NZ's smokefree legislation: A history of stubbing out smoking | 1News Archive

New Zealand's plans to ban smoking for future generations were hailed globally as a breath of fresh air last year. Now, the country is making headlines worldwide again over the new government's plans to repeal those laws.

It's the latest development in a near 25-year-long effort to make Aotearoa smokefree.

Once upon a time, there was pretty much nowhere you couldn't smoke. In fact, if you're old enough, you probably remember a time when people could even smoke on planes.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:25 - The build up to a key law passing
01:09 - 1988 - World's first smokefree week
01.34 - 1990 - The great NZ smokefree workplace week
01:54 - Commonwealth athletes present anti-smoking ad petition
02:18 - 2003 - An end to smoking in bars
02.48 - Last cigarette smoked in a bar auctioned
03:09 - Cigarette packaging changes
03:24 - Smoking, not our future
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