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  • Should smokefree indoor areas = vapefree areas?

    … about how the wider uptake of e-cigarette use (known as “vaping”) will be managed. In this blog, we consider arguments about the indoor public settings where vaping should be allowed or prohibited. We conclude that … be sold in NZ give extra emphasis to the question of where vaping should and should not be allowed in this country. …
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  • The rise and rise of specialist vape stores: Time for the Government to act

    … Summary Vaping prevalence among young people has increased rapidly. … outlets (typically dairies) that sell a full array of vaping flavours. The Vaping Industry Association of New … number of tobacco retail outlets able to operate from July 2024. Further, as smoking prevalence decreases, tobacco …
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  • New proposals to limit youth vaping from Labour: Do they go far enough?

    … a factsheet outlining plans to “crack down” on youth vaping. Proposals include introducing a licensing scheme, increasing the penalties that people supplying vaping products to underage youth face, limiting vape store … existing legislation, and reducing the visibility of vaping products. In this briefing, we review vaping …
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  • Can we manage dual use of smoking and vaping more effectively?

    … Although most smokers want to quit, many of those who begin vaping continue to smoke. We recently probed this perplexing … that could encourage smokers to transition completely to vaping. Many smokers report regretting the fact they smoke … which occurs when smokers do not transition to exclusive vaping, means smokers continue to face serious health risks …
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  • New Vaping Bill: Some important progress but critical gaps remain

    … Government has moved quickly to “crack down” on youth vaping and proposes introducing new measures in a new bill. … These steps will help reduce young people’s exposure to vaping products and remove their product of choice: … Bill (No 2)) are open until 11.59 pm, Friday 27th 2024.  What this Briefing adds The Government has proposed …
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  • Youth vaping addiction: How it happens and why it matters

    … Summary   Daily nicotine vaping prevalence among youth in Aotearoa New Zealand is … make it hard to quit nicotine, especially if smoking or vaping is embedded in social life and daily rituals. Policy … responses need to reflect the highly addictive nature of vaping, particularly in young people, and mitigate risks of …
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  • Proposed vaping regulations for NZ: Strengths and limitations

    … Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill on Sunday 23 February.  The Bill … advertising and sponsorship from tobacco products to all vaping and smokeless tobacco products, including e-liquids, … for the Bill to go further to protect young people from vaping uptake. In this blog, we discuss the provisions, as …
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  • Mind the gap: Associate Health Minister’s actions conflict with Ministry advice, align with tobacco industry lobbying

    … , including the commitment to “Reform the regulation of vaping, smokeless tobacco and oral nicotine products…”. NZ … Health Minister. Attached to Cabinet minute dated 18 March 2024. 2. Good progress is being made towards the Smokefree … Health Minister. Attached to Cabinet minute dated 18 March 2024. 2. Good progress is being made towards the Smokefree …
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  • Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

    … Summary New regulations to reduce youth vaping include important measures that will limit disposable … themselves have raised. New regulations that aim to limit vaping uptake among young people in Aotearoa New Zealand were … youth smoking rates have declined over the last decade, vaping among young people has increased; the most recent …
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  • The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree

    … Te Tiriti o Waitangi demands we aim higher and eliminate vaping also. Under the Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Government is … the NZ Ministry of Health has adopted the position that vaping is useful for smokers who want to quit (2). It can be … reduction tool. This position is backed by evidence that vaping is much less harmful than smoking burned tobacco and …
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