Template submissions on the plain packaging of tobacco products consultation

The attached information consists of template submissions on the plain packaging of tobacco products consultation received by the Ministry of Health from within New Zealand.

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

 

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