Objective To examine the influences on contemporary smokefree area policy development in New Zealand.Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 62 New Zealand politicians and senior officials. They were asked about their views of possible interventions to reduce smoking around...

This report takes a preliminary look at the behaviour of the tobacco industry in New Zealand. It is based on a series of literature searches, interviews with key informants, and on the examination of internal tobacco industry documents, many of which have been released by court orders in the...

This article aims to describe the major ethical issues surrounding tobacco taxation, and to identify policy responses to minimise any ethical dilemmas. It uses the standard ethical framework for biomedicine (covering beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for autonomy and justice), in conjunction...