10 Dec 2024

Vape and tobacco compliance roles remain empty

From Nine To Noon, 9:40 am on 10 December 2024

What's happening with the roles that were designed to monitor vape and tobacco compliance?

Sixteen enforcement jobs were budgeted for in 2022 to keep tabs on what retailers were doing, but only nine of them have been filled.

Kathryn speaks to Dr Lucy Hardie, spokesperson for the Health Coalition Aotearoa and vaping researcher at the University of Auckland. 

Electronic cigarettes heat a liquid to produce a vapour that people inhale, with some liquids including nicotine.

Electronic cigarettes heat a liquid to produce a vapour that people inhale, with some liquids including nicotine. Photo: AFP/ Hans Lucas

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