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Smokers back new tobacco pouch to help quit the habit

Nicotine replacement products backed in study

UK: NHS trial offers people money to lose weight

Obese patients have been paid up to $911 to lose weight in a UK trial to test if financial incentives can be used to change unhealthy behaviour.

Ladettes narrow life gap

<i>Editorial:</i> Heat is on merchants of death

Turia wants tax rise to make tobacco too dear for young

Family tells of smoking death pain

MPs probing the tobacco industry got personal with the family of a Maori smoking victim describing the impact of his addiction and death.

Remove tobacco from shops, says academic

An Auckland academic says smoking rates in New Zealand would plummet if tobacco products could not be displayed at shops.

Outdoor smoking ban too 'nanny state' - PM

A proposal to ban smoking at beaches and other public places doesn't have the support of John Key, who thinks it is too "nanny state".

Ban smoking from beaches, health officials ask

Health officials tackling Maori smoking want new measures to ban the habit at beaches, playgrounds, bus stops and other areas.

Turia urges price rise to reduce tobacco use

Turia urges price rise to reduce tobacco use

Do you want cigarettes banned by 2020?

Kiwis want cigarettes banned by 2020

Half the nation, including smokers, support completely banning cigarettes within 10 years, a study has found.

Electronic fags draw huff and puff

<i>Editorial:</i> Tax rise most likely way to curb smoking