In 2015/2016, the current vaping prevalence among adults in Aotearoa New Zealand was 1.4%.[xxiv] By 2018/2019, just after the legalisation of nicotine-containing vaping products, the current vaping prevalence had jumped to 3.9%.[xxv] As of 2022/2023, current vaping prevalence in Aotearoa New Zealand is 11.9%.[xxvi] For context, the population of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023 was 5.24 million - this equates to roughly 623,000 vapers in 2023.[xxvii] The rise in vaping rates, and associated decrease in smoking rates, have led to vaping rates overtaking smoking rates, as shown in the above figure
And Im hoping, nervously, that they wont meet the same fate
Windproof and rechargeable options enhance their utility
Yves Saint Laurent is arguably the most successful of these (even though he admitted in a 1968 interview he smokes, but not his namesake brand, as he does "not like the flavour"), though many other brands have been marketed, from time to time, in select international markets: Givenchy, Versace, Pierre Cardin, Christian Lacroix and Cartier (a jewelry house)
