The legislation passed through Parliament under extraordinary urgency on Wednesday night increasing the excise tax on tobacco was in the name of the Maori Party's co-leader, Tariana Turia. But it will not be Mrs Turia or her party that endures any voter backlash.
Dunedin smokers surprised by a sudden 10% tax hike on cigarettes announced last night were quick to buy supplies before prices went up at midnight.
The days of indulging in a quick cigarette in a sheltered doorway outside a lecture theatre or office will soon be a thing of the past for University of Otago students and staff.
Smokers at Otago Polytechnic will not be left to struggle on their own when the Dunedin and Cromwell campuses go totally smoke-free next month.
The number of New Zealanders lighting up has dropped in the past year, according to new figures.
• The efforts of the water-diviner, whose services were recommended to the Hospital Board by Mr Walter Blackie, in regard to finding a source of water supply adjacent to the Sanatorium for Consumptives at Palmerston, have been attended with decided success.
An Auckland academic says smoking rates in New Zealand would plummet if tobacco products could not be displayed at shops.
An Auckland academic says smoking rates in New Zealand would plummet if tobacco products could not be displayed at shops.
Amid a barrage of Maori people calling for tough controls and the eventual banning of smoking, a tobacco company today asked for current sale display rules to remain the same.
