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- anonymous, Bay of Plenty (18 months ago)

"Smoking is such a bad habbit, that I can't beleive people would get into it! Just think of all the damage your doing to your body, children, enviroment and Family. If you find smoking so addictive call the smokefree quit line, it will diffently make a difference! :)"
- anonymous (21 months ago)

"Smoking actually causes stress because cravings distract you from coping with what's going on. So smoking to relieve that extra stress is a bit like stopping hitting yourself with a hammer. It makes you feel better by alleviating the very problem it caused."
- Anne, Petone (22 months ago)

"kaua e tatou tikanga a iwi maori, no reira he aha ai matou ki te kai paipa tonu ! ADDICTION - How can we support and lessen the death of us Maori. Stand up and be heard, there's an old proverb that says, 'You can block every blow with the taiaha, but you can never block the words'. It doesn't mean going out there and being abusive, it means standing up and saying, 'I'm a Maori, I don't smoke' (Bradbrook, 2008)"
- Cassino TeRangi, Hastings (22 months ago)

"Yes, smoking can be a habit. Yes people say that they use it to relive stress.....but i can think of other things to relive stress too that do not harm your health and do not cost money! It is an addictive product. Giving up smoking doesnt not leave you with no other ways to relive stress...thats just a cop out"
- anonymous (23 months ago)

"Smoking is a habit. That can be good for people who get so stressed out that they want to kill themselves. They will smoke so they can get relaxed. Would you rather people kill themselves or die from smoking?"
- anonymous (23 months ago)

"i went to a smoke free event and sat behind a smoker in a wheel chair when i asked them to put it out i was made to feel like a criminal!!! smoke free is smoke free for everyone!!!!!!!!!!"
- anonymous, nelson (24 months ago)

"'We don't smoke this shit, but we sell it.....We reserve the right to sell to young, poor, black and stupid.' What a racist one aw... "
- anonymous (28 months ago)

"'We don't smoke this shit, but we sell it.....We reserve the right to sell to young, poor, black and stupid.' this is very offensive!!!!!"
- anonymous (28 months ago)

"Us Maoris? I think everyone has the right to make a choice for themselves. And I have no pity for people who make stupid ones."
- anonymous (28 months ago)

"Don't like smoking. But us Maoris need to make decisions for ourselves, not rely on being forced to do something. If it is to be it is up to me."
- anonymous, Hamilton (28 months ago)

"Smoking kills i dont do it but you no its up to the person doing"
- Timmy, Lawrence otago (30 months ago)

"Im not a smoker and i don't intend ever having one,it really sucks to read comments of unhumanity they need to know how it feels to lose someone to the addictive cancer sticks-as i call smokes.My grandfather is on the dying edge to tabacco and i will do anything to vanish the deadly crap"
- Alaina Chase, Hastings (30 months ago)

"Perhaps you need to read the info on-site 'Sam'. You will see that there is no blame game on this deal!!! All about waking Maori up to taking leadership, responsibility over tobacco addiction! Resisting it! Or would you like Maori to just keep smoking???!!! Resisting tobacco is one way of getting Maori out of the economic trap while getting Maori health on track! All positive from my read!"
- anonymous, Wgtn (31 months ago)

"So, you know it is addictive, you know it will kill you, and you smoke anyway! who's fault is that? your stupid for starting, and stupid for trying to blame anyone but yourself"
- Kane, Tauranga (31 months ago)

"Tobacco is not a lollipop! It is addictive! The industry doesn't spend millions on a product that will stop people smoking! Weakness? Tell; that to the 4 million who die each year!"
- SB, Wellietown (31 months ago)

"No one forces Maori to smoke, why can't you stop blaming everyone else for your problems?"
- Sam, Auckland (31 months ago)

"Just stop smoking retards! Smoking is not 'murder'. Take responsibility and ownership of your problem! Until you workout that smoking is a weakness you will never solve anything."
- Matt, Auckland (31 months ago)

"I smoked for 15 years and I found it easy to quit smoking, I just had to change my mindset. Instead of saying and thinking I'm trying to quit I replaced it with I don't smoke anymore. If I can do it.... So Can You."
- Natasha Ngatai, Gisborne (31 months ago)

"I smoked for 24 years and have been stopped for just over 2 years now. I keep telling myself that for me to smoke again will only make things worse, I do not avoid smokers and have come to the realisation that as well as being addicted to nicotine for as many years as I was, I can see now that as well as being an addiction it was just an illusion and brainwashing why I did it for so long. Hopefully I will never start again."
- Bonnie, Taranaki (32 months ago)

"Dear Thoughtful Kiwi, Auckland. The quote featured is one which is well documented. If you enter the quote into a google search, you recieve 210,000 hits. I have updated the home pg to show the origins of the quote as suggested."
- Website Administrator (32 months ago)

"Tena Koutou Whanau Whanui o Aotearoa, It took me 21 years to dispell the illusion that I was addicted to the habit. I have been Auahi Kore for the past 10 months now and I am proud. I want to give myself the best opportunity to be around and assist in toitu te whanau, Hapu me iwi. I desire to spend any extra time I can to be with my whanau and future generations. I want to see our whanau stand up and not accept that we have to be a statistic in this senseless addiction. Kia kaha whanau, Tino Rangatiratanga Mauriora ki a koutou Auahi Kore !!!!!!!!"
- Kimi from Kahungunu, Ngati Kahungunu (32 months ago)

"Being fair, I don't smoke and I don't like it at all. I work with smokers, I have friends that are smokers and even some family members smoke. This habit is so widespread amongst all races that I cannot avoid it. I also cannot avoid the fact that I have Asthma and have had 2 bouts of Bronchitis in my lifetime. I think what we need is more education around smoking and the effects it has both within and outside the circle of oneself. From what I know about it, this habit normally starts with people in their youth without much consultation/advice being sought. On the other hand, tobacco companies are not the only ones that gain from annual gross sales. So if you want to be factual, then along with the statistics and figures provided in this article, it should include the full name and proper title of the executive who works for RJ Reynolds that made this statement. For all I know, this executive is male and it's not exact. Just like other benefactors of tobacco sales not mentioned in this piece."
- Thoughtful Kiwi., Auckland (32 months ago)

"The long term effects of smoking not only affects the smoker but indrectly or directly those around them, including their whanau. Why do non-smokers have to put up with the effects??"
- Ricky Te Akau, Wellington (32 months ago)

"We shouldn't forget that tobacco costs the Govt and our whanau billions! More than what this poison brings in! "
- anonymous (32 months ago)

"Perhaps you might like to ask why tobacco is not banned? Could it be that the $1.2b annual exicise duty from tobacco alone is hard for the NZ govt to forgo. The tobacco companies are not your target - the tobacco companies are a very convenient scapegoat "
- anonymous (32 months ago)