Following the release of the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025, this lunchtime webinar—hosted by the Cancer Society and ASPIRE Aotearoa—unpacks the findings of the New Zealand Country Report, examines why New Zealand’s ranking has slipped dramatically and explores what can be done to confront tobacco industry interference. Hear from leading voices in tobacco control as we discuss lessons from the Index, global best practice, and collective strategies to ensure public health policy is protected from industry manipulation.
Presenters:
• Emma Shields (Cancer Society) NZ Tobacco Industry Interference Index report author
• Calvin Cochran (ASPIRE) NZ Tobacco Industry Interference Index report peer reviewer
Panellists:
• Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga, President of the College of Public Health Medicine
• Professor Janet Hoek, Co-Director of ASPIRE Aotearoa
• Associate Professor Andrew Waa, Te Rōpū Tupeka Kore, Co-Director of ASPIRE
About the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index
Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index (Global Tobacco Index) is a global survey on how governments are responding to tobacco industry interference and protecting their public health policies from commercial and vested interests as required under the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). It was established in 2019 with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies and others and is coordinated by Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). The New Zealand country report, which feeds into the Global Index, is prepared by the Cancer Society every two years.
20 November, 12.00 – 1.00pm NZDT
We welcome registration from people in the public health, community health and tobacco resistance sectors, and others interested in public health policy.
To join the webinar, please register in advance and a personal log-in link will be sent to you.
Please note: ASPIRE Aotearoa seminars, webinars and other events are not open to individuals working with or for any tobacco or vaping company, or who are affiliated to the tobacco or vaping industries in any way. Nor are they open to any individuals or groups who have interests in or relationships with tobacco or vaping companies, including, but not limited to, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) and FSFW grantees. ASPIRE Aotearoa events are opportunities for civil and respectful discussions of research. We recognise diverse views on topics may exist; however, these events are not open to individuals who abuse those holding views that differ from their own.
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