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Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets

New Zealand Parliament

New Zealand Parliament

27 January 2026

Taxes raise prices, and higher prices reduce smoking. But duty-free tobacco sales remain a policy anomaly and deny the government much-needed health revenue.

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The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll
	27 Jan: The coalition government has retained a small lead in the latest RNZ-Reid Research Poll... more

Meridian Energy's future-proofing a major South Island power station against a large earthquake
	27 Jan: Meridian Energy's future-proofing a major South Island power station against a large earthquake... more

Remains of last Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, have been found, Benjamin Netanyahu says
	27 Jan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the remains of 24-year-old Ran Gvili had been found and identified.... more

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out adopting Te Pati Maori's policy to abolish prisons, but says there're other policy areas they align
	27 Jan: Labour Leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out adopting Te Pati Maori's policy to abolish prisons, but says there're other policy areas they align... more

Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital
	26 Jan: Jules Radich is being remembered for his fight for Dunedin's new hospital... more

The Prime Minister's echoing our Foreign Minister's concerns about the World Health Organisation
	26 Jan: The Prime Minister's echoing our Foreign Minister's concerns about the World Health Organisation... more

New Zealand will consider joining the US President's Board of Peace
	26 Jan: New Zealand will consider joining the US President's Board of Peace... more

A major overhaul of NZ’s local government is underway – will it really fix what’s broken?
	26 Jan: A sweeping reform of New Zealand’s local government sector promises efficiency, but raises questions about accountability, representation and decision-making.... more

A Christchurch company director will be sentenced in May - after pleading guilty to gambling offences linked to New Zealand's largest-ever illegal lottery
	26 Jan: A Christchurch company director will be sentenced in May - after pleading guilty to gambling offences linked to New Zealand's largest-ever illegal lottery... more

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