Template submissions on the plain packaging of tobacco products consultation

More than 20,000 forms and template letters, post cards and petitions (some of these with a number of slight variants) were received by the Ministry of Health as part of the consultation process on the proposal to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products in New Zealand.

All submission received by the Ministry were analysed for the substantive arguments and the evidence presented.  

This summary provides examples of the various template submissions and detail on the actual numbers of each type received.

For submissions from New Zealand, visit Local submissions on the plain packaging of tobacco products consultation.

For submissions from outside New Zealand, visit Overseas submissions on the plain packaging of tobacco products consultation.

Template submissions on the plain packaging of tobacco products consultation

Submission in support	Description	Number
1	a postcard with cigarette packet on it	1484
	b postcard with 'out of mouths of babes'	882
	combination of a & b	618
	c newspaper clippings	15
	d A4 letter with postcard dotpoints	6
	e A5 letter with postcard dotpoints	113
2	letter with 2 paragraphs	556
3	petition 'out of the mouths of babes'	2882
4	petition - Auckland cancer Society	22
5	e petition	1442
6	letter with 3 paragraphs	109
7	letter with 5 dotpoints	41
8	letter with 1 paragraph	64
9	letter with 2 paragraphs and pictures of cigaretee packages	56
10	letter with 4 dot points	1
		Total - 8291
Submissions opposed	Description	Number
20	Retailers "I say no to plain packaging"	2574
21	Retailers "I say no to plain packaging" - template	668
22	I oppose plain packaging - won't stop people smoking	7543
23	I say no to plain packaging - postcard	874
24	Retailer letters opposed	33
25	Adult smokers	160
		Total - 11852
		Total people responding - 20143