Caption:The latest data indicates the daily smoking rate has plateaued at 6.9 percent, only a very slight change from the previous year’s 6.8 percent.Photo credit:RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-KingAsthma and Respiratory Foundation chief executive Letitia Harding said the government’s strategy seems to now be “to just add vapes to the mix”.UnsplashCasey Costello said the survey period was not impacted by any activity by the coalition government, as the provisions that were repealed had not come into effect.RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
