New Zealand bans disposable e-cigarettes to curb teen vapingMarch 20, 2024 New Zealand takes decisive action against teen vaping, enacting a ban on disposable e-cigarettes and imposing fines up to $60,000.
Tobacco ban reversal in New Zealand sparks health concernsFebruary 27, 2024 New Zealand’s reversal of the tobacco ban raises health concerns, especially regarding its impact on vulnerable communities.
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Kermadec Islands in New ZealandMarch 16, 2023 On Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region. According…
Cyclone Gabrielle battered the North Island of New Zealand killing threeFebruary 15, 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle pounded the North Island with wind and rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and…
Vaping trend grows in New Zealand amid tobacco sales ban for next generationDecember 14, 2022 The New Zealand Parliament passed a historic anti-smoking bill on Tuesday, banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after…
Tragic New Zealand strandings kill 477 whalesOctober 12, 2022 In the past few days, around 477 pilot whales have died after being stranded on two remote New Zealand beaches.…
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 rocks the Kermadec Islands in New ZealandJune 19, 2022 The Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand’s north island were rattled by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake , although there have…
