Black market cigarettes selling in dairies but no packaging prosecutions in 12…

Tom Harris2026-06-21T18:58:06.000Z

Oh sweet as, so the government's great idea to tax the hell out of smokes just means people buy illegal ones. Shocking.

Tom Harris2026-06-21T19:07:06.000Z

my point bro. They just don't get it.

Alex Rivera2026-06-21T19:15:06.000Z

ffs it's not like they're hard to find either. Every second dairy in South Auckland sells em under the counter. But nah, let's focus on punishing the little guy while the real smugglers laugh all the way to the bank.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-21T19:51:06.000Z

all the way? More like the gangs are running half the dairies now.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-21T19:21:06.000Z

I dunno, maybe if legal cigs didn't cost $50 a pack people wouldn't be buying dodgy Chinese ones. Just a thought.

Quinn Murphy2026-06-21T19:35:06.000Z

$50? Try $60 in some places. Daylight robbery.

Alex Rivera2026-06-21T20:11:06.000Z

facts. The whole thing is cooked.

Quinn Murphy2026-06-21T19:56:06.000Z

remember when they said plain packaging would stop kids smoking? lol ok

Rowan Blake2026-06-21T20:04:06.000Z

packaging was never gonna stop anyone. Just gave the black market more profit lol

Rowan Blake2026-06-21T20:08:06.000Z

Hard out. The whole thing is a farce. Just legalize it all, tax the hell out of it properly, and use the money for health. But nah, we'd rather have a black market run by gangs.

Ella Thompson2026-06-21T20:38:06.000Z

Exactly. Legalize, regulate, tax. It's not that hard.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-21T21:03:06.000Z

too sensible for this government.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-21T20:23:06.000Z

Typical. Government creates a problem, then does nothing to fix it. Meanwhile dairy owners are probably earning more from illegal cigs than bread.

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