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=The history of tobacco control in New Zealand= People have used tobacco, or other plants that contain nicotine, for many centuries. Check out the history of tobacco use in New Zealand, from pre-1900s to today.

Pre 1900s

 * Tobacco was first found and cultivated in the Americas and brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus and other explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries.
 * Brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
 * Introduced to New Zealand by Captain Cook.
 * 1948: First Department of Health posters linking cancer with smoking.
 * 1953: Tobacco consumption by weight per adult peaked in New Zealand.
 * 1974: First health warning on cigarette packets.
 * 1979: Tobacco defined as a toxic substance in the new Toxic Substances Act.
 * ==2000 – the New Millennium==
 * 2000:
 * November – subsidised nicotine patches and gum available through the Quitline and via authorised community providers.
 * 2001:
 * Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) further enhanced changes suggested by the Smoke-free Environments Amendment Bill.
 * Smoke-free Environments Amendment Bill (a combination of the Smoke-free Environments (Enhanced Protection ) Amendment Act 1999 and the SOP) referred to the Health Select Committee.