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Tobacco tax increase will put a squeeze on smoker’s pockets
Friday, 21 December 2012, 1:07 pm | Quitline
Tobacco tax increase due on 1st January will put a squeeze on smoker’s pockets More >>
Good news for smokers this New Year
Thursday, 13 December 2012, 1:19 pm | Quitline
Smokers who choose to stop smoking in the New Year are more likely to keep their resolution for the long-term if they choose to quit with Quitline, new research has shown. More >>
Quitline supports ‘a small city’ of quitting smokers
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 4:52 pm | Quitline
In the past year Quitline supported over 62,000 quit smoking attempts by New Zealanders. This is larger than the entire population of Rotorua. Quitline’s recent Annual Review 2011/2012 highlights new independent research that shows more than 24% of ... More >>
Significant Increase For People Quitting Smoking
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 5:47 pm | Quitline
New research has found that 24.2% of people who quit smoking with Quitline in the past year were still smokefree after six months. In 2007, the last time a similar evaluation was conducted, the result was 20.9% - a clear improvement to the Quitline ... More >>
Quitline Launches Facebook Page on World Smokefree Day
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 9:35 am | Quitline
Quitline has launched a new Facebook page www.facebook.com/quitlinenz to coincide with this year’s World Smokefree Day (Thursday 31 May). The page aims to connect and support people who are quitting smoking. It also incorporates Quitline’s online ... More >>
Quitline’s New Advertising Campaign
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 9:43 am | Quitline
Quitline’s New Advertising Campaign Will Motivate More People to Quit Smoking To help reach the Government’s goal of a Smokefree New Zealand by 2025, Quitline has today (10th April 2012) launched a major new television, outdoor and online campaign ... More >>
Quitline Launches Mobile Website
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 11:57 am | Quitline
National stop-smoking support service Quitline has launched a new mobile version of its website www.quit.org.nz. The new website offers a slimmed down version of the existing site, focussing on key tools and advice to help people quit smoking ... More >>
Quitline Prepares for Busy New Years
Saturday, 31 December 2011, 6:12 pm | Quitline
/ Media Release 31 December 2011 Quitline Prepares for Busy New Years as Cigarette Prices Rise More >>
Quitline Releases New Publication to Help Smokers Quit
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 5:17 pm | Quitline
Quitline’s new quit-smoking bible will help smokers beat their addiction in five steps. More >>
Teenagers Unite To Issue Challenge To Smokers
Wednesday, 8 June 2011, 12:02 pm | Quitline
Over 120 teenagers will challenge smokers to quit this Matariki as part of a public Dawn ceremony organised by Quitline. This event will take place this Thursday (9 June) from 7:30am-10:00am in Wellington’s Civic Square (wet weather venue, Capital ... More >>
Smokers who ask for help are more likely to quit
Friday, 7 January 2011, 6:42 pm | Quitline
The traditional New Year’s resolution, together with the January 1 tobacco tax increase, has prompted a record number of smokers to contact Quit to get help to stop smoking. More >>
Matariki Offers Chance To Quit For Good
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 11:50 am | Quitline
Smokers are being challenged by staff at Quitline to banish tobacco from their lives this Matariki. More >>
Quitliners to cut through the smoke at Te Kōnohete
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 3:59 pm | Quitline
A team of Quitline Advisors will be heralding a non-smoking message with waiata, haka, and free nicotine patches at this week’s annual Te Kōnohete concert. More >>
Ads highlight smoking and stroke link
Monday, 3 February 2003, 9:42 am | Quitline
New Zealand smokers are about to get a graphic reminder of the link between smoking and stroke. A Quitline television commercial to be run from this week shows the brain of a deceased 38-year old smoker being dissected – to show a large blood clot. More >>
No problems with patches and gum, says Quitline
Monday, 16 July 2001, 6:39 pm | Quitline
The National Quitline is assuring smokers that there are no problems with supplies of the subsidised nicotine patches and gum which it issues to callers who are eligible. More >>
