Scientists say these habits can be blamed for just over 30 per cent of cancer deaths.

Footage of Kim smoking next to untested liquid-fuelled missile is just one concern.

Research on e-cigs' relative safety is lacking, Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ says.

Too much oral sex, smoking and drinking increases your risk of mouth cancer.

But others are not so sure whether vapes are the solution.

Reports claim an 11-month old had a heart attack due to a marijuana overdose in 2015.

A new generation of "never-smokers" is being created, Quitline boss says.

Matire Harwood's grandfather once told her she'd be a doctor - a prophecy well fulfilled.

I like the idea that smoking should be banned on beaches because it ends the butt issue.

Smokers who are Maori or whanau of Maori can be part of the free trial to quit the habit.

Would you take $100 now, or wait a year and get $200, a Kiwi experiment has asked.

A man's 3.8 tonnes of home-grown tobacco has been seized, once more.

Big tobacco companies are ready to move in on the NZ vaping market if it is legalised.

To get on top of toxic drugs, NZ needs to decriminalise them.

We should not legalise cannabis for medicinal use until we know more about it.

Vaping will help people quit smoking so long as e-cigarettes are made more available.

The once-cool appeal of smoking to teens now appears to have been stubbed out.

The robbers were armed with a shotgun and stole cash and cigarettes.

COMMENT: To have a city declared smokefree is an oppression of a significant minority.

Maori, Pacific Island babies far more likely to die unexpectedly in their sleep.

A new study links childhood second-hand smoke to the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

Cannabis was a major talking point at a GP conference. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Supreme Court has backed a health board's decision to ban smoking on its premises.

Government wants to cut the number of sudden infant deaths by nearly 90 per cent.

A couple may now only smoke at certain times of the day after complaints from neighbours.

Restricting places selling tobacco would help reach smoke-free goal, say experts.

Steven Davey is saddened children smoke despite their parents dying of related diseases.

A court battle on what "internal" means has seen a restaurant's smoking conviction quashed

COMMENT: Helen Clark is returning to the anti-smoking cause back in New Zealand.

COMMENT: Vending machines would stop thugs from targeting dairies, writes Rachel Smalley.