Media coverage of Stan Glantz' visit to New Zealand discusses smokefree movies, strong anti-tobacco media and e-cigarettes

I spent three great weeks in New Zealand, one week hosted by the University of Otago ASPIRE 2025 tobacco control program, where I presented lectures in Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin.  The visit generated substantial media coverage dealing with smokefree movies, effective anti-tobacco media campaigns, and e-cigarettes.  The Nine to Noon interview provides a good summary of all the issues that came up (as well as my days working at NASA on Project Apollo) and the TV one interview a good summary of why New Zealand should invest more in industry and secondhand smoke denormalization ads.

With a foundation of its existing ad ban, high taxes, point-of-purchase restrictions, (reasonably good) smokefree policies, and pack warning labels (with plain packaging on the way), allocating available resources towards these more aggressive approaches will make it easy for New Zealand to reach its goal of being smokefree by 2025.

April 23: NZ Herald: What do you think about smoking in movies?

April 22:  NZ Herald: Hating smokers doesn't help anyone

April 15:  Radio New Zealand: Nine to Noon

April 12: NZ Herald Hobbit 'promotes smoking' to children, says expert

April 12: Otago Daily Times Hobbit film 'promotes smoking' to children

April 10:  TV One Breakfast

April 10:  NZ Herald: Smoking attack adverts pushed for NZ

April 8:  NZ Herald E-cigarettes wishful thinking for giving up smokes, says US critic