will see a return to smoking
/New Zealand/ The government is cracking down on who can sell what vape products in the hopes of stopping young people from picking up a nicotine habit. But retailers warn this will have a bigger impact on current smokers trying to quit. Proposed regulations would limit general retailers to selling…
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Vape shop security will worsen if draft regulations pass
/New Zealand, April 6/ Concerns raised in the vaping industry about shop security could become a wider reality if proposed regulations add more cost and scarcity to vaping products, says a leading Kiwi tobacco harm reduction advocate. The Ministry of Health is currently reviewing 2,518 submissions on its draft vaping regulations. However, with…
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Kiwi leads petition imploring WHO to end lies on vaping
/21 March, New Zealand/ Vaping advocates in the Asia-Pacific region have launched a petition that urges the World Health Organisation (WHO) to respect consumer rights and end lies against innovative nicotine products. “Stop lying to us and only provide guidance based on sound scientific facts, methodologies and principles,” the Coalition of…
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Banning sweeteners in vapes would be ‘catastrophic’
14 March, New Zealand – The largest Kiwi-owned vape company, VAPO, believes the Ministry of Health’s proposal to ban sweeteners in e-liquids will cause ‘catastrophic disruption’ for those Kiwis relying on them to successfully transition from smoking to much less harmful and less expensive vaping. As well as mass migration…
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New Zealand: Vape Brand Alt Launches Advertising Campaign Before Ban
“Kiwi-owned vape businesses are disappointed the Government is rushing through its vaping legislation in time for the election campaign, while the local industry remains completely in the dark over the regulations,” said Vaping Trade Association of New Zealand (VTANZ) spokesperson, Jonathan Devery last month. The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products…
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New Zealand government advises smokers to drop cigarettes and pick up vapes
Although the use of electronic cigarettes is banned in more and more public places, the use of electronic cigarettes will soon be promoted by the Ministry of Health as a safer alternative to cigarettes. An official New Zealand website that provides information and advice on electronic cigarettes will be launched…
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