New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts
New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts
Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives
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Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives
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The leading Māori public health organisation, Hāpai te Hauora, said the reversal will be “catastrophic for Māori communities”.
It's not a good idea to tell conservatives how policies would potentially harm the vulnerable, the poor, the excluded.
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One in six New Zealanders are Maori.
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New Zealand electoral system is MMP
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The Maori seats are sometimes pivotal. There is also a political party called The Maori Party which has sometimes been in government.
For these reasons it's important to tell the voters at large when a policy affects this particular constituency.
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