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Auditor-General rejects Labour’s request to probe heated tobacco policy
It comes as Winston Peters has yet to back up claims he's made about Dr Ayesha Verrall.
Eric Crampton: Heated tobacco excise - some heet, and some light too
OPINION: Reduced excise on a less risky alternative ought to make sense too.
Peters, Hipkins trade barbs as ministry apologises over not telling Costello of conflict of interest
Winston Peters claimed Ayesha Verrall had 'misled the leader of the Labour Party'.
Editorial: When smoke gets in your eyes – Time for Casey Costello to go
OPINION: The minister has shown she is not acting in the best interests of public health.
Vaping regulations: Nationwide sting uncovers stores selling banned products
A group of anti-youth-vaping lobbyists have performed their own nationwide sting.
Casey Costello releases ‘independent’ advice on heated tobacco
The five documents are not decisive on the benefits of the products.
Letters: A closer look at the PM's Wellington apartment profit
OPINION: Also in today's letters – speed limits, Casey Costello and teacher shortages.
Casey Costello will release mystery advice about tobacco products
Costello says she had never claimed heated tobacco products were safe.
Costello’s tobacco tax cut plan stalled
Costello's excise tax cut fails as IQOS device is withdrawn due to new regulations.
Letters: Who made David Seymour boss of education?
OPINION: 'What is the Minister of Education doing – in fact, who is the minister?'
'Most benefit' of Costello's tobacco tax cuts goes to Philip Morris
Treasury warns HTP tax cut may worsen health outcomes, benefiting Philip Morris only.
Letters: The sweet and the sour on sugar tax; WFH should come with a pay cut
OPINION: More than 100 countries already tax sugar-sweetened beverages.
The code at the counter: How a Hastings vape store sold cigarettes for $5
An undercover agent used the code, leading to a prosecution and thousands in fines.
Letters: It's official – New Zealand is in the hands of lobby groups
OPINION: 'It's time Christopher Luxon stepped up and brought his ministers into line.'
Nine properties worth $5.7m seized in black market tobacco case
Police and Customs earlier seized 408kg of tobacco and 11,000 cigarettes.
Letters: Shallow politics in PM's council spending rebuke
OPINION: 'We have no idea what the Government believes are council luxuries.'
'Nanny state nonsense': Tobacco policy document NZ First tried to hide
Casey Costello originally denied such a document existed.
'We're almost there': The final push to hit 2025 smokefree goal
The minister says vapes have been instrumental in achieving smoking cessation targets.
Diana Clement: How ethical are your KiwiSaver investments?
OPINION: KiwiSaver funds have quietly invested in industries that cause significant harm.
Minister steps in after revelations police not enforcing vaping law
Police haven't issued a single fine since the law came into force in 2021.
Should ultra-processed foods come with a cigarette-style warning?
Some scientists think ultra-processed food needs to be treated in the same way as tobacco.
Why quitting vaping is hard on your mental health
People who vape frequently are twice as likely to have depression, studies say.
Kiwi comedians delve into art of quitting smoking
'I was on my knees, my eyes were tearing up and my cousins were pissing themselves.'
How to quit vaping
New York Times: E-cigarettes are common but the health system is yet to catch up.
Heated tobacco products get 50% tax cut
Critics argue tax cut favours tobacco industry, not public health.
NZ First minister forced to apologise after acting ‘contrary to law’
Chief Ombudsman forces Casey Costello to release withheld tobacco info.
Top health officials expressed outrage, considered quitting over Government's smokefree repeal
A health official said Government changes would be 'difficult to explain... to the kids'.