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Big tobacco ‘working in the shadows’ blamed for killing off NZ’s pioneering plan to protect future generations

Analysis - Labour and health academics push for clarity over whether tobacco companies had any involvement with the government's smokefree policies, David Seymour will be at Waitangi to explain his Treaty Principles Bill and James Shaw calls it ...

Ministers are are being asked to make public any dealings with the industry by public health experts, who say there are similarities in their arguments on smokefree legislation.

The model for an end to tobacco had been pushed for decades by New Zealand's Indigenous people.

When New Zealand's new government announced it was scrapping the country's world-leading tobacco laws, it came as a particularly hard blow to Māori people.

A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are perhaps the worlds toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ensued.

A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are perhaps the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ensued.

New Zealand has declared war on tobacco with a remarkable new law. The indigenous Māori population, with the country's highest smoking rate, has a lot to gain. But they have a bone of contention.

New Zealand has declared war on tobacco with a remarkable new law. The indigenous M?ori population, with the countrys highest smoking rate, has a lot to gain. But they have a bone of contention.

A drawer full of confiscated vapes represents the alarming rise of child nicotine addicts.