Retailers have a three-month grace period to sell any old stock already in their stores. Here’s what’s behind these changes – ...

APPROXIMATELY one person dies every six seconds due to tobacco. It is therefore not surprising that the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared May 31 as World No Tobacco Day. This year’s theme ...

Here’s what’s behind these changes – and what needs to happen next. Cigarette packaging requirements have been stagnant since 2012, when Australia introduced plain packaging laws that banned the use ...

New Zealand seems unlikely to reach its stated goal of cutting smoking prevalence to 5% or less across all population groups.