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<i>Gareth Morgan:</i> Our approach to booze has been pathetic

The health sector is overburdened by those who don't know how to look after themselves or don't give a damn, writes Gareth Morgan.

Study 'supports need to keep tobacco hidden'

Liberals deny involvement in tobacco-funded anti-Labor ads

NZers want end to commercial tobacco sales - survey

The majority of NZers support an end to commercial tobacco sales by 2020, a UMR Research survey finds.

Quitline defends its expenses

Campaigner for cannabis avoids trip to prison

Tobacco giant admits child labour link

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has admitted that child workers have been subjected to long hours working on Kazakhstan tobacco farms it deals with.

Teen smoking drops 30pc - study

A study shows a 30pc drop in the number of teens smoking - days after the Govt announced a $12m cut in funding for anti-tobacco initiatives.

Anti-smoking initiatives hit by $12m funding cut

Prison smoke ban doesn't go far enough - Maori Party

Cigarette crackdown already causing fights, says ex-inmate

Squeeze on cigarettes is already causing fights, says a man just released from Waikato's Rangipo Prison.

<i>Editorial</i>: Smoking ban in prisons is over the top

Ending duty-free tobacco unlikely: Key

'Bash' threats over prison smoking ban

Prison guards have been threatened with "the bash" when the ban on inmates smoking takes effect.

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Smoking ban just Govt covering its butt

Anti-smoking group wants ban on duty-free cigarettes

Prison smoking ban to kick in next July

Corrections Minister Judith Collins today announced prisoners have 12 months to kick the smoking habit before a total ban comes in.

Should NZ prisons be smoke-free?

Smoking will be banned in all prisons from next year. Is this a good idea? Some say it could cause fights, others claim it will reduce lung cancer risks.