Components of the comprehensive programme, New Zealand, March 2000
| Programme variable | Status |
| Cigarette smoking prevalence age 15 and over | 21% in 1996 telephone survey, 24% in 1996 census, doorstep survey 1996, 26%; 1999, 26% |
| Cigarettes per smoker age 15 and over | 16 per day in 1996, 15 in 1997-98, 14 in 1999 |
| Tobacco consumption per adult age 15 and over | Average annual compound decrease: 1981-90, 4.2%; 1990-99, 4.5%; 1999 level circa 1300 cigarettes pa |
| Tobacco tax and price (increases ongoing) | 23 minutes at average wage rates needed to earn 20 cigarettes. Tax rate uniform per gram of tobacco, and inflation adjusted since 1990 |
| Tobacco advertising (bans took effect in 1990-98) | Advertising only in imported magazines; no tobacco sponsorships or shop advertising permitted |
| Smoking restrictions (from 1991) | Not permitted in offices, shops, or most public transport. Restricted in restaurants. |
| Quit campaign (1999) | Media campaign supported by a free telephone help line, its number printed on each cigarette packet |
| Sales restrictions | Oral tobacco sales not permitted. For smoking products, minimum age of purchaser is 18 years |
| Tobacco packet labelling (1988, 2000) | Warnings were varied and strong from 1988. From 2000, “Smoking kills” was printed both in English and Maori |
| Products and additives | Controls on content not yet in place |