Plain Packaging
Eric Crosbie: why NZ was slow to adopt plain-packaging laws
New research published in the New Zealand Medical journal shows the previous government was very slow in implementing plain-packaging laws for tobacco products. Dr Eric Crosbie at the University of… Audio
Plain cigarette packaging comes into force
Plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco came into force yesterday but Otago University researchers say although it's a good start the government needs to "step up" to make the country smoke free by… Audio
Plain packaging coming in
A Professor of Public Health at Massey Univeristy, Marewa Glover, says plain packaging won't make any difference. She says it's new technologies like e-cigarettes that will displace smoking. Audio
Bland plain packaging on way for cigarette packages
Cigarettes will be sold in plain packets from at least next year and possibly sooner - after the legislation past its final hurdle in Parliament. Audio
Plain packaging for sugary drinks?
Researchers at Auckland University's National Institute for Health Innovation surveyed 600 adolescents and young people online, examining the effects of plain packaging and warning labels on their… Audio
Axel Gietz: tobacco and plain packaging
Axel Gietz is Global Director of Corporate Affairs, Imperial Tobacco. He's in New Zealand to talk about plain packaging of tobacco products, as the Government last month released draft regulations and… Audio
Govt urged to act on plain packaging
The government is being urged to speed up plain packaging laws for cigarettes following the Australian government's win against one of the world's biggest tobacco companies.
ASH responds to plain packing delay
Here at home, Parliament's health committee in August gave the green light to legislation to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. The proposed legislation won't be passed until the legal… Audio
England moves to introduce plain packaging
Dr Matthew Rimmer is an Associate Professor of Law at the Australian National University, an Australian Research Council future fellow with an interest in plain packaging. Audio
Australian expert discusses impact of cigarette plain packaging
The plain packaging of cigarettes is seen as another step in the fight against smoking. NZ is yet to see plain packaging, waiting to see how the Australian experience plays out. Audio
Big tobacco's latest attempt to sway MPs against plain packaging
Dr Axel Gietz is Imperial Tobacco's Director of Group Corporate Affairs. Audio
David Cunliffe on the TPP and plain packaging
We speak to the Labour leader, David Cunliffe, who says big corporates want their profits put above public health. Audio
Tariana Turia on plain packaging and the TPP
New Zealand is a step closer to plain packaging of cigarettes - with legislation passing its first reading in Parliament with just one opposing vote. Audio
Government being urged to pass plain packaging bill into law
The Government is being urged to pass the plain packaging of tobacco legislation into law before the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement is signed. Audio