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Term 1 2024 Report Card Government

Vaping ‘report card’ for Government reveals average grades

15 April, 2024

The Government's 'report card' reveals significant areas for improvement to address the youth vaping epidemic....

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Call to fund more boots on the ground for vaping vigilance

10 April, 2024

The Government need to invest in people on the ground, those visiting shops and checking the vaping products online to make sure they meet all the legal...

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Disposable vape ban commended by health organisation

20 March, 2024

​The complete ban of disposable vapes is a positive step forward in the fight against the youth vaping epidemic....

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Black market for vapes emerges in schools

11 March, 2024

Shocking stories surface of kids selling vapes to each other at school, while toddlers find their older siblings' vapes lying around....

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Vaping comments the "understatement of the century"

28 February, 2024

The Foundation met with those in power in 2017 and 2018, warning them of the harms of vaping and urging them to strongly regulate to no avail....

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Escape your vape this summer

19 December, 2023

'Escape Your Vape' campaign launches on December 20. Enter to win by posting your summer snaps and tagging @dontgetsuckedin_nz and using #escapeyourvape...

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NZ teenage daily vaping rates almost double, new data reveals – ARFNZ

14 December, 2023

The number of teenagers vaping every day has almost doubled in the past year....

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Health professionals condemn changes to smoking and vaping laws

28 November, 2023

A group of clinical leaders is urging the Government to seriously re-consider changes to smoking and vaping legislation after hearing of its plans to ax...

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Kiwis at risk by new coalition’s smoking and vaping changes

27 November, 2023

The heart and lung health of New Zealanders are at risk if the changes proposed by our new Government go ahead....

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New Zealand’s first quit vaping guidelines for youth released

17 November, 2023

‘A reference guide: To support rangatahi to quit vaping’ – written and published by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ – is aimed at helping healt...