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Smoker plan snuffed out
SkyCity's proposal to light up another smoker-friendly gambling area has been stubbed out.
![Quitting smoking: It's a numbers game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quitting smoking: It's a numbers game
What is the final straw that could help your friend or family member quit smoking? It differs for each smoker.
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E-cigarettes deliver mixed results
Researchers say level of nicotine may be behind lower-than-expected number of people quitting smoking.
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Quitting smoking? E-cigs more effective than patches - study
E-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches at helping people to cut down on smoking, a study has found.
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How new fake cigs help smokers quit
World-first research shows trendy new electronic cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches in helping smokers quit - so, to the consternation of health workers, tobacco companies are buying up e-cig brands.
![Andy Pickering: I know a trend when I see one](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Andy Pickering: I know a trend when I see one
Not wishing to sound pompous, but I've never found it especially hard to give up smoking. I've given up quite successfully a number of times.
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Puffing mums are toxic
Parents of newborn babies are being told to wear smoking jackets and not touch their child for up to half an hour after having a cigarette - to protect the babies from smoke residue.
![Russell Blackstock: Grip of the demon weed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Russell Blackstock: Grip of the demon weed
I am trying to quit the demon weed by joining the Herald team entering the nationwide Wero Challenge.
![Playing the quitting game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Playing the quitting game
Listeners on Sean Plunket's nationwide talkback show can't have missed the growl in his voice for the past couple of weeks.
![One puff they'll allow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One puff they'll allow
A female security guard grabs my arm and hisses, "No smoking! You can't smoke!"
![Smoke-free aim for bus stops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Smoke-free aim for bus stops
The first university in New Zealand to go smokefree is urging authorities to stop people smoking in bus stops on its city campus.
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Cars next smokefree target
Smoking is likely to be banned in family cars as the Government minister leading the charge to a smokefree society steers towards the first incursion into private space by authorities.
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Herald on Sunday editorial: Fighting an amoral industry
The Herald on Sunday today launches a campaign to persuade New Zealanders to escape the shackles of the tobacco peddlers.
![New strategy: Tell smokers they stink](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New strategy: Tell smokers they stink
Forget their health, aim at their vanity - research suggests smokers who are told they stink are more likely to quit the habit.
![Smoking: The endgame](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Smoking: The endgame
As smoking numbers drop and new statistics reveal it is no longer New Zealand’s worst killer, health workers are convinced we can eradicate smoking within just 12 years – much like we eradicated the southern saltmarsh mosquito, smallpox and polio.
!['Nicotine inhaler' curbs Kiwi urges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Nicotine inhaler' curbs Kiwi urges
A nicotine inhaler which could offer new hope for smokers trying to give up the habit is already showing promising results, researchers say.
![Tobacco company stops free staff cigarettes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tobacco company stops free staff cigarettes
One of the world's largest tobacco companies has agreed to stop giving its employees free cigarettes following an investigation by the Ministry of Health.
![Charity calls for swifter smoke ban across city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Charity calls for swifter smoke ban across city
The Cancer Society says Auckland City Council should introduce its ban on smoking in public three years earlier than planned - making the city smoke-free by 2015.
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More tax hikes to curb Pacific smoking
More Pacific Island countries are making moves to increase taxes on tobacco in a bid to reduce the high incidence of smoking - and related deaths - in the region.
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Smokefree goal demands rethink - study
New Zealand's target of having fewer than 5 per cent of the population smoking by 2025 is too hard and it will take "generations" to achieve, researchers say.
![Loiterers intimidating Hamilton locals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Loiterers intimidating Hamilton locals
A Hamilton radio personality - sick of his fiance being leered at and heckled - wants action to address antisocial behaviour in the central city's plaza.
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Tobacco victory goes up in a puff of smoke
Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has called a successful court challenge against smoking bans in prisons a "waste of time" because the Government has already changed the law to justify the bans.
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Prison smoking ban ruled unlawful
An urgent rule change by the Corrections Department which banned smoking in prisons has been ruled unlawful by a High Court judge.
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Cannabis find: Man denies he's a dealer
A Westport man has told a jury the 8.5kg of cannabis police found in his home and vehicle was all for his own use.