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Hāpai Te Hauora backs plain packaging stance
Hāpai Te Hauora backs plain packaging stance to
advance Smokefree 2025
Māori Party Co-Leader
Marama Fox and Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner
announced today that the Government has confirmed its
commitment to standardised packaging of tobacco products,
with roll out scheduled from 14 March 2018.
“This is an important step for tobacco harm reduction in New Zealand and we’re thrilled to see the Government sending a clear message to the tobacco industry today,” says Zoe Hawke General Manager of the National Tobacco Control Advocacy Service with Hāpai Te Hauora.
“We commend the National Government, with the support of the Māori Party, for confirming their commitment to plain packaging – especially given New Zealand’s historical leadership in pioneering this approach in the late 80s and early 90s.
Hawke says that there is
no single intervention that will take New Zealand to the
Smokefree 2025 goal; “This is why it’s so important that
plain packaging stands alongside other initiatives like
increased availability of e-cigarettes, smoking cessation
services and a firm commitment to Smokefree taxation
policy”.
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