Poll: Have cigarette price hikes influenced you to change your smoking habits?
Tobacco product prices went up 10 per cent after the latest tax hike on January 1. So how much more do smokers have to fork out now? Enough to buy a basketload of groceries, it seems.
A 20-pack of cigarettes now costs about $25.45 on average, while a 30-gram pouch of tobacco costs about $55.30, a British American Tobacco New Zealand (BAT NZ) spokeswoman said.
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18.5% Nope, I'll keep smoking
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3.7% I'm cutting down
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18.5% Too expensive, I'm giving up
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59.3% I don't smoke
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Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10% Yes! New Year, New Me
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16.9% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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73.2% Nah - not for me
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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84.5% Same!
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15.5% Would have liked to try something different
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