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The tobacco industry language that found its way into ministerial papers-click to read 

Alternative nicotine product regulation

Event

Oral Nicotine Products and Young People: Trends, Attitudes, and Experiences in Aotearoa and Internationally

Webinar

Join us for a timely and insightful webinar exploring the fast-evolving world of oral nicotine products, such as Zyn pouches, and what they mean for young people in Aotearoa and beyond.

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO PUBLIC HEALTH SUMMER SCHOOL: Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 goal: How can we get there now?

Symposium
Over a decade ago, the New Zealand government set a goal to become essentially ‘smokefree’ by 2025. Come along to learn about whether we are on track to reach our goal this year.

WEBINAR: “Having that possibility… that chance to vape, that is just so bad; they should… really narrow down on that.” Lived experiences of youth vaping and policy responses.

Webinar

Although many young people begin vaping socially, addiction often follows quickly and the pleasurable experience they initially controlled, becomes a controlling phenomenon that reduces their wellb

ASPIRE AOTEAROA 2024 SYMPOSIUM

Symposium

We had a fantastic in-person and online turn out for the Aspire Aotearoa 2024 Symposium in May.

Publication or Resource

Ball, J.
Hoek, J.
Waa, A.
Slight drop in youth vaping but stark ethnic disparities remain
Public Health Communications Centre Aotearoa
Ball, J.
Katoa, L.
Hoek, J.
Specialist vape store audit reveals poor compliance with new e-cigarette regulations
New Zealand Medical Journal, 137 (1596).
Hoek, J.
E-cigarette flavours and vaping as a social practice: Implications for tobacco control
Critical Public Health. DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2023.2226806

Research Project

Te Hao Hou: Rangatahi Māori experiences and perceptions of smoking and vaping

Inspired by the whakataukī ‘ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi’ (‘when the old net is cast aside, the new net goes fishing’; often used to refer to intergenerational shifts in leadership), this project centres on elevating Rangatahi Māori voices, experiences, and perspectives in the development of tobacco and nicotine control policies.

In depth analysis of the relationship between smoking, smoking cessation, and vaping in the New Zealand Health Survey

In this study, we will explore in detail patterns of smoking and vaping and investigate whether changes in vaping prevalence are associated with reduced smoking prevalence by examining the relationships between vaping, smoking, and attempts to quit smoking from NZHS data collected between 2015 to 2022.

News

New scientific blog: Do Aotearoa’s new vaping regulations go far enough?

Blog

New regulations to reduce youth vaping include important measures that will limit disposable vapes, and recognise these devices have become the product of choice among rangatahi.

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