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Asthma symptoms are found in one in five young New Zealand European children, a quarter of Pacific Island children and nearly a third of Mäori, results of an international survey has found.

The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is supporting World Smokefree Day by holding two events tomorrow that will encourage the public to quit smoking.

The equivalent of a settlement the size of Te Kuiti is wiped out every year because of smoking, says Waikato District Health Board health promoter Kerri Huaki.

Two Te Awamutu dairy owners, a Hamilton service station employee and a Hamilton dairy owner are facing possible prosecution and fines of up to $2000 after selling cigarettes to people under the age of 18.

Research initiated at The University of Auckland has shown that women who quit smoking within the first fifteen weeks of pregnancy can reverse their elevated risk of premature birth and having small babies, without suffering increased stress.

PHARMAC is marking Smokefree Day by announcing funding for the smoking cessation drug bupropion (Zyban) from 1st July 2009.

A leading quit smoking expert is encouraging smokers to maximise their chances of quitting by using nicotine patches, gum and lozenges available, very cheaply, in New Zealand. Nicotine replacement therapy works by replacing some of the nicotine people get from tobacco, which can reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Pregnant women who smoke are being told that it’s never too late to quit to help their baby’s health.

At a training conference in Christchurch last month, the Chief Coroner tabled for discussion and review the recommendations register which has been established pursuant to Section 7 of the Coroners Act 2006 “a register open for public inspection at all reasonable times of summaries of Coroner’s recommendations or comments”.

Hone Hurihanganui, chief executive of Wairarapa health organisation Whaiora says the equivalent of a settlement slightly bigger than Carterton is wiped out each year because of smoking.

The Smokefree Coalition fully endorses the Maori Affairs Select Committee’s call for the New Zealand tobacco industry to give an account of the role it plays in causing both sickness and early deaths among Maori.

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) says findings from new research that only one in seven New Zealanders has a healthy lifestyle is sign that tough new measures are needed to combat tobacco consumption.

It’s astonishing that tobacco is on sale alongside everyday grocery items, says Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Chair Professor Bruce Arroll.