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"At the start of this month, when denicotinisation would have been due to come
into effect in Aotearoa New Zealand (had the government not repealed smokefree
laws), Australia introduced innovative smokefree policies to change the look,
ingredients and packaging of tobacco products.
New Zealand’s current goal is to reduce smoking prevalence to no more than 5%
(and as close to zero as possible) among all population groups. However,
realising this goal now seems very unlikely.
Latest figures show 6.9% of the general population smoke daily, but smoking
places a much heavier burden on Māori and Pacific peoples, where 14.7% and
12.3% smoke, respectively.
New Zealand could borrow measures from Australia’s new regulations, or even go
beyond, to begin salvaging its reputation as a country that develops
progressive, evidence-based smokefree policy. Here are six ideas New Zealand
should consider implementing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
