“”Smokefree” areas in Christchurch could also become “vapefree”. The Christchurch City Council adopted a Smokefree Public Places Policy in 2009, but with the growth in popularity of vaping products and recent legislative changes, the council wanted to amend its policy to include vaping. It also comes after the Government passed the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (vaping) Amendment Act 2020. The council’s draft Smokefree and Vapefree Public Places Policy would cover publicly owned areas which included neighbourhood parks, gardens and heritage parks, reserves, sports parks, playgrounds, bus passenger shelters, primary entrances and exits of council buildings and facilities (including libraries and recreation and support centres), licensed footpaths for outdoor dining use, and council events.”
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Christchurch council mulls ‘vapefree’ public spaces in line with smokefree policy
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