Quasi-Independent Island Wants to Become Smoke-Free

Niue, a tiny island in free association with New Zealand, is proposing to make the entire island smoke-free by passing a law to ban smoking on all parts of the island. The island's health director is backing a bill to ban smoking in public places and private homes due to the cost of taking care of smokers. The Independent has the story but they refer to Niue as the world's smallest country when in fact that it... [read full story]