A bill is being drafted in New Zealand, that if enacted will ban smoking anywhere in New Zealand. The bill would also make it illegal to produce or sell tobacco.

MP Hone Harawira, who is drafting the private member’s bill, said it was “not about trying to penalise the poor addicts who are smoking cigarettes”.
“But the tobacco companies can go to hell. We will no longer sacrifice our generations so you can make profits.”

Smoking and NZ
* 25 per cent of New Zealanders smoke.
* Nearly 50 per cent of Maori smoke.
* About 5000 people a year die from smoking-related diseases.
* $1.2 billion is paid from taxes on tobacco.

Read the article in The New Zealand Herald