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For Sake Of Maori Children Tobacco Must Go 

Jump to full article: Voxy (nz), 2010-03-11

Intro:

Maori child lobby organisation Te Kahui Mana Ririki (TKMR) supports the Maori Affairs select committee enquiry into the impact of tobacco on Maori.

"For the sake of our children we support the prohibition of tobacco," TKMR Chair Dr Hone Kaa said today.

"44% of Maori smoke and this means almost half our children are being raised in smoking households. We know that second hand smoke results in poor health outcomes for our young ones.

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