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February 01, 2018 by nzherald.co.nz
New Zealand survey finds stopping smoking main reason to start vaping
A survey of New Zealand vapers has found most people started smoking e-cigarettes to quit smoking - and for the majority, it worked.
The online survey, led by Dr Penny Truman from Massey University in 2016, recruited 218 people through vaping and smoking-cessation networks.
Almost all had been smokers, but three quarters no longer smoked, and the remainder significantly reduced their tobacco use. [...]
January 26, 2018 by scoop.co.nz
Tobacco companies resist excise tax increase
Tobacco companies resist excise tax increase and refuse to pass on increased costs
The excise tax on tobacco products increased on January 1 2018, but the increase hasn't been passed on to all retail products. New Zealand's largest Māori Public Health organisation, Hāpai Te Hauora, is concerned that this will limit the effectiveness of the tax increase to reduce smoking rates, and that tobacco companies should be forced to increase the prices of their products [...]
January 08, 2018 by vapingpost.com
New Zealand liberalisation faces delays, while bans and taxes continue to spread
Faced with exploding crime and a stagnant smoking rate, the New Zealand government is under increasing pressure to follow through on its promise to legalise nicotine-containing vapour products. However, the new government has been accused of dragging its feet over the move. One of the big stories of last year was the NZ government’s announcement that it planned to end the ban on nicotine liquids [...]
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