New Zealand will ban disposable e-cigarettes

According to a report by New Zealand media on March 19th, the New Zealand government will immediately ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes and impose stricter fines on businesses selling e-cigarettes to minors. This policy is planned to be fully implemented by the end of the year.
This is part of Deputy Minister of Health Casey Costello's response to the challenge of e-cigarette governance, which aims to promote the use of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool and minimize the use of e-cigarettes by minors while the government abolishes Labour's smokeless generation legislation.
Costello stated in a statement that he will revise the Smokeless Environment and Controlled Products Act to prohibit the production and sale of disposable electronic cigarette products. She said, "Reusable e-cigarettes are the main smoking cessation device and will continue to be retained. However, too many teenagers are still using disposable e-cigarettes because these products are cheap and easy to obtain, even after the previous government's reforms. That's why these cheap disposable e-cigarette products will be completely banned."
In addition, the maximum fine for selling e-cigarettes or other regulated products to individuals under the age of 18 will increase from $10000 to $100000.
Although a fine of $100000 needs to be applied through court, such retailers will be immediately fined financially - ranging from $500 to $1000 for individuals and up to $2000 for businesses.
The cabinet has agreed to impose stricter restrictions on the display and staffing of e-cigarette retail stores, and has requested lawmakers to engage in targeted consultations on these proposals. At the same time, the license and compliance system for electronic cigarettes will also be reviewed to ensure that penalties for selling to people under the age of 18 are enforced.
The cabinet also agreed to comply with various regulations set by the Labour Party that have come into effect this week, including prohibiting the printing of cartoon or toy images on electronic cigarette product packaging, and limiting flavor names to generic descriptions.
At present, the New Zealand government has postponed some necessary changes related to the child safety characteristics of reusable e-cigarettes to October 1st to ensure that there are sufficient options in the market.