Robert Beaglehole
Vaping rates drop for Year 10 students
A survey of more than 30,000 year-10 students has found vaping rates have dropped from a peak in 2022. Emeritus Professor Robert Beaglehole spoke to ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Smokers up to 50 percent more at risk to die from Covid
The World Health Organisation warns smokers are up to 50 percent more likely to get seriously ill or die from the coronavirus than non-smokers.
Experts are hoping it will give people another reason… Audio
Teen smoking falls but vaping on the rise
ASH Chair and Emeritus Professor Robert Beaglehole joined Jesse to talk about the what they can take from the latest ASH Year 10 survey. Audio
Has government dropped the ball on Smokefree 2025?
Emeritus Professor and Chair of Action for Smokefree 2025 (ASH) Robert Beaglehole tells Kathryn Ryan the government is in danger of missing the goal of New Zealand becoming smokefree within five… Audio
Cigarettes deemed an essential product
MBIE has confirmed that cigarettes are deemed an essential product during the lock down phase. Public health expert Professor Robert Beaglehole talks about why that's a concern. Audio
Regulations imminent for vaping vaccuum
Limits on vaping products are imminent, bringing them more into line with controls on tobacco - this amid criticism that a 'regulation vaccuum' has seen the proliferation of young vapers. Audio
Is over-regulation of Vaping causing harm?
Could over-regulation of the e-cigarette market hurt the people who need these products the most? Audio
WHO's approach to vaping criticised
A local professor is criticising the World Health Organisation's approach to vaping, because it protects the cigarette trade and could cause more harm than good. Emeritus Professor Robert Beaglehole… Audio
2025 smokefree target moved
The Ministry of Health is looking at a revamp of its anti-smoking funding if it's to meet the target of making New Zealand smokefree by 2025. We talk to Dr Robert Beaglehole about the target needs to… Audio
Ideas for 24 February 2013
Fifty years after New Zealand had its last case of wild polio the world is on the cusp of eradicating the disease for good. D'Arcy Lunn of the Global Poverty Project talks about The End of Polio… Audio
Is there the political will to make NZ smokefree by 2025?
The long awaited Maori Affairs select committee report into the tobacco industry outliens radical plans to dramatically cut smoking rates in a bid to make this country totally smoke-free by 2025. It… Audio
McDonald's marketing to children
University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Public Health, Robert Beaglehole, and the Managing Director of McDonalds New Zealand, Mark Hawthorne, discuss McDonald's marketing campaigns targeted at… Audio
