Reforms include bans on most disposable devices, no new vape shops near schools and enforcing generic flavour descriptions
New Zealand is cracking down on youth vaping, with new rules to try to curb growing numbers of teens taking up the habit.
The number of teenagers vaping in New Zealand has risen dramatically over the past five years, even as cigarette smoking dropped to its lowest-ever levels. According to, New Zealand’s smoking prevalence had dropped to 8% – one of the lowest in the world – but the rise in daily vape users was larger than the drop in daily smokers.
“We need to strike a balance between preventing young people from starting to vape, at the same time as having vapes available as a cessation tool for those who genuinely want to give up smoking.” “We also want vapes as far from the minds and reach of children and young people as possible, so any locations within 300 metres of schools and marae [Māori meeting houses] will be off-limits for new shops,” she said.
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