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[New Zealand, UK] Smoking Olympic athletes get village pass

Designated smoking areas have been set up in the Olympic village and while it might not embody the Games' creed of faster, higher, stronger, organisers cannot be accused of discrimination.
New Zealand Herald
added Jul 25, 2012 09:21
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[Australia, New Zealand] Plain packaging not affecting tobacco sales

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores says tobacco sales remain consistent, despite plain packaging, but retailers are paying more in administrative and labour costs to implement the change.
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added Feb 10, 2013 22:22
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[New Zealand] E-cigarettes wishful thinking for giving up smokes, says US critic

rather than helping people to quit ordinary cigarettes, they may keep them hooked on a daily dose of tobacco smoke. Professor Stanton Glantz, of the University of California at San Francisco, will speak in New Zealand next week at seminars organised by r
New Zealand Herald
added Apr 8, 2013 10:50
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[New Zealand] Cigarette giant denies aggressive campaign

Cigarette giant Philip Morris is denying carrying out an aggressive campaign by setting up a website for its customers.
NZCity (nz)
added Jul 20, 2012 11:24
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[Australia, New Zealand] NZ to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products

Associate Minister of Health Tariana Turia said the Government would push ahead with its plans despite the threat of a similar legal challenge as one Australia has faced since introducing unbranded, standardised cigarette packets with large health warnin
New Zealand Herald
added Feb 18, 2013 21:56
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[New Zealand] Tobacco law brings changes

Cigarette prices rise as display ban comes in
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added Jul 22, 2012 20:09
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[New Zealand] PATTEMORE: Addiction to tobacco tax erodes smokefree policies

Eric Janssen (Opinion: Why smokers are good for NZ society) - a ''moderate, considerate smoker'' - has done something similar in terms of tobacco tax legislation. He has put his finger precisely on two questions that show where government smokefree poli
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added Oct 29, 2012 16:04
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‘The times are changing’: New Zealand smokers' perceptions of the tobacco endgame

Politicians may have a stronger mandate to implement endgame policies than they appreciate. Participants' use of industry arguments when asserting their freedom to ‘choose’ to smoke and quit suggests a need for denormalisation strategies that challenge in
Tobacco Control
added Jun 19, 2012 05:48
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[New Zealand] Hobbit 'promotes smoking' to children, says expert

One of the world's leading anti-smoking researchers and campaigners has accused the New Zealand Government of hypocrisy and sabotaging its own efforts to eliminate tobacco use by 2025. ... "The Government shouldn't be spending any taxpayer money on movi
New Zealand Herald
added Apr 11, 2013 15:31
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[Australia] New Zealand plans logo-free cigarette packs

Minister of Health Tariana Turia says New Zealand will wait until a trade challenge in Australia plays out before introducing the new law. That would be next year at the earliest.
AP - Associated Press
added Feb 18, 2013 21:55
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