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[New Zealand] Ban Smoking In Public Places, UC Researcher Says
A University of Canterbury (UC) health sciences researcher has called for public places such as bus stops, train stations, ferry terminals, streets, urban centres and beaches to be declared smoke-free. UC lecturer Dr Mark Wallace-Bell says bans should b
May 22, 2013
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May 23, 2013 03:50
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[New Zealand] Ban smoking in public places - expert
A University of Canterbury (UC) health sciences researcher has called for public places such as bus stops, train stations, ferry terminals, streets, urban centres and beaches to be declared smoke-free. UC lecturer Dr Mark Wallace-Bell says bans should b
May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013 16:54
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[New Zealand] Ban smoking before 2015, urges forum
Bus stops, train stations and ferry terminals should be declared "smoke-free" from September, the Auckland Council parks forum has recommended. This is in response to council officers proposing 2015 as the start date for smoke-free areas at council tran
May 21, 2013
New Zealand Herald
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May 21, 2013 07:18
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[New Zealand] VIDEO: DHB smoking ban 'saves lives', court hears
But the DHB says its smoking ban is in place to save lives and shouldn't be overturned by the courts. In the High Court in Auckland today, a lawyer for the health board, Jonathan Coates, said smoking was responsible for 5000 deaths a year in New Zealand
May 21, 2013
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
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May 21, 2013 01:24
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[New Zealand] Former patients back challenge to smoking ban
Former mental health patient Sue Purdie was a smoker at the time she was in hospital in the 1990s and says if there had been ban she may have risked suicide rather than seek help. Norrie Power, a former mental health patient who now co-ordinates two Wel
May 21, 2013
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:20
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[New Zealand] DHB defends mental health smoking ban
The Waitemata District Health Board is defending its ban on smoking in its acute mental health units, saying it's about "changing the culture".
May 21, 2013
TV3 (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:19
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[New Zealand] DHB has right to ban smoking, court told
A lawyer for Waitemata District Health Board has told the High Court a smoking ban at its Auckland hospitals is lawful. Two former psychiatric patients and a retired nurse are challenging the ban saying it breaches the Bill of Rights. Smoking has prohib
May 21, 2013
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:18
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[New Zealand] Waitakere DHB hospital smoking ban defended
Waitemata District Health Board had the right to control what's happening on its property, the lawyer acting for the board, Jonathan Coates told the court today. That included providing a healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff, and specifi
May 21, 2013
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:16
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[New Zealand] Woman desperate to smoke hid lighter inside herself
He says psychiatric patients are often in absolute desperation so should be allowed to smoke. He says one woman was so desperate to smoke, she hid a lighter in her vagina. Mr Francois says it was a terribly degrading act that wouldn't have happened if
May 20, 2013
Radio Network (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:21
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[New Zealand] Hospital smoking ban labelled 'torture'
A mental health patient who killed himself was put off seeking hospital treatment because he was not allowed to smoke onsite, a lawyer leading a judicial review application on smoking in hospitals says.
May 20, 2013
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
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May 20, 2013 09:52