Jump to full article: The Age (au), 2009-02-24
Intro: A call to ban tobacco displays from shops has not got the support of the National Government at this stage, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says.
Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) NZ and other lobbyists have been pushing for tobacco displays to go, but a retail coalition has argued it would be expensive and ineffective.
High profile sports team doctor John Mayhew last week said the displays were essentially mini-billboards. . . .
But Mr Key said evidence suggested such moves were not an effective way to tackle smoking as a health issue and he wouldn't support it.
"The reason is there is no international evidence that it actually works, and it's hugely expensive to do it," he told TV3's Sunrise show on Tuesday.
"I don't support at this time a change from the current situation...," he said.
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