GSTHR Report Finds Vapes Help Smokers Quit in New Zealand Ecigator Nicotine e cigarettes to be made legal RNZ News Regulatory Update for NZ Vaping Products Starting 1 September 2025, the requirement for vaping devices to have a removable battery will be removed. This change does not affect the current ban New Zealand's smoking rate has halved in six years with vaping a major reason why Clearing the Air Major vaping reforms: Will they deliver on public health aims? PHCC New Zealand will ban disposable e cigarettes and restrict other vape sales near schools to counter rising alarm about the numbers of young people taking up the habit