Experts are calling for a limit on the number and location of vape shops to combat what they say is an epidemic of vaping among rangatahi.
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News'Smoking will be a thing of the past' as bill passes third reading
Last night the government passed the third and final reading for its Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill, which aims to accelerate progress toward a smokef
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New conversations on rangatahi vaping
A survey carried out by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) last year found regular smoking rates have decreased as vape use increases.
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Tackling rangatahi vaping through song and leadership programme
Te Arawa Whānau Ora (TAWO) has opened registrations for its Toitū singer/songwriter competition and 12-week leadership programme for rangatahi aged 13 to 18.
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Swapping one nicotine for another: smoking rates down but rise in rangatahi vaping
Although smoking rates are trending downward in Aotearoa, anti-smoking campaigners are becoming concerned with the increasing number of rangatahi vaping.
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Gov't campaign tackling inequity in smoking declines
The government will increase spending on information campaigns designed to lower smoking among Māori.
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Rise in vaping rangatahi; smoking declines continue
Māori and Pasifika high school students are more likely to vape daily than Pākehā students, according to new research.
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Māori students lead the way, as teen smoking falls to record low – new ASH survey
Photo source / Auahi Kore Māori students lead the way in significant declines in smoking by tauira of all ethnicities, according to ASH's newly released Year 10 survey.
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David Seymour: "Māori are the national champions of smoking"
New legislation to regulate vaping was introduced to Parliament today by Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa in an effort to balance helping smokers quit while not encouraging new users. ACT Leader David Seymour says, "Labour's plan to regulate vaping in the same way as cigarettes is the most damaging public health policy in a generation".
