Vaping
Vaping gets the backing of the Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is now backing e-cigarettes to help the country reach its Smokefree goal by 2025. Although e-cigs with nicotine were made legal early this year, the government hadn't endorsed… Audio
Research suggests e-cigarettes help smokers quit
A study out of the United States, published in the British Medical Journal, says e-cigarette users are more likely than non-users to quit smoking. Audio
E-cigarettes just replace one addiction with another-
The Government says vaping is 95 percent less harmful than smoking cigarettes, with associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner encouraging journalists to try it, as Joanna MacKenzie reports. Audio
Quinoa genetics & evidence e-cigarettes are a gateway to smoking
A new study suggests e-cigarettes may be a gateway to smoking real cigarettes. Also scientists are using genetic sequencing technology to understand how quinoa can grow in super harsh conditions. Audio
E-cigarettes: do the benefits outweigh the risks?
New Zealand's about to change the law so people can legally buy e-cigarettes containing nicotine here. This Way Up reviews the current state of our knowledge about the safety of the vaping and the… Audio, Gallery
Vaping safer than smoking
The Health Ministry says vaping is safer than smoking and is moving to make e-cigarettes legal by the end of the year. Nine to Noon speaks to Ministry advisor Professor Hayden McRobbie. Audio
E-cigarettes 'could help people quit'
A health researcher and an economist are calling for the legalisation of vaping as an alternative to hikes in tobacco taxes. Audio
Universities ban vaping
Both Canterbury and Otago universities have banned vaping. But that's being criticised as many who are trying to quit cigarettes are using the electronic versions. Audio
