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10 Thursday May 12 2022 Board requests briefing over vape store rise • By Emily Moorhouse FRUSTRATION from residents about vape stores opening in Addington has prompted the area’s community board to investigate vaping restrictions. The Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board has requested a briefing on vaping restrictions through smokefree legislation. Board member Callum Ward was approached by resident Jo Robertson, who is concerned about the concentration of vape stores in a small area like Addington. Ward said the board hasn’t formed a position on the issue yet and is awaiting a briefing. “We know that vaping does have negative health consequences and is no longer just a replacement for smokers,” he said. Ward also mentioned the risk of vaping undoing a lot of work that’s being done in society to prevent people from getting addicted to nicotine, particularly young people who go straight to vaping. Robertson, who is school community liaison at Addington School, said vaping is being discussed among residents due to an increase in vaping shops set to open in the area. She said there was already two vape shops in Addington and another one was going to be opening soon, as well as dairys selling vapes. “It’s probably to do with the proportion of kinds of shops that are in the community,” Robertson said. “If you end up with a lot of liquor stores, vape stores, it just tips the balance of stores that are bringing positive health-promoting things into the community to stores that are bringing kind of health-constraining things.” Robertson said she wants the city council to talk about putting regulations in place rather than “just letting the market decide”. “I think the community would like to see things that are bringing health and well-being into our community,” she said. The manager of Hoopers CONCERN: Addington resident Jo Robertson said she wants the city council to have more regulations around what kinds of shops can open in the community. Vapour in Addington, who declined to be named, said he had noticed a few different vape shops in the area, something his customers said wasn’t necessary. The business has been operating for roughly five years and hasn’t received any complaints from residents. “I believe we are serving people who want to quit smoking,” he said. “What most non-smokers or non-vapers don’t realise is that people addicted to nicotine become aggravated when they can’t have it. It’s like having a morning coffee.” He said the business has helped people quit smoking and as the price of tobacco increases, it was important to provide an alternative. INCREASE: New store Vape Crew on Lincoln Rd, while Vape Planet, also on Lincoln Rd, is opening soon. PHOTOS: STAR MEDIA ADJUSTABLE MASSAGE BED by
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