Tobacco

Tobacco companies are fuming over the Government's plans to wrap up their cigarettes in plain packets. Audio

Dr. Frank Chaloupka discusses the efficacy of tax control policies on tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use. He is a distinguished professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago and… Audio

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In Australia, a global tobacco company has attempted to use freedom of information laws to mine school surveys about children's attitudes to smoking and alcohol. Audio

A tobacco giant is trying to use freedom of information laws to obtain data from surveys of Victorian schoolchildren and teenagers revealing their attitudes towards smoking. Todd Harper is the Chief… Audio

The world's fifth largest cigarette maker, Imperial Tobacco, is proving there's still a lot of money to be made in the business. Audio

Here at home, Parliament's health committee in August gave the green light to legislation to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. The proposed legislation won't be passed until the legal… Audio

Uruguay is the second-smallest country in South America, with a population of just 3.4 million. It's in a David and Goliath fight against tobacco giant Philip Morris, based in Switzerland and maker of… Audio

Dr Matthew Rimmer is an Associate Professor of Law at the Australian National University, an Australian Research Council future fellow with an interest in plain packaging. Audio

Creating a Smoke free Aotearoa by 2025 is the mission of Te Ara Hā Ora Manager Zoey Martin-Hawke, helped along by the contribution of the former co-leader of the Māori Party, Dame Tariana Turia. As… Audio

Dr Axel Gietz is Imperial Tobacco's Director of Group Corporate Affairs. Audio

We speak to the Labour leader, David Cunliffe, who says big corporates want their profits put above public health. Audio

New Zealand is a step closer to plain packaging of cigarettes - with legislation passing its first reading in Parliament with just one opposing vote. Audio

The Government is being urged to pass the plain packaging of tobacco legislation into law before the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement is signed. Audio

Brendan Walker is the Commercial Head for Imperial Tobacco New Zealand. Audio

The director of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Centre, visiting New Zealand for the Inaugural International Cancer Symposium organised by the University of Otago. Audio

Anti-tobacco group ASH is accusing a fledgling retail group of being a front for tobacco company interests. The Association of Community Retailers was set up last month to oppose legislation which… Audio