Once the law comes into effect people aged 14 or younger will not be able to legally purchase cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime.
Authorities in New Zealand on Thursday outlined legislation that would prevent young people in the country from ever purchasing cigarettes and tobacco products in their lifetime, in a move that is part of a sweeping crackdown on tobacco sales in the country. 29%. That’s the percentage of adult smokers among New Zealand’s Maori population, compared to 11.6% national number, according to Reuters. Pointing this out Verall said without such measures “ it would be decades till Māori smoking rates fall below 5%.
