Would you spend $90 on food or smokes? RETUERS Tax on tobacco products continues to rise as New Zealand aims to be smokefree by 2025. Relevant offersYou can either smoke or get a pay rise - that's the message one savvy shopper is sending. The roll-your-own kit also cost $90. The tax on tobacco products increased by 10 per cent on January 1, 2017, as part of the Government's plan to make New Zealand smokefree by 2025.

Source: Stuff January 25, 2017 18:56 UTC