38637 (2025). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 21 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38637 (2025)
Question asked:	07 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Chlöe Swarbrick
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	17 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38637_2025
Document guid:	4c8ec50c-d2de-4b45-8bb1-5711513b6f4b

38637 (2025). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Associate Minister of Health: What is the total most recent cost estimate, if any, of tobacco/nicotine harm to the NZ health system, and how does this compare with the previous 5 years?

Hon Casey Costello: The most recent estimate of tobacco’s cost to the health system is from 2016. I refer the Member to the following link: https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2017-11/b16-3395599.pdf.