Marama Fox isn't the first MP to tell tobacco companies to 'butt out' of New Zealand's affairsPHIL REID/FAIRFAX MEDIA Former Maori Party leader Tariana Turia was a champion of plain packaging for cigarettes. Kevin Hague from the Green Party: "Tobacco companies are scared of this bill. Tobacco companies have fought them tooth and nail, and the ferocity of their fighting has been proportional to the likely effectiveness of the measure being considered. Here's a refresher on some of the blunt messages MPs had for tobacco companies. David White Maori party co leader Marama Fox admits she went on The Nation knowing she was going to give Axel Gietz a hard time.

Source: Stuff June 25, 2016 05:05 UTC