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Confirmed: Govt’s official view on vaping changes
Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 8:56 am | Alt New Zealand
The Government is set to publicly revise its view on vaping with details of its new position and legislative timetable released today by two key vaping industry leaders. More >>
Porirua’s vaping ban missed opportunity
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 9:05 pm | Alt New Zealand
Media release Alt New Zealand Tuesday, 16 April 2019 Porirua’s vaping ban missed opportunity Porirua City is set to expand its smokefree areas to include beaches, the city centre and all council-owned and managed sites. The ban will also include ... More >>
Porirua’s vaping ban missed opportunity
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 4:03 pm | Alt New Zealand
Porirua City is set to expand its smokefree areas to include beaches, the city centre and all council-owned and managed sites. The ban will also include vaping and e-cigarettes which disappoints one leading Kiwi vaping entrepreneur, describing the move as completely ... More >>
Vaping very low among young teens and no gateway
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 9:22 am | Alt New Zealand
New research shows record few Year 10 students in New Zealand are smoking, while vaping by 14 and 15-year olds remains equally low and is falling. More >>
Kiwi vaping business Alt secures Countdown
Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 12:48 pm | Alt New Zealand
The largest Kiwi-owned vaping business has secured a supplier agreement with supermarket giant Woolworths Group with its Alt-branded products now available throughout Countdowns. More >>
Wellington’s vaping ban disappointing
Thursday, 21 March 2019, 8:44 pm | Alt New Zealand
Wellington City Council’s decision today to make vaping part of its Smokefree Action Plan is disappointing and will do nothing to move the country closer to Smoke Free 2025, says the co-owner of New Zealand’s largest vaping business. Wellington ... More >>
Good on Hamilton for rejecting vaping ban
Friday, 15 March 2019, 9:09 am | Alt New Zealand
Hamilton City Council has voted to keep vaping out of its smokefree policy following a debate on the city’s Smokefree And Vapefree Outdoor Areas Policy and Smokefree Plan. More >>
Vaping key to Smoke Free 2025 goal
Monday, 11 March 2019, 9:56 am | Alt New Zealand
It’s great the Government has announced it’s committed to amending the 1990 Smoke-free Environments Act. This follows Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa submitting a paper to cabinet in November titled “Supporting smokers to switch to significantly ... More >>
Council vaping bans misguided
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 3:58 pm | Alt New Zealand
Calls are getting louder for Wellington City Council’s City Strategy Committee to leave vaping out of its Smokefree Action Plan when it decides tomorrow – Thursday 7 March. New Zealand’s largest vaping business has joined public health organisation ... More >>
Vaping part of car ban, disappointing
Sunday, 10 February 2019, 5:00 pm | Alt New Zealand
“We totally support the Government banning cigarette smoking in cars when children and young people are present, but to also lump vaping in makes absolutely no sense,” says Ben Pryor, director of Alt New Zealand. “We’re surprised vaping will be ... More >>
For smokers vaping twice as effective
Monday, 4 February 2019, 10:43 am | Alt New Zealand
“We’ve long known that vaping is a very effective way to give up smoking but to have it now confirmed by the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine is incredibly compelling,” says Jonathan Devery, director of Alt New Zealand. More >>
Vaping regulations needed to help smokers quit
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 9:04 am | Alt New Zealand
“Like many others we urge the Government to amend the Smokefree Environments Act when Parliament reconvenes giving vaping much-needed regulation and smokers a better chance of quitting,” says Ben Pryor, Director of Alt New Zealand – the leading ... More >>
Vaping company supports removing tobacco from dairies
Friday, 11 January 2019, 10:01 am | Alt New Zealand
Leading New Zealand-owned and operated vaping and e-cigarette company, Alt, is supporting calls for tobacco to be removed from all dairies saying such a move would bring considerable health and security benefits. More >>
