LifestyleE-cigs much safer than normal smokes - studyVapour from e-cigarettes has a fraction of the toxins of traditional cigarettes, and much less nicotine, a new study has found.27 Mar 01:40 AM
LifestyleHow smoking affects babiesNew study appears to shed more light on the harmful effects of smoking while pregnant using 4D ultrasound scans to detect the tiny movements made by foetus in the womb.23 Mar 08:20 PM
LifestylePlain packaging on cigarettes is working - researchPlain packaging for cigarettes made smokers more likely to quit in the year after it was introduced, the most comprehensive research on the legislation to date shows.19 Mar 07:50 PM
BusinessPlain packs - heat on GovtThe Government is being lobbied to bring the tobacco plain-packaging bill back to Parliament for a final vote.01 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleSmokers have a thinner brain - researchSmokers tend to have a thinner outer brain layer than non-smokers, new research suggests.11 Feb 08:15 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Does this ad encourage kids to smoke?Quitline is running an ad depicting little children pretending to "smoke" their crayons, writes Shelley Bridgeman. Aimed at adults, yes. But what of the longer term effects?29 Jan 01:45 AM
New ZealandNew Year spurs smokers to stub outMore and more Kiwis are choosing to kick their nastiest habit and give up smoking as a New Year resolution.12 Jan 04:00 PM
SportChallenges make triumphs sweeterThe New Year is a time for reflection. This year, we met everyday New Zealanders who have suffered heartbreaking moments in their lives.26 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleSmoking pill could be the answer to addictionNew Zealand researchers have shown that a low-cost, Soviet-era quit-smoking pill is more effective than nicotine-replacement therapy.18 Dec 01:25 AM
WorldUK to ban smoking while kids in carAdult smokers in the UK who light up with children in the car will be fined £50 ($101), under new Government plans.17 Dec 10:37 PM
LifestyleQuit rate on e-cigarettes higher with nicotineElectronic cigarettes are more effective at helping smokers to quit tobacco when they contain nicotine, a review of studies has found.17 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleCall to ban smoking in outdoor areas (+vote)The Cancer Society wants smoking banned by next year at Auckland's publicly owned outdoor dining areas.10 Dec 01:05 AM
KahuWhere + why Maori still smokeIt's ten years today since smoking was banned in bars, but Maori are still more likely to smoke than Europeans. We map where the ethnic smoking gap lies.09 Dec 08:40 PM
New ZealandBig challenge in cancer fight planDoctors question if an already stretched workforce can cope with the govt's ambitious target to treat every cancer patient within two months.09 Dec 04:00 PM
LifestyleQuitters win battle of buttsHundreds of smokers around New Zealand participated in the Stoptober campaign to quit smoking.07 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldUS town tries to ban tobacco salesA small Massachusetts town has become the angry flashpoint for the latest showdown in America's war on smoking as health officials try to introduce a blanket ban on the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products.14 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandPregnant smokers offered fuel vouchersThe West Coast District Health Board has offered to pay up to $350 in petrol and fuel vouchers to smoking pregnant women in a bid to get them to quit the habit.13 Nov 04:30 AM
OpinionVerity Johnson: Why I find smokers strangely sexyI know a slab of young people who find smoking abhorrent, and a total turn-off. But there is also sizeable chunk of people like me, who are wracked with guilt at finding it attractive.17 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe habit going up in smokeLaurie Holmes has patches, Champix and lozenges to help him quit - but he's gone cold turkey without a hiccup.14 Oct 04:00 PM
LifestyleSmokers join Stoptober campaignHundreds of smokers have joined a Stoptober campaign to give up the habit, and many more will try to quit on their own - with little chance of success.30 Sep 04:00 PM
BusinessWhen cigarette packs look the same, fewer people buy themFrance is on the verge of introducing some of the most stringent anti-smoking legislation in the world, following Australia's lead - and it could work.30 Sep 01:41 AM
OpinionMatt Heath: Sneaky little vice proves costly and humiliatingMatt Heath writes: Soon parents will get in as much trouble for putting sugar in their coffee as I did for a tasty little cigarette.14 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleSmoke-style wine warnings?Cigarette-style warnings should be placed on wine showing its health risks and the number of calories it contains, a group of British MPs has said.11 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessYoung keep big tobacco aliveCigarette consumption has long been in decline in the US. But some states and demographics still seem to be clinging on to the habit - and keeping tobacco companies afloat.17 Jul 04:30 AM
WorldPlain packaging damages taste - studyPlain packaging makes cigarettes taste worse than branded cigarettes and makes all cigarettes taste the same, new research suggests.15 Jul 03:14 AM
LifestyleWorld's first electronic joint developedE-Njoint BV is selling its high-tech spliffs at parties, music events, bars and clubs and across Europe.25 Jun 02:25 AM
New ZealandIs this the end of the Big Smoke?The Cancer Society is appealing to Auckland suburbs with the city's highest rates of smoking for help to press for a smokefree bylaw and possibly fines.22 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleSmoke gets up diners' nosesKiwi diners are being exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke even when they choose to sit inside restaurants, a study shows.19 Jun 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Genuinely fearful' worker gets $16KA barber was "genuinely fearful" of remaining in the presence of an employer who regularly made fun of him and told him "I hate white people".18 Jun 03:54 AM
KahuStillbirth risk factors identifiedWomen who smoke and are overweight are more likely to suffer a stillbirth than non-smoking women of a healthy weight, a report has found.17 Jun 03:11 AM
