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.

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.

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

COMMENT: Smokers aren't lepers. We don't even treat lepers as badly as we treat smokers.

COMMENT: Smoking trend in NZ is fortunately on the downward slope, writes Barry Soper.

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.

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

A high-tech tobacco product launched in New Zealand by Philip Morris is illegal, the Ministry of Health says.

The financial cost of smoking couldn't be more stark in this image posted online.

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.