New Zealand repeals world-leading smokefree legislation; lung health experts request collaboration on a smokefree strategy.

Lung health experts from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand are disappointed by the repeal of New Zealand's world-leading smokefree legislation. Passed under urgency, the measures were not given proper consideration by the public or healthcare experts. The society asks the government to collaborate on a smokefree strategy, as modeling suggests these changes could save 5,000 Kiwi lives per year and reduce health disparities for the Māori population.

March 10, 2024
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