The NZ Vaping Alliance provides commentary on e-cigarette use & vaping community issues.
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‘A thriving illicit tobacco market is now operating openly in New Zealand. While agencies debate who is responsible, private investigators have mapped alleged supply networks that continue expanding across the North Island.’ thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361016…
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'Smoke-free nicotine products are now used
by millions of people worldwide, and evidence of their
lower risks relative to smoking in adults and their role in
supporting switching from tobacco products is stronger
than it was a decade ago.'
H/T @iPHC2
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A must read from Robert Beaglehole
@ @iPHC2
…esp for @WHO @FCTCofficial
Beyond a smoke-free generation: ending smoking within a generation - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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"The greatest harm may be the loss of trust when authorities refuse to acknowledge the consequences of their own policies," he said. "Australians can see the gap between what they are told is happening and what is plainly happening around them."
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"Prohibition does not end nicotine use," Loucas said. "It hands the market to criminal operators, weakens consumer protections, and leaves adults with fewer legal options to move away from smoking." - @caphraorg
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Strong message from @caphraorg Australia and Thailand show nicotine prohibition fuels illicit markets prlog.org/13151428-caphra-au…
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NZ Vaping Alliance retweeted
Don't watch @7NewsSpotlight this Sunday if you dont want to see Simon and friends go into panic mode!
O oh, it turns out NZ are doing it better again!
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Jun 13
The Crime Syndicate AGM: A Record Year for Growth buff.ly/wA86A4o
They could not have done it without the help and support of this government and the ideologues of big public health
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State Premier says lower tobacco tax kiwiblog.co.nz/2026/06/state… via @dpfdpf
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NZ Vaping Alliance retweeted
Jun 10
Combustion-free snus still carries significant risks, even without burning. Meanwhile, tobacco-free alternatives have aided Sweden's low smoking rates, and vaping shows a similar trend in Japan.
Full interview: x.com/kaiviti_cam/status/206…
Jun 8
Episode 35 drops: Prof Mawera Glover torches the India FTA as colonisation by stealth. Racism redefined, Auckland’s ethnic enclaves, Kiwi youth locked out of jobs, and the butter chicken tsunami no one voted for. Time to wake up & speak up! 🎙️ Full ep live now. #GoodOil #IndiaFTA
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NZ Vaping Alliance retweeted
Jun 10
Nicotine itself isn't the main culprit; it's the delivery method. Nicotine pouches offer a significantly lower risk than traditional smoking, reframing the harm associated with nicotine products.
Full interview: x.com/kaiviti_cam/status/206…
Jun 8
Episode 35 drops: Prof Mawera Glover torches the India FTA as colonisation by stealth. Racism redefined, Auckland’s ethnic enclaves, Kiwi youth locked out of jobs, and the butter chicken tsunami no one voted for. Time to wake up & speak up! 🎙️ Full ep live now. #GoodOil #IndiaFTA
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Dodgy durries: Inside New Zealand’s booming illicit tobacco trade | The Post thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361016…
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Tobacco crackdown consultation slammed as black market spirals | The Australian
A must read !!!!! theaustralian.com.au/nation/…
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‘Australia’s self-proclaimed status as a global leader in tobacco control went up in smoke.’
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‘Data presented to a recent Senate inquiry into the crisis indicated that the illicit market now accounts for some 80 per cent of all tobacco and nicotine consumption in Australia….’ theaustralian.com.au/nation/…
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FCTC Article 1(a) defines tobacco control as reducing supply, demand AND harm. Harm reduction is not a loophole in the treaty. It is written into the treaty. #Singapore #Philippines #HarmReduction bit.ly/3S910FF
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NZ Vaping Alliance retweeted
Jun 5
Big public health harassing people helping smokers quit.
They are truly terrified that their gravy train could stop.
Jun 5
Closing panel of #GFN26. @DavidSweanor shares an anecdote of public health people "harassing" @papaioannoy after she opened a vape shop in his town to help people quit smoking
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NZ Vaping Alliance retweeted
Jun 5
Australian illicit market in nicotine- double Canada and four times EU.
Ultra slow handclap for big public health and the ministers for smoking.
@ArielleSelya @Tim_Andrews
Australia's illegal tobacco control has been branded a “global laughing stock” as data reveals the country’s black market trumps dozens of other nations.
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Who could have predicted this?
...Other than the hundreds of ex-smokers and ex-smokers quit DID predict it I mean.
Jun 4
Newly-released data reveals something has gone very wrong, and the government has failed by almost every metric. Full story: bit.ly/3RJzqyQ
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NZ Vaping Alliance retweeted
Jun 5
How embarrassing for the @EU_Commission. The best performing country is the only one where it is permitted to buy a harm reduction tobacco product which the EU banned everywhere else. #EpicFail
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1 in 2 smokers die prematurely, losing 14 years of life on average. 24% of people in the EU smoke.
This World No Tobacco Day, EU tobacco rules are helping to reduce smoking and prevent deaths. Read more: link.europa.eu/DJbhtP
ALT Stacked bar chart titled 'Smoking Rates per EU Country'. The chart displays smoking rate trends for each EU country across four different years: 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2023.
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