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The Smokefree Coalition provides a collective voice for our members – twenty-three organisations including the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, Cancer Society and National Heart Foundation.

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1 July 2009

Hello Everyone,

I would like to inform New Zealand's tobacco control community that I will be finishing up with the Smokefree Coalition at the end of July.

It has been a pleasure to have been involved in this important work alongside so many dedicated people.

While I am looking forward to new challenges, there are a number of things about my time with the Coalition that I will always remember.

In particular it was a privilege to have been involved with the 'light' and 'mild' issue, the commencement of the Vision process, the work on the retail display ban (congratulations to ASH and the Cancer Society for their promotion of this) and initiating discussion around tax policy.

• Tobacco Control Update 24 June 2009
• Discounted cigarette advertising disgraceful, says Coalition, Media release 8 June 2009
• World No Tobacco Day 2009 brochure
• World Conference on Tobacco and Health presentations now online
• Oceania Tobacco Control Conference 2009
• Protect our Children Display Ban website
• Ban tobacco displays if you're serious about reducing youth smoking, Media release 16 Feb 2009
• Taxation reports available here
• Strategic Plan 2008