4 Dec 2023

Labour says government misleading public to justify repealing smokefree laws

From Morning Report, 6:40 am on 4 December 2023

Labour's health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall says the new government is misleading the public to justify repealing smokefree laws and she wants them to "debate" the issue.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon admitted he was wrong to claim Labour's smokefree laws would see just one shop in Northland selling tobacco.

Official documents published by the director-general of health stated there would instead have been 35.

Verrall spoke to Corin Dann.