New ZealandNZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Sunday April 26, 2026NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Sunday April 26, 2026. Lebanon continues to take a beating despite ceasefire calls. Trading in your house could be the new way to downsize.Watch26 Apr 01:43 AM
WorldUK agrees ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008Smoking causes about 75,000 deaths a year in England and one quarter of cancers.23 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandHow illicit tobacco quietly grew to a quarter of all cigarettes sold in NZRetail NZ says illicit tobacco sales may have risen to comprise 27% of the market.15 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandHow illicit tobacco quietly grew to a quarter of all cigarettes sold hereWatch15 Apr 04:55 AM
PremiumEditorialEditorial: Sale of vapes should be treated more like alcohol and cigarettes05 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumLifestyleI was a heavy smoker for 30 years. This is the method that finally helped me quit18 Mar 05:00 AM
New Zealand‘Dangerous combination’: Tenant causes house fire after lighting cigarette near gas bottle08 Mar 01:00 AM
Politics‘High-value powerhouse’: David Seymour backs surge in medicinal cannabis exports05 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Path to dependence': 61% of high-risk teens need a vape 'first thing' - study26 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandFree vapes, $500k deal, questions over risks: Inside Health NZ’s new vape planHealth NZ signed a $500,000 deal with Kiwi-owned vape company alt in December.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandRest home company to face trial over smoking policy after fire deathResident Thomas Edward Callaghan, 73, died from critical burns after the 2021 fire.18 Feb 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldHow $64 cigarette packs pushed Australians to the black marketNY Times: 'We’re opening up this massive new front in the war on drugs' - criminologist.15 Feb 11:49 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleIs an occasional cigarette really that bad?New York Times: Is social smoking essentially playing with fire?03 Feb 11:00 PM
CrimeHow an Auckland businessman's scheme to import 2.6 million black-market cigarettes backfiredWei Xu stood to gain nearly $4 million from the illegal imports.31 Jan 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Everyone's broke': Why Canterbury man sells illegal cigarettesOne illicit tobacco seller has weighed in on the issue.08 Jan 10:00 PM
New ZealandIs a smokefree generation within reach?Data reveals rates of vaping and smoking in young people is on the decline.Watch30 Nov 07:15 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsMost of us feel great, despite getting fatter and more distressedHazardous drinking among young people also shot up last year, bucking recent trends.19 Nov 09:00 PM
New Zealand'Not focused on it': The smoking law that police can't enforceIt's been four years since the law came into force – but no fines have been issued.05 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldThe Maldives bans smoking for everyone born after 2006The smoking ban also extends to tourists.04 Nov 10:22 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Everyone's broke': Why Canterbury man sells illegal cigarettesOne illicit tobacco seller has weighed in on the issue.26 Oct 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleWhat your cholesterol says about heart risk – and how to manage itCardiologist warns high cholesterol can silently begin in your 30s.26 Oct 09:21 PM
World‘I don’t want to kill someone’: Meloni’s smoking joke sparks laughter at summitThe 48-year-old Italian leader has admitted relapsing after 13 years smoke-free.15 Oct 01:57 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJonathan Devery: Why harm reduction, not ideology, should guide vaping policyOPINION: Research shows vaping can be twice as effective as nicotine patches or gum.14 Oct 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Why state-backed vaping leaves a bad tasteOPINION: Health NZ has spent $575,000 on free vape kits for smokers trying to quit.12 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldWHO: Millions of children now hooked on vapingChildren are on average nine times more likely than adults to vape, UN health agency says.06 Oct 07:41 PM
Politics'Disturbing': Doctors slam Govt's plan to buy vapes for smokers Health NZ asked the vaping industry for quotes and talked up the PR benefits of a deal.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCostello breached rules over mystery tobacco policy documentThe tobacco notes pushed for heated tobacco tax cuts and downplayed risks.16 Sep 07:38 PM
WorldSingapore tightens laws on 'zombie vapes' with harsher penaltiesTourists face deportation if caught using or supplying vapes.28 Aug 09:11 PM
New ZealandMan arrested for importing 1m black market-bound cigarettes into NZThe cigarettes, imported from China, were falsely declared as clothes. 27 Aug 12:30 AM
New ZealandHow NZ is tackling the surge in illegal tobacco smugglingIllegal cigarettes in Australia now make up half of all sales.24 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentJason Momoa recalls near-drowning in Maui surfJason Momoa almost drowned while surfing at Pe’ahi in Maui.13 Aug 08:30 PM
World'Stupidity of the century': Man apologises for Paris war monument incidentHe received a three-month suspended sentence for desecrating the tomb.09 Aug 02:59 AM
