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Health organisation welcomes first medically-approved quit vaping product, renews call for tougher laws

30 January, 2026

Medsafe has approved New Zealand’s first vaping-specific Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) product....

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Asthma hospitalisations to rise as kids return to school

26 January, 2026

The Foundation is urging parents, caregivers, and schools to be alert to the signs of an asthma attack, as data shows hospitalisations peak in the third...

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Health organisation calls on Government to reinstate flu tracking programme

18 December, 2025

The Government’s decision to stop tracking key respiratory conditions leaves the country’s most vulnerable people at greater risk of severe illness or d...

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Asthma Foundation supports stop-smoking provider threatened for rejecting vapes

12 December, 2025

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is appalled that a Wellington stop-smoking provider is at risk of losing its Government contract for refusing t...

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Teen vaping crisis worsens, system 'truly failed to protect them'

19 November, 2025

Vaping is far from under control, with new figures showing a worrying rise in use among teens....

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Call for swift action on new RSV protection for infants

10 November, 2025

A breakthrough treatment that could save babies from a deadly but preventable lung disease is sitting in the hands of Pharmac - and respiratory health e...

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Tongariro fire: Respiratory health warning for people living, travelling nearby

10 November, 2025

Kiwis living with a respiratory condition near the Tongariro National Park fire are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves from exposure ...

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Vaping threatens smokefree progress, Government must act now, health organisation warns

6 November, 2025

Policymakers are being urged to confront the harsh reality that vaping is undermining years of smokefree progress....

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Health organisation concerned by findings linking gas stoves to childhood asthma cases

24 September, 2025

Research commissioned by EECA links household gas stoves to more than 3,200 new childhood asthma cases annually, highlighting the urgent need for safer ...

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Urgent relief for Christchurch kura battling unhealthy buildings

9 September, 2025

Ten heavy-duty air purifiers are being gifted to a Christchurch kura ā iwi to help protect tamariki from the increased risk of respiratory issues caused...