'Most benefit' of government's tobacco tax cuts will go to tobacco company Philip Morris, officials told Casey Costello Despite a long list of problems identified by officials, Casey Costello claimed she had got her own "independent" advice.

9. 'Most benefit' of NZ government's #tobacco #taxcuts will go to tobacco company #PhilipMorris, officials told #CaseyCostello: #corruption #nzpol#AtlasNetwork #Tobacco #Lobbyists #donors #health #cancer #deaths #SmokefreeNZ

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Balancing fear with hope: A more effective way of promoting smoking cessation? New research from Aotearoa New Zealand shows that adding positive, supportive messages to tobacco packaging could complement graphic warnings and better help people quit smoking.

Aotearoa hasn’t updated tobacco warning images since 2018. Fresh images + hopeful, practical messages could give smokers the support they need. #SmokefreeNZ
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Bernard Hickey on costs of tobacco & cancelling #SmokefreeNZ -Casey #Costello & #NZCoalition Govt have #cost NZ #taxpayers $51 billion & NZ Govt $19 billion = $70 billion! More #Seymour lies, at an Atlas Network function in UK -& Seymour denies connections to Atlas! #AtlasNetwork #nzpol

Vaping doubles risk of serious lung disease, even without smoking history - study And the news is even worse for people who use both cigarettes and vapes.

#Vaping doubles the risk of serious #lung #disease, even without #smoking history. Study - yet #NZ #Govt cancelled #SmokefreeNZ policies at great cost to our #health & #economy. As have other #AtlasNetwork governments #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Then there’s #Tobacco & the killing of our #SmokefreeNZ laws:

Pushing #fossilfuels & #mining in a #climate crisis, pushing #speed, #Alcohol, #gun deregulation & defunding public hospitals, health, housing & education #AtlasNetwork #privatisation #greed #nzpol

Driving peacefully along & minding my own business, when out of nowhere partner exclaims: "with all we know about smoking, what a cunt, what a fucking cunt!" Not sure partner's blood pressure is ready for these next three years. #nzpol #smokefreenz

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