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Coke 'contributed' to death
Coca-Cola says there is not enough evidence to link the death of an Invercargill woman with her excessive Coke drinking, despite a coroner's report that found otherwise.
Pregnant star busted smoking
An Australian TV star has caused opened a can of worms after being busted smoking while pregnant.
Shelley Bridgeman: Talking to kids about smoking
We don't smoke and pretty much no one we know smokes so if our daughter sees someone puffing away in the street she is captivated, writes Shelley Bridgeman.
Bieber explains smoking snaps
Justin Bieber has vowed not to let his fans down after he was caught up in a smoking scandal.
Quit smoking in 2013
More than 200 smokers, keen to kick the habit for their New Year's resolutions, contacted Quitline this morning.
Contest helps smokers kick habit
Researchers have hailed the success of group quitting competitions as a powerful way of giving up smoking.
Jails surprised by riot-free smoke ban
Prison bosses have admitted that they expected riots when they banned smoking in jails last year.
Amputee: K2 'takes away my pain'
An amputee says if it were not for synthetic cannabis he would have to take 27 pills a day for chronic pain.
Study to investigate effect of cigarette prices rises
With the price of cigarettes set to go up again on New Years’ Day, a new survey will look at how smokers are planning to cope with the hikes.
Smoke-free beaches could be next
Smoking at the beach could join bans at playgrounds and sports fields in the latest moves to make Auckland smoke-free by 2025.
Smoking apps under fire
Researchers say young are vulnerable and have called for app stores to explore ways of regulating content.
$100 fine for cigarette littering
Dropping a cigarette butt or chewing gum in Taupo could set you back $100 following changes to the council's littering policy.
Support for plain packets
University of Otago researchers say the public support the plain packaging of tobacco - but the industry says the research proves little about real smoker behaviour.
Toby Manhire: Anti-plain packaging ads are driving me BATs
It's as if the creative team's brains exploded on to a whiteboard and they gave it to a junior animator and said: Make this, wites Toby Manhire.
Sparks fly over ciggies
Posters of a young woman smoking, displayed by a Kiwi clothing chain, have angered a health charity.