A debate has flared up again over whether cost is a factor in smokers deciding to quit.

How to maximise your wellbeing in your 40's and beyond.

If Philip Morris wanted to reduce harm they would stop selling cigarettes, expert says.

An Australian legal victory could pave the way for plain packaging in other countries.

A tobacco company claims its rival is selling a product illegally.

Are incentives to get people to quit smoking be the answer? Research suggest it may help.

Exposure to cigarettes in the womb affects a woman's eggs, researchers claim.

Calls for tighter regulations on E-cigarettes - including a minimum purchasing age of 21.

Seven patients injured themselves while having a smoke at Waikato Hospital.

More than 80m Americans could be free to enjoy cannabis if a new bill proceeds.

Wellington smokers could soon have to stub out, even in cafe outdoor areas.

EDITORIAL: Vaping decision is right but what took the health officials so long?

Dame Tariana Turia questions whether we should pay GPs to gather smoking data.

The rate of smoking in Whanganui has not changed in three years - despite almost $1.7 million being spent to stub out the habit. A

Matamata residents look back on their memories of the Matamata Memorial Centre which is set to be demolished at the end of the month making way for a new multi-purpose facility. - Made with funding from NZ On Air.

SMOKE FREE: Rotorua Lakes Council staff Rachel Doelman (left) and Rosemary Viskovic with smokefree signage at Arawa Street bus stop.PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Doctors have expressed concern that the changes could undermine the relationship between women and their GPs.

COMMENT: How backwards does that make us, to lag behind America in drug policy? Writes Raybon Kan.

An Auckland state house tenant has escaped eviction for growing and smoking marijuana for pain relief.

Bar owner convicted and fined after patrons light up in non-smoking areas.

James Bond might have stubbed out his last cigarette - but the spectre of smoking still lingers over 007's films today, Kiwi researchers say.

New Year’s resolutions and a 10% price hike are believed to be behind a massive surge in calls to the national telehealth service Quitline.

Watch NZH Focus: Quitline had its busiest day yet this week as the price of cigarettes went up again.

Electronic cigarettes could damage men's fertility through toxic chemicals in the flavourings, a study has revealed.

Students from a top Auckland college escaped suspension from school after being caught using drugs.

Quitline has revealed the top reasons New Zealanders who contacted them decided to give up smoking in 2016.

Tobacco companies are flouting ad bans by rewarding retailers who push products using a specific sequence of magic words.

Psychology experts warn cigarettes contain 4,000 chemicals that wreak havoc on your brain.

Study finds behavioural, social or cultural influences are important in maintaining smoking behaviour for Maori/Pacific females.

COMMENT: We can only ban behaviours that result in actual harm to people.