New Zealand

Guest Blog: A Doctor and Tobacco Industry Whistleblower’s Take on Tobacco Endgame

March 22, 2023

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As a surgeon for 21 years, I’ve seen the extensive, heartbreaking toll tobacco products take on the human body. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in the world, claiming the liv...

End of 2022 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber

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December 21, 2022

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Click to Expand The year 2022 has seen incredible milestones when it comes to taking measures to protect our collective right to health and right to a healthy environment from the harms caused by the tobacc...

A Global First: New Zealand Passes Tobacco Endgame Bill Package

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December 13, 2022

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A Global First: New Zealand Passes Tobacco Endgame Bill Package Changing the Course of the Tobacco Epidemic for the World Media Contact: Megan Manning (202) 390-9513 WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 13, 2022 – To...

ASH at ECTC in Greece

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July 31, 2022

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July 2022 – ASH staff attended the 7th ENSP European Conference on Tobacco Control (ECTC) in Greece. This was a valuable opportunity to host a workshop, present on the environment, and host a panel on the tobac...

New Zealand is changing the rules: Start dumping your tobacco stocks now

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July 25, 2022

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If you follow public health news, be careful your jaw doesn’t hit the floor. Last month, the government of New Zealand submitted a bill to Parliament that aims to end the tobacco epidemic. If it passes (and the...

Reporter Guide: Tobacco Endgame Policies

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March 1, 2022

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With several tobacco endgame (Project Sunset) policies be explored and implemented around the world, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) produced a guide for reporters on the key elements and distinctions of the...

ASH (and Partner) Treaty Reporting

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February 5, 2019

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Tobacco plain packaging likely to be law in New Zealand by end of year

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February 17, 2016

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A law that would force tobacco companies to wrap their cigarettes in plain packaging could be in action by the end of the year. Prime Minister John Key has confirmed a bill, on pause partway through the parl...

Good news from our friends in the UK

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December 18, 2015

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ASH (UK) news release: France commits to go ahead with standardised ‘plain’ cigarette packs as Big Tobacco’s UK legal challenge draws to a close The tobacco industry’s challenge to the UK’s standardised tob...

Amos Hausner | Smokefree Israel

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April 7, 2015

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Hear this interview from Amos Hausner who is involved in the Smokefree kaupapa in Israel. He's currently in Aotearoa and spoke with Dale Husband. Listen here>...

Plain Packaging for Tobacco Will Become the Global Norm

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March 12, 2015

New Zealand’s Proposed Plain Packaging

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December 7, 2012

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