31 Mar 2021

Cancer Society wants fewer shops selling tobacco

From Morning Report, 7:48 am on 31 March 2021

The Cancer Society wants a huge reduction in the number of stores that are allowed to sell tobacco.

Between 3,000 and 4,000 shops sell tobacco in New Zealand, but the Society would like that to drop as low as 200 to 300.

It has launched a petition - saying only drastic action can help the country hits its Smokefree 2025 goal.

Ben Strang has this report.