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More than 100 000 Kiwi kids exposed to smoking in cars
Friday, 15 February 2013, 9:54 am | Action On Smoking And Health
A new study estimates the number of New Zealand children exposed to secondhand smoke in cars at over 100 000 per week. More >>
Big Cig to marry pokie machine at SkyCity on Gamblefree Day
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 3:28 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Auckland's SkyCity Casino will be the venue for a different sort of wedding on Gamblefree Day, Thursday 1 September at 12 noon. Big Cigarette will marry a pokie machine in a street theatre event outside the Casino to protest against SkyCity's planned 'outdoor' ... More >>
ASH pleased Bill removing tobacco displays passed
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 5:30 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) congratulate Associate Minister of Health Tariana Turia, the Health select committee, and Parliament for passing the Smoke-free Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Bill today. “We are pleased to finally see ... More >>
Smoking survey shows daily youth smoking not declining
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 10:25 am | Action On Smoking And Health
The Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Year 10 smoking survey shows youth smoking has plateaued. More >>
ASH delighted Bill picked for tobacco display ban
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 4:06 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) congratulates Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway on having his Smoke-free Environments (Removing Tobacco Displays) Amendment Bill picked from the ballot of private Members Bills. More >>
Strong public support for smokefree NZ
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 4:15 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
A new survey conducted for Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) by research company UMR shows that nearly two in three New Zealanders support ending commercial tobacco sales by 2020. More >>
ASH Applauds Finnish Plans To Phase Out Smoking
Friday, 15 January 2010, 11:27 am | Action On Smoking And Health
New laws banning the display of tobacco products smoking in cars carrying children are the start of what the Finnish State Secretary describes as getting rid of tobacco "once and for all". More >>
Tobacco Company Workplace Nomination Outrage
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 3:36 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Te Reo Marama are calling for the immediate withdrawal of tobacco company, British American Tobacco (BAT) as a finalist for the JRA Best Workplaces Awards. ASH director, Ben Youdan says the nomination is nothing ... More >>
ASH Delighted With Inquiry Decision
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 2:55 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is delighted the Maori Affairs Select Committee has approved a request from MP Hone Harawira to hold an inquiry into the impact of tobacco use on Maori. More >>
Tobacco is no ordinary product, warns GP
Monday, 24 August 2009, 9:23 am | Action On Smoking And Health
It’s astonishing that tobacco is on sale alongside everyday grocery items, says Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Chair Professor Bruce Arroll. More >>
Smuggling claims a smokescreen say ASH
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 4:17 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says claims by the NZ Association of Convenience Stores that black market tobacco trade would increase following a ban on the display of tobacco products are a gross distortion of the facts. “There is no link between ... More >>
Smoking holds one in five back from healthy life
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 4:16 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says findings from new research that only one in seven New Zealanders has a healthy lifestyle is sign that tough new measures are needed to combat tobacco consumption. More >>
British Smoking Bans Welcomed By Kiwi Groups
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 3:25 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Health groups welcome UK move on tobacco displays and urge NZ to follow Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and the Cancer Society of New Zealand welcomed the announcement tobacco displays are to be banned in England and Wales. The consultation by the British ... More >>
ASH welcome drop in youth smoking
Monday, 8 December 2008, 1:21 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) welcomes recent findings from the University of Auckland’s Adolescent Health Research Group. The researchers surveyed over 9500 youth from over 100 randomly selected secondary schools from around the country about ... More >>
Recommendation to ban tobacco retail displays
Monday, 29 September 2008, 9:49 am | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) welcomes the recommendation to ban tobacco retail displays published today by the health select committee. The committee recommended “Government introduce legislation to require tobacco and cigarette displays in ... More >>
Commerce Comm'n decision on tobacco descriptions
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 10:50 am | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is disappointed over the outcome of the Commerce Commission investigation whether the use of misleading descriptive terms on tobacco including the terms ‘light’ and ‘mild’ are misleading under the Fair Trading ... More >>
Hypnosis smoking cessation claims a concern
Thursday, 7 August 2008, 3:56 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is concerned smokers were given the wrong impression after a TV report claimed hypnosis smoking cessation therapy as having a success rate of 65 percent compared to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) at 22 percent. More >>
Hypnosis smoking cessation claims a concern
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 5:16 pm | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is concerned smokers were given the wrong impression after a TV report claimed hypnosis smoking cessation therapy as having a success rate of 65 percent compared to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) at 22 percent. More >>
Research links tobacco displays with teen smoking
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 11:11 am | Action On Smoking And Health
The Public Health Association (PHA) conference was today told that teens who regularly visit dairies, supermarket and service-stations with tobacco displays are twice as likely to be susceptible to smoking than those who visit less than once a week. More >>
Warriors fans receive treatment
Monday, 26 May 2008, 11:10 am | Action On Smoking And Health
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) NZ, Auckland Cancer Society of New Zealand, Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) and Ngati Whatua o Orakei Health Services More >>
