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[juju]

It's a nonsense argument that repealing a law that was only just introduced that bans anyone born after 2009, so 13 and 14 year olds currently, and having it at over 18's only is going to encourage anyone to start smoking. Smoking is at an all time low. Vaping has taken over, it's this generation's cool thing and is the major issue that needs addressing.

Any explanation why none of the 3 parties actually campaigned on this?

 

[defensivebomb]

Have you ever been addicted to smoking cigarettes?

Thankfully not

 

[juju]

Mindboggling that the Tory UK government used this law as the blueprint to change legislation over there...

Yet we get a coalition removing it by stealth over here.

 

[defensivebomb]

Any explanation why none of the 3 parties actually campaigned on this?

That part is indeed disappointing

 

[juju]

That part is indeed disappointing

Its about money (lobbying / donations / tax) - not health outcomes

 

[John Nick]

The Coalition agreement doesn't say that. Lucky we have Winston and Luxon isn't it

Your sense of humor hasn't improved.

 

[Inruin]

Any explanation why none of the 3 parties actually campaigned on this?

Luxon spoke about being 'broadly supportive' of Labours better late than never, vote chasing, proposed crackdown but thought it should go further. Seymour talked about tighter restrictions on vaping. Great that it has happened.

 

[Inruin]

Good to see that out of the historical comprehensive coalition agreement the major concern is repealing a just introduced smoking policy that will have little to no impact on whether people start smoking or not.

Impressive piece of work by Luxon, Seymour and Peters.

 

[Inruin]

Good to see the focus returning in education to the basics instead of ideology. It's going to take a long time to turn around the declining results in maths, science, reading and writing. Erica Stanford seems like a capable choice as Minister of Education

 

[Inruin]

Be interesting to see the difference Mark Mitchell can bring as Minister of Police. Good to have him with his past experience in the police force. 500 new trained police over the next two years will certainly help.

 

[juju]

Be interesting to see the difference Mark Mitchell can bring as Minister of Police. Good to have him with his past experience in the police force. 500 new trained police over the next two years will certainly help.

Good to see the focus returning in education to the basics instead of ideology. It's going to take a long time to turn around the declining results in maths, science, reading and writing. Erica Stanford seems like a capable choice as Minister of Education

That's the highlights you come up with from this agreement?

Rather pathetic...

 

[Inruin]

That's the highlights you come up with from this agreement?

Rather pathetic...

Versus repealing a just introduced smoking law. You are weird.

 

[Inruin]

Great to see this being followed through on. We really need to take advantage of sectors like this to move to a higher skilled , higher wage economy. Judith Collins is an interesting appointment for this newly formed position

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politica...ace-minister-and-prize-for-top-school-student

 

[Noitall]

Be interesting to see the difference Mark Mitchell can bring as Minister of Police. Good to have him with his past experience in the police force. 500 new trained police over the next two years will certainly help.

Gang members slapped with 'several infringement notices' as they leave Auckland for funeral

The gang members are heading south to a funeral for senior member William Hines.

www.newshub.co.nz

Thought there may have been some mention of the amount of gang members out in patches as was mentioned of a crackdown in this area? Sounds like some infringements around the transport and an alcohol infringement but nothing around patches.

 

[Inruin]

Gang members slapped with 'several infringement notices' as they leave Auckland for funeral

The gang members are heading south to a funeral for senior member William Hines.

www.newshub.co.nz

Thought there may have been some mention of the amount of gang members out in patches as was mentioned of a crackdown in this area? Sounds like some infringements around the transport and an alcohol infringement but nothing around patches.

New government haven't been sworn in yet

I did see that there was a big increase in sales of make up kits over the last week. Just Black Friday sales? Maybe.....

 

[MaybeTop8]

People have moved to and started vaping. We have successfully moved the problem from one product to another and probably ended up with more people involved than we have for a very long time. People up in arms about repealing these laws have been very silent about the scourge that vaping has become over the last period of time. The previous government finally, after pressure, like a well regarded school principle breaking down over the harm it's doing to our society and our kids, has introduced in the last few months some much needed law to help with this. This new coalition government is going to go further.

Actually the tobacco lobby has been very successful in selling us this new poison, and they're targeting kids.

The new coalition is completely compromised by big tobacco.

 

[MaybeTop8]

Good to see the focus returning in education to the basics instead of ideology. It's going to take a long time to turn around the declining results in maths, science, reading and writing. Erica Stanford seems like a capable choice as Minister of Education

The only return is the return to privatisation. Corrupt, corrupt, corrupt

 

[Inruin]

Actually the tobacco lobby has been very successful in selling us this new poison, and they're targeting kids.

The new coalition is completely compromised by big tobacco.

Interesting. Have the previous government also been compromised? Because their inaction was very apparent. The coalition looks to be doing more

 

[MaybeTop8]

Interesting. Have the previous government also been compromised? Because their inaction was very apparent. The coalition looks to be doing more

More enabling of the tobacco lobby's wishes. Come on, take the blinkers off. Conscience should apply here

 

[Inruin]

The only return is the return to privatisation. Corrupt, corrupt, corrupt

The education standards have been declining for a long time, over a number of different governments. It's good to see a potential return to fundamentals. It's going to take possibly decades to try and turn this ship around.