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Doctors and nurses warn Prime Minister over trade talks
Sunday, 3 March 2013, 1:58 pm | Smokefree Coalition
More than 400 members of New Zealand’s medical community have signed a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to be vigilant that our future health is not negotiated away under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). More >>
Plain packaging welcomed, and the sooner the better
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 3:51 pm | Smokefree Coalition
The Smokefree Coalition congratulates the Government on its decision, and says introducing plain packaging is among the most important steps it can take towards reaching its target of a smokefree New Zealand by 2025. More >>
New Zealand delegates push for tobacco free world by 2040
Friday, 16 March 2012, 5:03 pm | Smokefree Coalition
New Zealand delegates to the World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) taking place this week in Singapore want the world to be tobacco free by 2040. The recommendation is one of five submitted by members of the New Zealand National Tobacco Control Working ... More >>
Aotearoa smokefree strategy a “full house in order”
Monday, 3 October 2011, 12:08 pm | Smokefree Coalition
Smokefree Coalition Executive Director Dr Prudence Stone says the tobacco control sector’s smokefree Aotearoa strategy is a “full house in order” and that it can beat the government’s commitment to making New Zealand Smokefree in 2025 by ... More >>
Imperial tobacco a Roger Award finalist
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 9:46 am | Smokefree Coalition
Imperial Tobacco NZ, New Zealand's sole manufacturer of tobacco products, has been awarded third place in the annual Roger Awards which are given to the worst transnational companies operating in New Zealand. More >>
Register of tobacco retailers mooted by Smokefree Coalition
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 12:18 pm | Smokefree Coalition
Hearings before the Health Select Committee begin today on amendments to the Smoke-free Environments Act to remove tobacco products from retail displays. The Smokefree Coalition will be among the first to present to the Select Committee at 11am. More >>
Tobacco Displays Aren't Teaching Aids
Sunday, 19 September 2010, 9:01 pm | Smokefree Coalition
Smokefree Coalition Director Dr Prudence Stone says she was shocked to hear National MP Katrina Shanks shows tobacco products to her children. Ms Shanks was on a parliamentary panel at the Parenting Forum hosted by Parents Centres NZ during the weekend. More >>
Higher prices mean less smoking
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 9:06 am | Smokefree Coalition
New Zealanders are smoking 1.3 billion fewer cigarettes a year than ten years ago, according to data produced by Statistics New Zealand for the Smokefree Coalition. More >>
Tobacco industry hypocrisy to be exposed
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 11:48 am | Smokefree Coalition
The Smokefree Coalition says the visit to New Zealand by Jeffrey Wigand, the ‘whistleblower’ famous for revealing tobacco industry secrets, will help expose the hypocrisy and deceit of New Zealand’s tobacco executives. More >>
Two thirds of kiwis want a smokefree NZ
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 9:21 am | Smokefree Coalition
The Smokefree Coalition will present research to the Maori Affairs Select Committee in Wellington tomorrow showing that 64 percent of New Zealanders completely support an end to tobacco sales by 2020. More >>
Committee To Hear Submissions On Tobacco Industry
Monday, 19 April 2010, 1:03 pm | Smokefree Coalition
The Maori Affairs Select Committee will be hearing oral submissions on its ‘Inquiry into the tobacco industry and the consequences of tobacco use for Maori’ in Wellington on Wednesday. More >>
Ban tobacco displays says child health group
Thursday, 1 April 2010, 3:28 pm | Smokefree Coalition
Parents Centres New Zealand Inc says children must be protected from tobacco advertising, and is pleased the Government is continuing to consult on the display of tobacco products in shops. More >>
Pacific Groups Support Maori Stance on Tobacco
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 4:32 pm | Smokefree Coalition
Smokefree Pasifika Action Network (SPAN) and TALA PASIFIKA – National Pacific Tobacco Control Service are right behind Maori as they fight for action to be taken on a product that wipes out over 600 people from whanau, hapu and iwi each year. More >>
Maori Health Org Speaks From the Heart On Tobacco
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 4:30 pm | Smokefree Coalition
Stories of lives torn apart by tobacco took centre stage today at the Maori Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into the tobacco industry and the consequences of tobacco use for Maori. More >>
Smoking a key risk factor for Maori oral health
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 10:29 am | Smokefree Coalition
Tobacco use significantly increases the risk of oral cancer and the demand for oral health care, and Maori are among the worst hit, says the New Zealand Dental Association. More >>
New Zealand's tobacco control leadership slipping
Monday, 25 January 2010, 10:49 am | Smokefree Coalition
New Zealand is losing its place as a world leader in tobacco control, the Smokefree Coalition has warned. Coalition Director Prudence Stone said many countries around the world are implementing decisive smokefree legislation while New Zealand dithers. More >>
Tobacco tax increase urged in the Year of the Lung
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 1:36 pm | Smokefree Coalition
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies has declared 2010 the Year of the Lungs to address the neglect lung health traditionally receives in public discussion. Smokefree Coalition Director Prudence Stone says this makes 2010 a fitting year for ... More >>
“By 2020” recommends Smokefree Coalition
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:41 am | Smokefree Coalition
The Smokefree Coalition held its second seminar in Wellington today [14 December] on the Maori Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into the tobacco industry and the consequences of tobacco use for Maori. New director Dr Prudence Stone presented the Coalition’s ... More >>
Tobacco inquiry a truly historic event
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 12:10 pm | Smokefree Coalition
A seminar was held in Auckland today to help smokefree organisations make submissions to a government inquiry into the tobacco industry’s impact on Maori. More >>
Maori urged to strike back at big tobacco
Friday, 4 December 2009, 11:08 am | Smokefree Coalition
“We don't smoke the shit, we just sell it. We reserve the right to smoke for the young, the poor, the black and the stupid.” More >>
