Heavy-handed regulation of the vaping industry will only help Big Tobacco, argues economist Jenesa Jeram. E-cigarette regulations are on the horizon to deal with the vaping Wild West, an industry landscape with no legislation or enforcement. For a long time, the lack of regulation didn’t really matter. The vaping industry has managed to get along … Read more
Several labels turned down a proposal that would have seen a multinational cigarette manufacturer pay their fees and venue costs. Business editor Maria Slade reports. Fashion designers were offered the opportunity to stage a show at this year’s New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) virtually for free – if they accepted help from tobacco company Philip … Read more
Today is World Smokefree Day, and we’re presenting two views on the future of tobacco and nicotine use. Here the NZ Initiative’s Jenesa Jeram argues for a ‘harm reduction’ approach – one which includes tobacco products. Today on World Smokefree Day, it is time to listen to the needs and preferences of smokers. Yes, that … Read more
Today is World Smokefree Day, and we’re presenting two views on the future of tobacco and nicotine use. Here the co-directors Otago University’s tobacco-control research group ASPIRE 2025 explain how we can build on existing success to make New Zealand almost entirely smokefree by 2025. New Zealand has a world-leading goal to reduce smoking to … Read more
New Zealand already has some of the highest tobacco taxes in the world, and now some campaigners are calling for them to raised much further. But how effective would that be? Not very, say tobacco-control experts Marewa Glover and David Sweanor. What’s needed are solutions that empower smokers, not punish them further. The government’s new … Read more
With the domestic sale of electronic cigarettes set for legalisation, the Ministry of Health is deciding on regulations to govern where, how and to whom they’re sold. The NZ Initiative’s Jenesa Jeram makes the argument for a light hand. Condoms are not 100 percent effective, but there are few who would advise that it means … Read more