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NZ push for anti-smoking ads

American-style attack ads that liken cigarettes to children's food treats spiked with shards of sharp glass are being promoted as an effective way to further reduce smoking in New Zealand.

Kids found in unsafe Northland drug houses

A 3-month-old baby was the youngest of 17 children found by police living in unsafe drug houses during the annual cannabis blitz.

E-cigarettes wishful thinking

A hardline opponent of electronic cigarettes fears that rather than helping people to quit ordinary cigarettes, they may keep them hooked on a daily dose of tobacco smoke.

Tauranga smokers told to stub out near children

Smoking time machine app

A new smartphone app that shows smokers how much cigarettes will destroy their looks has been developed to encourage people to quit while they're young.

Photos: The Smoking Time Machine

Using the new smartphone app from the National Health Service (NHS), we were able to see how these NZ celebrities might appear after 20 years of smoking.

Tobacco rise out of benefit increase

Welfare benefits will go up by just 0.61 per cent from April 1 because the Government has decided not to give beneficiaries any compensation for higher cigarette prices.

Doors slam on smokers

New Zealand's largest hospitals are asking job applicants to disclose whether they smoke.

Greg Dixon: Where there's no smoke...

It’s been more than seven months since Greg Dixon walked away from his favourite habit: smoking lovely, lovely cigarettes. Does he feel better? Maybe. Has he become a rabid anti-smoking fascist? Definitely not

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.

Smokers turn to Quitline as tax increase kicks in

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.

NZ's first completely smokefree cafe

Enjoying a coffee and some lunch in the sun this summer just got more pleasant for customers at one ground-breaking Whangarei cafe.

Prison smokes ban ruled unlawful

A judge has ruled a prison smoking ban is unlawful - a victory for career criminal Arthur Taylor, who challenged it in court.

The dangers of over-indulging