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20 August 2026

Tobacco sales continue to fall

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Source reporting: Beehive Government Releases

Tobacco sales continue to fall

Newly published data shows a continued decline in the sale of cigarettes and tobacco, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said today. "The figures are encouraging and are consistent with the long-term fall in smoking rates," Ms Costello says.

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