Changing attitudes to the environment A regular survey that examines New Zealanders' perceptions of the environment identified that the major environmental concerns have shifted over the past few years from air quality, waste disposal, industrial pollution, and introduced pests, weeds, and diseases to water pollution, other pollution, and climate change (Hughey, 2002
Its success in doing so is evidenced by figures which show that the number of smokers has dropped from approximately 30% of the population in the year 2000, to under 15% in 2020
The most persistent of these is Nicotiana glauca , commonly known as tree tobacco
Part of the World Health Organization, the survey examined rates of smoking among 170,000 13-15 year olds in 61 countries, asking about how they feel regarding tobacco use in addition to the kinds of measures local or national governments take which succeed in preventing teenage use of tobacco According to NPR , Worldwide, about 10 percent of the youngest teens smoke...but in some countries, numbers are significantly higher, especially among boys
