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The deadline for all vaping devices to have removeable batteries and a child safety mechanism is coming up on 1  October 2024. 

A tobacco and vape retailer and his employee have received fines totalling $8000 after an investigation by Health New Zealand led to the Ministry of Health filing charges against them. These are the first sentencings in a series of prosecutions currently being undertaken by the Ministry against retailers identified as repeat offenders by Health New Zealand investigations.

A Christchurch shopkeeper has been fined $56,000 for the illegal sale of vapes and cigarettes, including selling vapes to minors.  

Updated advice for franchises on approval to operate as a specialist vape retailer.

The Government has today reconfirmed a range of requirements for reusable vaping products coming into effect on 21 March 2024, but has put on hold other requirements to allow for further review of the regulations.

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

This is the first of ongoing Compliance Alerts from the VRA as we begin to publish regular compliance related updates and guidance.

Manatū Hauora is asking relevant stakeholders for feedback on a proposed regulation to clarify the maximum allowable nicotine in some vaping products sold in Aotearoa.

Manatū Hauora’s Vaping Regulatory Authority (the Authority) is focused on compliance with the law as it makes further progress with its vaping product investigations.

Following regulatory action by the Vaping Regulatory Authority, non-compliant vaping product notifications are being withdrawn by product notifiers, meaning those products can no longer be legally sold in New Zealand until they are compliant and have been re-notified with the correct information.

The Vaping Regulatory Authority has extended the deadline for companies to provide information demonstrating their vaping products are compliant with current regulations by a week to 12 noon Friday 9 December.

The Vaping Regulatory Authority is reviewing each of the 8,083 vaping substances that have been notified in New Zealand to identify any that may be non-compliant with the product safety requirements.

The Vaping Regulatory Authority has requested all vaping retailers, and importers review all their products to ensure they are complying with the law.

New vaping regulations have been released today that will operationalise parts of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990.

The Ministry of Health is encouraging New Zealanders to have their say and provide feedback on draft regulations under the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act through an online consultation that opens today