Smokefree law - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:43:29 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Smokefree law - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Smokefree law repeals 'completely backwards step' - health experts https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/11/30/smokefree-law-repeals-completely-backwards-step-health-experts/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 04:54:19 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=166975 The incoming finance minister has admitted that New Zealand's world-first smokefree laws have been scrapped to fund tax cuts. National's coalition deal with New Zealand First - released yesterday - says it will repeal amendments to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 and regulations before March 2024 These changes would remove requirements for Read more

Smokefree law repeals ‘completely backwards step' - health experts... Read more]]> The incoming finance minister has admitted that New Zealand's world-first smokefree laws have been scrapped to fund tax cuts.

National's coalition deal with New Zealand First - released yesterday - says it will repeal amendments to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 and regulations before March 2024

These changes would remove requirements for denicotisation and remove the reduction in retail outlets and the generation ban, while also amending vaping product requirements and taxing smoked products only. Read more

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