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    New Zealand smoking ban U-turn could be first of many steps to demolish Jacinda Ardern’s legacy

    by Maroosha Muzaffar Nov 28, 2023 5 minutes
    Source: AP

    New Zealand‘s decision to reverse its landmark generational smoking ban to fund tax cuts could be just the first step of many by the new conservative coalition government to chip away at Jacinda Ardern’s progressive legacy.

    The smoking ban, passed last year by the Labour government, stated that anyone born after 1 January 2009 would never be able to buy tobacco, with the age limit to purchase cigarettes rising by a year every 12 months.

    The policy shift was a step towards preventing thousands of smoking-related deaths and saving money in the healthcare system. Unveiled by former prime minister, the legislation also included a significant reduction in the permissible nicotine levels within and aimed to restrict tobacco sales exclusively to designated stores, drastically reducing the number

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