Govt to ban cigarette sales for future generations - a podcast by RNZ

In a world-first, the government plans to ban future generations of young New Zealanders from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime.
It's one of a suite of measures hoped to drive down smoking rates across the country in a bid to be Smokefree by 2025.
Health experts have lauded the move, but the ACT Party says it's nanny-state.
Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the details.

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