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NZ Herald

10 Nov, 2026 04:00 PM3 mins to read

New Zealand has made progress on children vaping, but needs to do better. Photo / 123rf

This week’s story of 15-year-old former vape addict Ellyce Forbes is raw, hard-hitting and heartbreaking.

Ellyce started vaping at 11, two weeks after learning her father had terminal lung cancer. The news hit the Whakatāne youngster hard.

It was a way to cope. That first vape

Source: New Zealand Herald · NZ Herald

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