1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: One in ten retailers get a load of this who 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: sell vapes and ciggies have been busted in a sting 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: selling to kids under eighteen. In July, howth New Zealand 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: sent some underage volunteers into six hundred stores to try 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: to buy the vapes and the cigies. Sixty three of 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: them were caught selling it. 7 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 2: Now. 8 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: Joe Pugh is the compliance manager at the National Public 9 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Health Service. He Joe, you are a Joe. Do you 10 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: know what proportion of these were ciggies and what proportion 11 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: of these were vapes? 12 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: It would be a mixture, but we mostly did compliance 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: visits on retailers for vape. 14 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: Okay, how do you feel about that that ten percent 15 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: of them were busted? 16 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 2: Actually really pleased that most of the retailers refused to 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 2: sell to one of our young people. However, it is 18 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 2: really disappointing that over sixty retailers of our six hundred 19 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: that we visited did actually sell to a mine. I say, 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: very disappointing, and as a result, we've sent out more 21 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: infringement finds of five hundred dollars in this month than 22 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: we have ever before. 23 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: Ten percent non compliance seems really high to me. Doesn't 24 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: it to you. 25 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 2: I think it is high and it's definitely why we're 26 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 2: having a strong focus on youth vaping and smoking at 27 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: the moment. It's incredibly disappointing that retailers are putting their 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: profits over the health and well being of our katanaky, 29 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 2: our children. 30 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: Do you think that the problem here is that there 31 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: aren't enough enforcement officers, so these guys feel like it's 32 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: worth taking a risk. 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 2: We've been focusing on visiting retail as the compliance for 34 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 2: some time and we are about to well. We have 35 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: been ramping up our work in that space. So I 36 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: think it is a range of factors and we couldn't 37 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: just put it down to the enforcement offices we have. 38 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: Joe, thank you. I really appreciate you having a chat 39 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: to us about this. Is Joe Pugh, the compliance manager 40 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: the National Public Health Service. Listen, these guys are really 41 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: keen for the public to actually report anything like this 42 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: happening because obviously they aren't enough enforcement There obviously aren't 43 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: enough enforcement officers. So basically they're asking that if you 44 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: see anyone selling vapes or ciggies to underage kids, you 45 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: need to report it to your public health office. I 46 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: have had dealings with the Public Health Office. And let 47 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: me tell you, if these people were running the country, 48 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: we would be efficient. They mean business and they know 49 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: how to do it. Twenty one past five. For more 50 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news Talks 51 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 52 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.