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They generally sell only to customers they know and trust, but some seem willing to sell to anyone. The packets of 20 cigarettes retail for about $20, just under $10 cheaper than the cheapest legal brand. A Stuff reporter was able to purchase a packet of 20 “Double Happiness” brand cigarettes of Chinese origin on his second visit to a dairy in east Auckland. When the reporter asked for a “pack of 20 Double Happiness, thanks”, the worker behind the counter waited a couple of beats for another customer to leave the store. JASON DORDAY/Stuff A packet of Double Happiness cigarettes, smuggled into the country from China and sold to a Stuff reporter. ....
RNZ The Advertising Standards Authority has had 58 complaints about advertisements for vaping products in the past year. (Video first published August 2019) “Ban retail sales, get a wee lecture from your doctor, get a prescription, no new smokers,” Six said. Six doesn’t want to quit though and said removing the filter won t stop her from smoking. “Does the needle bother the heroine junky? It’s not going to make any difference.” The Government set a long-term goal of reducing smoking prevalence and tobacco availability to minimal levels in 2018, intending to make New Zealand essentially a smokefree nation by 2025. University student, Connor Knell, said prohibition doesn t work and that a harm prevention strategy would be more effective. ....