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[New Zealand] Big Tobacco behind collecting signatures

I have blogged about the jobs being offered by Engage NZ on Seek and Trademe . . . The campaign is being run by Imperial Tobacco and assisted by Philip Morris. The happy little workers on the generous package and bonus scheme have been hired to go arou
Whale Oil Beef Hooked (Cameron Slater blog) (nz)
added Sep 7, 2012 14:07
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[Brazil, New Zealand] Plain cigarette packs backed by study

An international study has thrown weight behind the campaign for New Zealand to adopt plain cigarette packaging. Australia has recently adopted plain packaging, while the Maori party is proposing New Zealand does the same.
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added Sep 4, 2012 17:58
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[Brazil, New Zealand] Plain package cigarettes reduce smoking appeal: study

A new study has discredited the tobacco industry's assertion that there is no proof plain packaging on cigarette packs reduces the appeal of smoking.
New Zealand Herald
added Sep 4, 2012 08:31
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[New Zealand] Tobacco proposal goes too far - Imperial Tobacco

Imperial Tobacco New Zealand agrees with Prime Minister John Key that smoking is a matter of choice for people who understand the risks. However, if the Government is trying to send a message to people not to smoke and is trying to encourage them to qui
Voxy (nz)
added Jul 23, 2012 18:18
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[New Zealand] BAT tobacco tax worth $801.2m

British American Tobacco Holdings (New Zealand), the local unit of the maker of Benson & Hedges, Dunhill and Lucky Strike cigarettes, paid $801.2 million in excise tax last year, as much as the government reaped from all 16 state-owned enterprises, its ac
New Zealand Herald
added Jul 4, 2012 07:44
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[New Zealand] Plain tobacco packaging could set unintended precedent

Chief executive of the Association of New Zealand Advertisers, Lindsay Mouat, says if the Government can step in to legislate over cigarettes, it could be pushed into other areas too. "Some may take this as an opportunity to seek plain packaging in other
Yahoo! New Zealand News
added Feb 20, 2013 18:24
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[New Zealand] Government agrees to disagree with Big Tobacco regarding plain packagings

The (Christchurch, NZ) Press
added Feb 20, 2013 18:19
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[New Zealand] Big Tobacco likely to sue, should plain packaging go ahead

University of Auckland professor of law, Jane Kelsey, says if plain packaging is brought in, the Government will be igniting a fight with large international companies with plenty of money.
Radio Network (nz)
added Feb 18, 2013 18:24
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[New Zealand, UK] Study finds smokefree playground policies can make a difference

British and New Zealand playgrounds have a significantly smaller proportion of people smoking than other types of public outdoor areas, according to latest research from the University of Otago, Wellington. New Zealand playgrounds and streets also have
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Jan 23, 2013 14:02
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[New Zealand] Tobacco firms use 'stalling' strategy

Tobacco companies are trying to pry confidential documents from government departments as they battle a possible crackdown on their trade. ... An anti-tobacco group has expressed concerns that the companies are trying to "bog down" civil servants, while
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added Jan 16, 2013 15:20
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