Thursday, 28 January 2021, 7:43 am
Public consultation on the vaping regulations opened on
Monday, seeking feedback from all New Zealanders to ensure
the regulations have the right attributes to best support
and protect communities.
Hāpai Te Hauora strongly
encourages whānau, hāpu, iwi, Pacific and all communities
to have their say and give feedback to ensure the vaping
regulations are shaped by community.
Hāpai Te Hauora
CEO, Selah Hart says ‘We support and encourage our whanau
and communities to use this as an opportunity to have a say
on regulations that will affect our most impacted
communities. It is important that the public consultation
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Nor is it targeting people aged under the legal drinking age, says the NZ Alcohol Beverages Council (NZABC), despite Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi saying there s been a noticeable increase in alcohol adverts on social media this year.
A number of groups - including the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), Alcohol Healthwatch, Hāpai te Hauora Māori Public Health and the Cancer Society want the Government to tighten legislation around alcohol marketing, saying a recent update to the advertising industry s self-imposed regulations aren t good enough.