KahuSmokefree 2025 plans needs targets, and funding - Hone HarawiraSmokefree 2025 won't happen unless Govt sets clear targets and money to achieve them.25 Apr 05:00 PM
KahuRongoā Māori: Plant chemical found in kōwhai helps smokers quitA chemical found in the kōwhai may offer a cheaper medicine to help people quit smoking.03 Apr 10:58 PM
New ZealandCall for tobacco-only stores with country 'way behind' Smokefree 2025 targetSmoking rates are falling but at less than half needed to reach the 2025 goal.30 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhat's in your vaping liquid? Scientists to test for nicotine levels, alcohol, illegal drugsStudies have reported large variations between labelled and actual nicotine levels.13 Mar 02:07 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionComment: Let's quit the shame game and help our smokers give upOpinion: Half a million still addicted to cigarettes - here's what they need to quit.02 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOutdoor or indoors? Rules on smoking areas at bars could tighten after vaping lawThe Ministry of Health wants feedback on how to define a non-smoking area.27 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandThree packs a day: MIQ nurse helps 20 international fishermen quit smokingA 40-year habit stubbed out in just 14 days.28 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Tragic': Mental health disorders linked to deadly physical illnessResearchers examined 3.2 million New Zealander's hospital records.13 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhat does vaping really do to our lungs?Major NZ study aims to answer burning questions around vaping's long-term effects.13 Jan 12:00 AM
LifestyleNew year, more tax: Price of cigarettes goes up againThe increase is smaller than in previous years.31 Dec 06:33 PM
KahuClean teens: Why are more young Kiwis snubbing drugs, smoking and booze?New study aims to get to the bottom of curious "megatrend" among cleaner-living teens.12 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandChristchurch's smokefree areas now 'vapefree' tooThe city's existing Smokefree Public Places policy will now include vaping.12 Nov 12:29 AM
New Zealand'Vapefree' public spaces being considered in ChristchurchFifteen other councils have already included vaping in their smokefree policies.07 Nov 01:27 AM
New ZealandNZ set an ambitious target to reduce cot deaths. Three years on, no one knows if progress is being madeExperts say the rate of cot deaths in NZ may be rising after years of decreases.27 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ First leader snapped smoking on smoke-free campusWinston Peters was taking a smoko at Otago University's Dunedin campus this afternoon.07 Sep 05:25 AM
LifestyleVaping teen nearly dies: 'I have the lungs of an 80-year-old lifelong smoker'16yo spent 10 weeks fighting for his life in hospital, needed artificial lung to survive.28 Aug 11:34 PM
New ZealandUp in smoke: Cigarette sales plunge by almost 200 million a yearAbout 2132 million cigarettes were sold last year - 193 million fewer than 2018.27 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTaxHome detention for businessman in $537k tobacco tax fraudAn inspection by Biosecurity NZ found a container with smokes hidden inside boxes of food.21 Aug 05:52 AM
Kahu'Shocking': Major ethnic inequalities in breast reconstruction surgeryMinority patients are missing out on better quality of life and happiness after cancer.02 Aug 11:20 PM
New ZealandBudget 2020: Anti-smoking group praises Govt for not hiking tobacco taxToo often it is vulnerable groups that are hit the hardest, advocate says.14 May 03:37 AM
New ZealandQuit Group vows to spend funds on anti-smoking initiativesQuit Group will wind up in June once it spends the $2.7m squirrelled away.10 Mar 09:16 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: What the fug? Govt way too slow on vapingCOMMENT: How has it taken so long to come up with such a vapid response?23 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland principal on vaping: 'It's a huge concern for us'"Literally every interval we are confiscating vapes. It's a huge concern," principal says.22 Jan 10:30 AM
New ZealandDHBs offering fewer smokers help with quittingSmoke-free campaigners disappointed at trend.15 Jan 04:43 AM
New ZealandDairy owners' fears as tobacco tax rises againAn automatic 11.46 per cent increase will go ahead tomorrow.31 Dec 05:29 AM
New ZealandHeather du Plessis Allan: Why I'll vote for cannabis legalisationCOMMENT: This isn't a referendum on whether Kiwis should smoke.04 Dec 05:44 AM
EntertainmentNoiseworks guitarist Stuart 'Chet' Fraser deadNoiseworks guitarist has died after a three-year lung cancer battle.02 Dec 01:27 AM
New ZealandTobacco laws prevent vaping crackdownOutdated legislation for vaping and e-cigarettes are preventing a crackdown on them.29 Nov 11:26 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Where there's smoke there may be disinformationCOMMENT: Why regulate the marketing and display of vaping products?29 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Vaping concerns are more than pufferyEditorial: Principals' testimony on the rise of vaping among students is a call to action.29 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuNZ First breaks rank to oppose cigarette price riseWinston Peters says the price rise will disproportionately "gouge" the poor.29 Nov 02:06 AM
New ZealandA third of kids are vaping - principalsSchools and health groups call for quick action against vaping.26 Nov 12:56 AM
New ZealandAlcohol causes more harm than cannabis, says addiction expertThe political focus on cannabis reform is drowning out debate on the bigger problem.15 Nov 10:01 PM
EntertainmentRapper reveals staffer's sole 'occupation' is to roll jointsSnoop Dogg employs a "professional blunt roller".18 Oct 08:44 PM
