4 Aug 2023

Is vaping bad for you?

From ICYMI, 4:00 pm on 4 August 2023

Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus in our explainer this week we look at vaping.

Title of "Is vaping bad for you?" along with images of vapes and newspaper articles.

Photo: TVNZ

Vaping has been promoted as a way for people addicted to smoking cigarettes to kick the habit. But vaping's long-term health impacts are still unknown. We look at what is in some vapes, and how they are promoted.  

A image of ICYMI presenter Tāne Rolfe in front of a wall of street art.

ICYMI presenter Tāne Rolfe. Photo: TVNZ

Find out more about the news stories covered in our bulletin - 

New Zealand's best pie named.

Community protest over vape store next door to school gate in Auckland. 

Seal makes a stir when it visits Northland hardware store.

ICYMI, a round-up of the week's news, is RNZ and TVNZ Public Interest Journalism funded through New Zealand on Air. 

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