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Manatū Hauora today published a report from the University of Auckland into the illicit tobacco trade in Aotearoa New Zealand during 2022.

Goals to tackle youth vaping rates and secure a smokefree future for Aotearoa New Zealand have taken a significant step forward today with new vaping and smoked tobacco regulations

New smoked tobacco and vaping policies announced today will support Aotearoa in its goal to become smokefree by 2025 and help curb youth vaping rates.

The Director-General of Health is today issuing Breakfree to Smokefree as a public health message under section 24(f) of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990.

New Zealanders only have a few more days to have their say about proposed smoked tobacco and vaping regulations that will help Aotearoa New Zealand reach its smokefree goal.

The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act received Royal assent on Friday 16 December 2022 and new provisions came into effect from 1 January 2023.

The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act received Royal assent on Friday 16 December 2022 and new provisions came into effect from 1 January 2023.

The ASH Year 10 Snapshot Survey published today shows Aotearoa’s daily youth smoking rates continue to decline across all ethnicities, with overall rates falling to an all-time low from about 2% between 2015-19 to 1.3% in 2021.