Tobacco sales continue to fall in New Zealand

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-08-21

WELLINGTON, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The volume of tobacco sold in New Zealand fell by more than 20 percent year-on-year in 2025 and has more than halved over the past decade, a senior health official said Friday. Annual tobacco returns showed the volume of tobacco sold had fallen by two-thirds since 2010, and the number of cigarettes sold per capita was down nearly 80 percent, consistent with the long-term fall in smoking rates, Associate Health M......

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