The Government last year committed to raising tax on tobacco by 10 percent on January 1 for the next four years.
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lunes, 2 de enero de 2017
Tobacco price hike hits smokers' wallets
newshub.co.nz – 1 / 1 /2017 – Nueva Zelanda
The Government last year committed to raising tax on tobacco by 10 percent on January 1 for the next four years.
The Government last year committed to raising tax on tobacco by 10 percent on January 1 for the next four years.
martes, 27 de septiembre de 2016
Don’t Believe the Illicit Tobacco Trade Hype
indiatimes.com- Septiembre 25 de 2016 – Nueva Zelanda
Hāpai Te Hauora the voice of Tobacco Control warns New Zealanders to be prepared for a probable tobacco industry onslaught of exaggerated illicit tobacco trade claims.
Hāpai Te Hauora the voice of Tobacco Control warns New Zealanders to be prepared for a probable tobacco industry onslaught of exaggerated illicit tobacco trade claims.
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viernes, 19 de febrero de 2016
Cigarrillo electrónico, tampoco seguro en el embarazo
vitonica.com – 15 de Febrero de 2016 – Nueva Zelanda
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lunes, 19 de octubre de 2015
Muere un joven tras participar en un ritual de “purga de tabaco” en el Amazonas
infocatolica.com – 14 de octubre de 2015 – España
Un hombre neozelandés ha muerto poco después de participar en una “purga de tabaco” en un centro turístico en el Perú. Matthew Dawson-Clarke, de 24 años, natural de Auckland, participó en el ritual en la mañana del pasado 4 de septiembre y murió más tarde de un paro cardiaco, esa noche. Lo leemos en el diario Stuff, de Nueva Zelanda, que ha publicado una información traducida al español por la Red Iberoamericana de Estudio de las Sectas (RIES).
El ritual consiste en beber una infusión de tabaco, agua y, posteriormente, vomitar. El mismo ritual acabó recientemente con la vida de la joven canadiense Jennifer Logan.
Clarke estaba participando en un retiro de seis días en el Centro de Retiro Kapitari Ayahuasca en Iquitos (Perú), en lo profundo de la selva amazónica. Los testigos declaran que participó en la limpieza del tabaco a primera hora de la mañana del 4 de septiembre, e inmediatamente notó un malestar.
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lunes, 1 de diciembre de 2014
scoop.co.nz – 1 de diciembre2014 – Nueva Zelanda
Tobacco still a ticking time bomb for Māori and Pacific
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miércoles, 13 de agosto de 2014
lexology.com – 10 de Agosto de 2014 – Nueva Zelanda
New Zealand takes its second legislative step towards plain packaging for tobacco products
The Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Amendment Bill ("the Bill”), which aims to amend the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 to give effect to the Government’s decision of 18 February 2013 to introduce a plain packaging regime for tobacco products in New Zealand, has been examined by the Health Committee (“the Select Committee”) which recommends that it be passed subject to minor amendments. For further background information see our article on the Bill following its first reading.
The Select Committee received and considered 15,682 submissions from interested groups and individuals and heard oral evidence from 33 submitters.
The Bill and subsequent regulations will set out detailed requirements for the design and physical appearance of any packaging used or intended for use with tobacco products, and of the tobacco products themselves, that must be complied with for tobacco products manufactured, distributed, or sold in New Zealand.
The Bill will also amend existing regulation-making powers regarding health warnings on tobacco products to broaden their scope to include warnings of wider adverse social and economic effects, and also to allow positive health promotion messages. The Bill will also create new offences with substantial penalties to deter and punish non-compliance.
The Select Committee Report (dated 5 August 2013) notes:
“The bill would not have any effect on intellectual property rights to register, own, and enforce trademarks and copyright in designs; it is only the use of trademarks and copyrighted designs as promotional devices on tobacco products and packaging that would be controlled.”
An interesting amendment is to the title of the Bill which the Select Committee recommends is changed to Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Standardized Packaging) Amendment Act 2013, as this is considered to “reflect more accurately the intended consequences of the bill”.
The Bill is now available for its second reading.
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martes, 22 de julio de 2014
scoop.co.nz – 21 de Julio 2014 – Nueva Zelanda
NSW Police Confirm Illicit Tobacco Epidemic
Detectives have seized illicit tobacco and cigarettes, air pistols, tobacco and cash as part of a multi-agency investigation into the supply of illegal tobacco in Sydney’s north-west.MEDIA RELEASE
17 different brands including Manchester, Davidoff, Time and Mevius were seized in the raid at Parklea Markets and a Merrylands property. A quantitiy of loose tobacco or chop was also seized. Police also found a number of other illegal items such as ice pipes and laser pointers. For further information please see the official police release:
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martes, 15 de julio de 2014
radionz.co.nz – 14 de Julio 2014 – Nueva Zelanda
Aiming for a tobacco-free Pacific
The World Health Organiztion has launched its Tobacco Free Pacific Campaign in a bid to help the region reduce smoking prevalence to less than 5 percent by 2025.
A tobacco control advisor, Ada Moadsiri says adult tobacco use for males in Kiribati is the highest in the region at 74 percent, and for women in Nauru, with 56 percent being smokers.
She while the smokefree goal is ambitious, it has support from communities and political commitment and she is confident it will be successful.
"Pacific Islands are taking action such as declaring smoke-free public places to protect people from the dangers of second-hand smoke. They are also raising tobacco taxes which makes them more expensive and thereby decreasing consumption of tobacco products, which then decreases death and disease, and they're also enforcing tobacco control legislation."
Ada Moadsiri says the project is funded by New Zealand Aid, which is also providing support to help fight smoking-related illnesses such as cardiovascular disease.
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lunes, 19 de mayo de 2014
stuff.co.nz – 19 de Mayo de 2014 – Nueva Zelanda
Shops caught in tobacco sting
Tobacco sellers across Wellington and the Hutt Valley have been busted selling the product to minors.
Five stores in the Hutt Valley were visited by an undercover volunteer. Two sold tobacco to the underage participant.
Another two in Wellington and the Kapiti Coast sold the products without asking for identification, out of 15 tested. Those caught faced a $1000 fine.
Eleven of the 20 retailers that were tested had previously sold tobacco to a minor in the last year. None of those re-tested failed a second time.
The wider Wellington region had the worst results of the wider lower North Island sting. Two out of 29 retailers in Wanganui sold to the underage volunteer, though all stores in the Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay asked for identification.
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viernes, 16 de mayo de 2014
radionz.co.nz – 14 de mayo de 2014 – Nueva Zelanda
Tobacco boss fights packaging bill
Imperial Tobacco is fighting plans to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.
Senior manager at Imperial Tobacco Dr Axel Gietz on Wednesday made a submission to the Health Select Committee arguing against plain packaging.
The Committee is hearing submissions on the Plain Packaging Bill which would have all tobacco products sold without branding.
Dr Gietz told Nine to Noon a KPMG report on Australia's two year experience with plain packaging showed the bill would remove brand competition and force companies to compete on price, making tobacco cheaper.
He defended the veracity of the report, despite it being commissioned by tobacco companies.
Dr Gietz says it is too early to say whether Imperial Tobacco would seek compensation if the act passes into law, but legal action can't be discounted.
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lunes, 3 de marzo de 2014
nzherald.co.nz – 28 de febrero 2014 – Nueva Zelanda
Ban roll-your-own tobacco – expert
Roll-your-own tobacco is ''more dangerous'' than factory-made cigarettes and should be banned, says Professor Richard Edwards, head of public health at the University of Otago's Wellington campus.
Prof Edwards said roll-your-own tobacco was less natural and at least as harmful as factory-rolled tobacco and interventions were needed to encourage roll-your-own smokers to quit.
The interventions included mass media campaigns and pack warnings to correct misinterpretations that roll-your-own cigarettes were less hazardous and more natural.
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jueves, 13 de febrero de 2014
theadvocate.com - 12 de Febrero 2014 - Nueva Zelanda
Loose tobacco more dangerous than factory-made cigarettes: New Zealand expert
Special measures might be needed to curb a rising tendency in Western nations for smokers to roll their own cigarettes -- either to cut the cost of smoking or from a belief that loose tobacco is less hazardous than factory- made cigarettes, a New Zealand expert warned Wednesday.
Evidence showed that roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes were at least as harmful as the factory-rolled type, although many RYO smokers falsely believed they were more "natural" and less dangerous, said University of Otago Wellington Professor of Public Health Richard Edwards
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jueves, 6 de febrero de 2014
stuff.co.nz - 5 de Febrero 2014 - Nueva Zelanda
Fewer Cantabrians puffing on tobacco
Fewer Cantabrians than previously thought are smoking to deal with post-quake stress.
The number of Canterbury adults regularly smoking has dropped from 19 per cent in 2006 to 14.6 per cent last year, newly released Census data show.
During that time, 14,997 fewer people turned to tobacco, debunking findings of recent studies suggesting more people were lighting up in the wake of the earthquakes.
A notable decrease was also recorded among the region's young smokers.
viernes, 20 de diciembre de 2013
ibtimes.com - 18 de diciembre de 2013 - Nueva Zelanda
New Zealand to Pass Tobacco Packaging Bill; Second Country after Australia to Impose Plain Packaging
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The tobacco packaging bill has been introduced in New Zealand, but it will not be passed as a law until Australia has settled the legal action. New Zealand's Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia had introduced to Parliament the bill on Dec 17, known as the Smoke-Free Environments Amendment Bill.
A shopkeeper reaches for a packet of cigarettes in a newsagent in London November 28, 2013. Britain announced an independent review of tobacco packaging on Thursday and said it was ready to introduce new laws banning branding on cigarette packets if the report found sufficient evidence to support it. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
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martes, 17 de diciembre de 2013
odt.co.nz - 16 de diciembre de 2013 - Nueva Zelanda
Tobacco plain packaging debate early next year
Parliament will begin its debate on plain packaging for tobacco early next year, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia has confirmed.
Mrs Turia said this morning she expected the Smoke-Free Environments (Tobacco Products and Packaging) Amendment Bill to be introduced to the House in the New Year.
The hard-hitting law change would require cigarettes and tobacco to be sold in standardized packets with large health warnings.
In a statement, the minister said removing tobacco company colors, logos and other marketing designed to make tobacco products glamorous was an important step in reducing the uptake of smoking.
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stuff.co.nz - 16 de diciembre de 2013 - Nueva Zelanda
Tobacco firms sidestep tax rises
Opposition MPs say tobacco companies are "gaming" tax rules to reap profits from annual excise increases, profiting from measures designed to curb smoking.
Tobacco companies are avoiding millions of dollars’ worth of tax increases each year by triggering huge excise payments just before the end of December, then keeping the annual increase on New Year sales.
A timing loophole creates an entirely legal way to make a windfall from tax increases.
Last year the Government announced there would be 10 per cent increases in tobacco excise, on top of inflation adjustments, each year for four years, on January 1.
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miércoles, 23 de octubre de 2013
newstalkzb.co.nz - 23 de octubre de 2013 - Nueva Zelanda
Call for government to tighten restrictions on sale of tobacco
Smokefree advocates are calling for the Government to create tighter restrictions around the sale of tobacco.
The Cancer Society and the Te Ara Ha Ora National Maori Tobacco Control Leadership Service are hosting an international forum on reducing tobacco supply.
Te Ara Ha Ora's Zoe Hawke says reducing access to tobacco would go a long way to helping people quit smoking.
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martes, 22 de octubre de 2013
scoop.co.nz - 22 de octubre de 2013 - Nueva Zelanda
Sale to Minors Training VideoReduce Tobacco Supply to Save Lives
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Tomorrow (23rd October) Cancer Society Auckland and Te Ara Hā Ora National Māori Tobacco Control Leadership Service are hosting an international forum on reducing tobacco supply.
“Today we have little control over the sale and supply of tobacco, a product that kills more than half of its users’, says John Loof, Cancer Society Auckland’s Chief Executive.
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viernes, 11 de octubre de 2013
scoop.co.nz - 11 de octubre de 2013 . Nueva Zelanda
Oceania Smokefree: big and the small unite against tobacco
The big and the small unite against tobacco
Delegates from the largest and smallest Pacific countries, and those in between, will be flying into New Zealand later this month for a gathering of the most knowledgeable proponents of how to achieve a smoke-free society as the future norm.
The Cancer Society of New Zealand is hosting the biennial Oceania Smokefree Conference (23 – 25 October) in Auckland. Delegates from more than 16 nations in the Pacific rim and further afield will be attending the conference.
jueves, 10 de octubre de 2013
topnews.net.nz - 10 de octubre de 2013 - Nueva Zelanda
Emily left smoking due to OZ’s intense new tobacco law
It is question to be asked that has Australia's intense new tobacco bundling law had any effect on smokers. An example can explain this.
Emily Howard, 26, a Department of Defence representative, began smoking at 15. She was humiliated by the propensity, she says, in light of the fact that her accomplice and most companions did not impart it.
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