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Smokefree Coalition media releases 

Tobacco industry warned about use of 'light' and 'mild' on packets
24 September 2008 (PDF, 12Kb)
Time to clamp the boot down on the throat of big tobacco
30 May 2008 (PDF, 77Kb)
Retailer's penalty for selling cigarettes to kids a 'slap on the wrist with a wet bus ticket'
25 May 2008 (PDF, 80Kb)
SFC suspects tobacco industry involvement in tobacco displays campaign
30 March 2008 (PDF, 63Kb)
Cigarette tin promotion scurrilous
2 March 2008 (PDF, 89Kb)
Graphic tobacco warnings pack a punch
27 February 2008 (PDF, 69Kb)
SFC calls for action on cigarette sales to children
30 October 2007 (PDF, 66Kb)
SFC hails decision to stop investment in 'death industry'
23 October 2007 (PDF, 81Kb)
SFC pleased at New Zealand’s Extraordinary Award
14 September 2007 (PDF, 22Kb)
Phase out cigarette sales in 10 years
5 September 2007 (PDF, 10Kb)
Smokefree Coalition applauds smokefree campaign plank
23 August 2007 (PDF, 22Kb)
Ministry tobacco survey findings welcome
28 June 2007 (PDF, 74Kb)
Tobacco control leaders to set future agenda
24 June 2007 (PDF, 10Kb)
New Zealand branded cigarettes an outrage
13 June 2007 (PDF, 94Kb)
New funding will help people quit smoking
24 May 2007 (PDF, 9Kb)
Outdoor pokies "cynical profiteering"
11 April 2007 (PDF, 9Kb)
SFC congratulates Life Education Trust for tobacco money stance
4 April 2007 (PDF, 10Kb)
Tobacco tax increase will save lives, says SFC
14 February 2007 (PDF, 22Kb)
Withhold funding for smoking scenes, says Smokefree Coalition
19 January 2007 (PDF, 11Kb)
Smoking prevalence falling too slowly, says Smokefree Coalition
19 December 2006 (PDF, 24Kb)
National Party's Health Spokesperson in BAT box extremely ill judged
3 December 2006 (PDF, 13Kb)
International speakers on 'light' and 'mild'
17 November 2006 (PDF, 11Kb)
Tobacco tax hike needed to decrease consumption
14 November 2006 (PDF, 21Kb)
New tobacco health warnings only first step
11 November 2006 (PDF, 12Kb)
Tobacco industry taken to task over 'light' descriptors
27 September 2006 (PDF, 15Kb)
Don't smoke in cars urges Smokefree Coalition
26 September 2006 (PDF, 14Kb)
Smokefree Coalition delighted at industry investigation prospect
29 August 2006 (PDF, 14Kb)
Smokefree Coalition takes BAT to Commerce Commission
13 July 2006 (PDF, 40Kb)
SFC webpage and document links
Smokefree Coalition encourages public to dob in the tobacco industry
20 June 2006 (PDF, 42Kb)
Smokefree Coalition website launched
7 June 2006 (PDF, 31Kb)
Store owner won't sell cigarettes
2 June 2006 (PDF, 33Kb)
How many people have to die?
18 May 2006 (PDF, 31Kb)
Health groups support introduction of large picture warnings on tobacco packs
10 May 2006 (PDF, 38Kb)
Tobacco control groups disappointed as Pou case fails
3 May 2006 (PDF, 48Kb)
Nation-wide survey shows record numbers support smokefree pubs and bars 
27 April 2006 (PDF, 71Kb)
SkyCity should have acted on Crowe smoking
2 April 2006 (PDF, 60Kb)
Smokefree Groups salute Ministry of Health's success in the courts
22 March 2006 (PDF, 62Kb)
Health groups hail Pou family's David and Goliath battle
13 March 2006 (PDF, 38Kb)
Government tobacco tax decision will cost lives
1 March 2006 (PDF, 35Kb)
New Zealand risks breaching international treaty
28 February 2006 (PDF, 36Kb)
England joins NZ in smoking ban
16 February 2006 (PDF, 41Kb)
Politicians urged to increase tobacco tax to stop deaths
15 February 2006 (PDF, 67Kb)
Smokefree legislation linked to drop in gambling
25 January 2006 (PDF, 32Kb)
Smokefree bars have not hurt business, study finds
8 December 2005 (PDF, 55Kb)
Associations between tobacco industry and universities must be prohibited
22 November 2005 (PDF, 58Kb)
Sales figures show support for smokefree bars
17 August 2005 (PDF, 57Kb)
Health groups welcome closure of smoky bar
22 June 2005 (PDF, 58Kb)
Big increase in support for smokefree bars
28 April 2005 (PDF, 215Kb)

 

In the News 

Loophole for cigarette ads 1 November 2008
Smokers increasingly hooked on nicotine: US study 28 October 2008
Smoking behaviour influenced by what others think 27 October 2008
Tobacco poised for sporting comeback 23 October 2008
Anti-tobacco ads should scare or disgust viewers 23 October 2008
Tobacco firms targeting weight-conscious girls 22 October 2008
Even occasional smoking can impair arteries: study 7 October 2008
When doctors, and even Santa, endorsed tobacco 6 October 2008
Second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence in kids 30 September 2008
Do 'light' cigarettes deliver less nicotine to the brain than regular cigarettes? 26 September 2008
Commerce Commission: 'Light' and 'mild' tobacco just as deadly 24 September 2008
Smokers apt to make other hazy choices, research finds 23 September 2008
Smoking bans lead to quitting: report 4 September 2008
Younger smokers on fast track to behaviour problems later 4 September 2008
Cigarette packs need to have horrific graphics to deter teens 3 September 2008
Trouble quitting? New smoking study may reveal why 27 August 2008
State tobacco control pays off, advocate says 27 August 2008
Smoking in movies causes teens to smoke – report 23 August 2008
More people quit than ever before 6 February 2008
Half of world's kids endangered 'passive smokers' 6 February 2008
Smoking 'disrupts concentration of teenagers' 23 January 2008
Smoking bans around the world 23 January 2008
40 percent of smokers mentally ill 19 December 2007
MPs misuse research on smoking – Study 19 December 2007
The real cost of cigarettes to smokers: $222 a pack 5 December 2007
Cigarette displays lure smokers back 5 December 2007
Cell phones, texts and pxts new tools to stub out smoking 5 December 2007
New website to help tobacco control with labelling regulations 21 November 2007
Public support for smokefree parks 21 November 2007
Ben Youdan: One puff does not a smoker make 21 November 2007
Two types of cigarettes: one for teens, both stupid 7 November 2007
Smoking linked to teen alcohol, drug use 7 November 2007
 
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