Andrew Waa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5142950 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Waa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Waa |
| SIGNATURE | WAA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8078-0283 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Framing nico-colonialism and nico-genocide: A critical public health review of the tobacco industry’s role as a commercial determinant of health
Background: Commercial tobacco and nicotine harms are often framed as issues of individual behaviour, product risk, or disease burden. Such framings can obscure the settler colonial and corporate structures that produce and sustain structural inequities and disproportionate harms among Indigenous peoples. Aim: This critical essay (re)frames the commercial tobacco and nicotine industry as a structural mechanism of settler colonial violence, contri…
Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai: Māori perceptions of rolled tobacco harm
This article seeks to understand Māori experiences of roll your own tobacco and how these experiences align with current on-pack warning messages. Historically, tobacco control messaging has drawn on biomedical science and neoliberal ideology promoting individual choice to motivate cessation; however, this framing may not align with Māori perceptions of tobacco and collective well-being. While the history of tobacco use reveals the ongoing impact…
Colonial harm in new packaging: Indigenous critiques of the tobacco industry's ‘harm reduction’ rhetoric
Over the last 75 years, we have learned that commercial tobacco use causes widespread disease and death. However, the commercial Tobacco and Nicotine Industry continues to promote, market, and sell tobacco and nicotine products to protect and expand profit. This reflects their legal obligation to act in shareholders’ best interests. While the Tobacco and Nicotine Industry heavily promotes alternative products such as electronic cigarettes and nic…
Winds of change: A stocktake on progressing the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Indigenous contexts
Across the three countries, there was a focus on increasing Indigenous leadership in the development and implementation of tobacco control programmes. For example, in Australia, the Tackling Indigenous Smoking programme focuses on codesigning culturally tailored interventions to address high smoking rates and overcome challenges, particularly in remote communities, while addressing gaps in providing culturally safe supports. Indigenous leadership…
A hopeful journey: Responses to efficacy labels from people using RYO tobacco in Aotearoa New Zealand
On-pack efficacy labels could complement PWLs and support people to address the threat these warnings describe. Policymakers should explore and implement interventions such as efficacy stimuli, given these appear to resonate with priority population groups and could help reduce health inequities
Aotearoa New Zealand’s ‘endgame’ legislation: A critical analysis of the parliamentary repeal debate using an adapted policy dystopia model approach
Coalition arguments presented dystopic outcomes while Opposition arguments highlighted process flaws that threatened democracy and equity. Researchers and advocates should continue to document the weak and contradictory empirical support for tobacco companies' arguments. However, future activities should expose tobacco companies' connections with politicians, demand stronger compliance with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and promote …
Resisting industry narratives: Guidance to avoid tobacco and nicotine industry framing
The tobacco and nicotine industry has a long history of endangering the health and wellbeing of individuals, populations and society, including Indigenous peoples, via dubious practices and tactics that continue today. These tactics include generating opposition, fracturing consensus, dehumanizing groups and minimizing the perception of harms from tobacco use. This article offers guidance for people working in health promotion and tobacco control…
The impact of racism on subsequent healthcare use and experiences for adult New Zealanders: A prospective cohort study
In line with how racism structures oppression, exposure to racism is largely felt by non-European groups in Aotearoa New Zealand. Experiences of racism potentially lead to poorer healthcare and healthcare inequities through higher unmet need, lower satisfaction and more negative experiences of healthcare. The health system has a critical role to play in addressing racism within healthcare and supporting societal efforts to eliminate racism and et…
Early‐onset smoking and vaping of cannabis: Prevalence, correlates and trends in New Zealand 14–15‐year‐olds
Tobacco endgame intervention impacts on health gains and Māori: Non-Māori health inequity: a simulation study of the Aotearoa/New Zealand Tobacco Action Plan
A tobacco endgame strategy, especially denicotinisation, could deliver large health benefits and dramatically reduce health inequities between Māori and non-Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Ethical publishing in ‘Indigenous’ contexts
Ethical publishing practices are vital to tobacco control research practice, particularly research involving Indigenous ( Indigenous peoples : For the purposes of this Special Communication, we use the term Indigenous people(s) to include self-identified individuals and communities who frequently have historical continuity with precolonial/presettler societies; are strongly linked to the land on which they or their societies reside; and often mai…
Decolonization of Tobacco in Indigenous Communities of Turtle Island (North America)
Indigenous peoples represent a diversity of cultures, perspectives, languages, experiences, and protocols that bring tremendous vibrancy across Turtle Island, commonly known as North America. We acknowledge the diversity of practices among these peoples, especially in their relationship with tobacco. The colonization of Turtle Island, which escalated after Christopher Columbus accidentally came unto the lands of the Arawakan people of the Caribbe…
Has increasing internet use due to smartphone uptake contributed to the decline in adolescent smoking
Exploring indigenous perspectives on tobacco tax: How some Māori families are responding in Aotearoa New Zealand
In the face of significant government disinvestment in New Zealand tobacco control over the last 10 years, hypothecated taxes should be used to scale up Māori-specific cessation and uptake prevention programmes, supporting authentic Māori partnerships for endgame solutions including restricting the availability and appeal of tobacco
Māori perspectives on alcohol
AimMāori suffer disproportionately from alcohol-related harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. With the view toward informing potential alcohol interventions for Māori, this study synthesises studies on alcohol and alcohol-related harm. MethodsUsing a Māori-centered approach, a narrative review of qualitative studies of Māori perspectives on alcohol was conducted. Journal databases, repositories, and websites were searched for relevant studies published s…
Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys
Alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes could help achieve an end to the epidemic of ill health and death caused by smoking. However, in-depth information about their use is often limited. Our study investigated patterns of use of e-cigarettes and attitudes and beliefs among smokers and ex-smokers in New Zealand (NZ), a country with an 'endgame' goal for smoked tobacco. Data came from smokers and ex-smokers in Waves 1 and 2 of the Interna…
Big tobacco using Trojan horse tactics to exploit Indigenous peoples
The tobacco industry has a long history of exploiting Indigenous peoples and their culture. During the 1980s, tobacco company WD & HO Wills ran racist advertising in Australia carrying the slogan ‘Get your own black’. In the late 1990s, Winfield advertisements depicted an Aboriginal man playing a didgeridoo with the slogan ‘Australians’ answer to the peace pipe’.1 2 More recently, Philip Morris International (PMI) has sold cigarettes in Israel la…
Foundation for a Smoke-Free World and healthy Indigenous futures: An oxymoron
Indigenous peoples represent a diversity of cultures, perspectives and experiences that brings tremendous vibrancy to our world. Within this diversity, many Indigenous peoples share a common history of colonisation that continues today
The impact of racism on the future health of adults: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
Analysis of the logic and framing of a tobacco industry campaign opposing standardised packaging legislation in New Zealand
BATNZ's Agree-Disagree campaign relied on unsound arguments, logical fallacies and rhetorical devices. Given the industry's frequent recourse to these tactics, we propose strategies based on our study findings that can be used to assist the tobacco control community to counter industry opposition to standardised packaging. Greater recognition of logical fallacies and rhetorical devices employed by the tobacco industry will help maintain focus on …
Premature mortality resilience and wellbeing within urban Māori communities
Beneficial impacts of a national smokefree environments law on an indigenous population: A multifaceted evaluation
The New Zealand Smokefree Environments Amendment Act had a range of positive effects, including reducing SHS exposure among Māori communities. If the experience is replicated in other countries with indigenous populations, it suggests that comprehensive smokefree environments legislation will have beneficial effects on the health of indigenous groups and could contribute to reducing inequalities in health within societies
After the smoke has cleared: Evaluation of the impact of a new national smoke-free law in New Zealand
The effects of the legislation change were favourable from a public health perspective. Areas for further investigation and possible regulation were identified such as SHS related pollution in semi-enclosed outdoor areas. The study adds to a growing body of literature documenting the positive impact of comprehensive smoke-free legislation. The scientific and public health case for introducing comprehensive smoke-free legislation that covers all i…
After the smoke has cleared: Evaluation of the impact of a new national smoke-free law in New Zealand
The effects of the legislation change were favourable from a public health perspective. Areas for further investigation and possible regulation were identified such as SHS related pollution in semi-enclosed outdoor areas. The study adds to a growing body of literature documenting the positive impact of comprehensive smoke-free legislation. The scientific and public health case for introducing comprehensive smoke-free legislation that covers all i…
Beneficial impacts of a national smokefree environments law on an indigenous population: A multifaceted evaluation
The New Zealand Smokefree Environments Amendment Act had a range of positive effects, including reducing SHS exposure among Māori communities. If the experience is replicated in other countries with indigenous populations, it suggests that comprehensive smokefree environments legislation will have beneficial effects on the health of indigenous groups and could contribute to reducing inequalities in health within societies
Analysis of the logic and framing of a tobacco industry campaign opposing standardised packaging legislation in New Zealand
BATNZ's Agree-Disagree campaign relied on unsound arguments, logical fallacies and rhetorical devices. Given the industry's frequent recourse to these tactics, we propose strategies based on our study findings that can be used to assist the tobacco control community to counter industry opposition to standardised packaging. Greater recognition of logical fallacies and rhetorical devices employed by the tobacco industry will help maintain focus on …
Premature mortality resilience and wellbeing within urban Māori communities
Foundation for a Smoke-Free World and healthy Indigenous futures: An oxymoron
Indigenous peoples represent a diversity of cultures, perspectives and experiences that brings tremendous vibrancy to our world. Within this diversity, many Indigenous peoples share a common history of colonisation that continues today
The impact of racism on the future health of adults: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
Patterns of Use of Vaping Products among Smokers: Findings from the 2016–2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys
Alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes could help achieve an end to the epidemic of ill health and death caused by smoking. However, in-depth information about their use is often limited. Our study investigated patterns of use of e-cigarettes and attitudes and beliefs among smokers and ex-smokers in New Zealand (NZ), a country with an 'endgame' goal for smoked tobacco. Data came from smokers and ex-smokers in Waves 1 and 2 of the Interna…
Big tobacco using Trojan horse tactics to exploit Indigenous peoples
The tobacco industry has a long history of exploiting Indigenous peoples and their culture. During the 1980s, tobacco company WD & HO Wills ran racist advertising in Australia carrying the slogan ‘Get your own black’. In the late 1990s, Winfield advertisements depicted an Aboriginal man playing a didgeridoo with the slogan ‘Australians’ answer to the peace pipe’.1 2 More recently, Philip Morris International (PMI) has sold cigarettes in Israel la…
Exploring indigenous perspectives on tobacco tax: How some Māori families are responding in Aotearoa New Zealand
In the face of significant government disinvestment in New Zealand tobacco control over the last 10 years, hypothecated taxes should be used to scale up Māori-specific cessation and uptake prevention programmes, supporting authentic Māori partnerships for endgame solutions including restricting the availability and appeal of tobacco
Māori perspectives on alcohol
AimMāori suffer disproportionately from alcohol-related harm in Aotearoa New Zealand. With the view toward informing potential alcohol interventions for Māori, this study synthesises studies on alcohol and alcohol-related harm. MethodsUsing a Māori-centered approach, a narrative review of qualitative studies of Māori perspectives on alcohol was conducted. Journal databases, repositories, and websites were searched for relevant studies published s…
Decolonization of Tobacco in Indigenous Communities of Turtle Island (North America)
Indigenous peoples represent a diversity of cultures, perspectives, languages, experiences, and protocols that bring tremendous vibrancy across Turtle Island, commonly known as North America. We acknowledge the diversity of practices among these peoples, especially in their relationship with tobacco. The colonization of Turtle Island, which escalated after Christopher Columbus accidentally came unto the lands of the Arawakan people of the Caribbe…
Has increasing internet use due to smartphone uptake contributed to the decline in adolescent smoking
Early‐onset smoking and vaping of cannabis: Prevalence, correlates and trends in New Zealand 14–15‐year‐olds
Tobacco endgame intervention impacts on health gains and Māori: Non-Māori health inequity: a simulation study of the Aotearoa/New Zealand Tobacco Action Plan
A tobacco endgame strategy, especially denicotinisation, could deliver large health benefits and dramatically reduce health inequities between Māori and non-Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Ethical publishing in ‘Indigenous’ contexts
Ethical publishing practices are vital to tobacco control research practice, particularly research involving Indigenous ( Indigenous peoples : For the purposes of this Special Communication, we use the term Indigenous people(s) to include self-identified individuals and communities who frequently have historical continuity with precolonial/presettler societies; are strongly linked to the land on which they or their societies reside; and often mai…
Resisting industry narratives: Guidance to avoid tobacco and nicotine industry framing
The tobacco and nicotine industry has a long history of endangering the health and wellbeing of individuals, populations and society, including Indigenous peoples, via dubious practices and tactics that continue today. These tactics include generating opposition, fracturing consensus, dehumanizing groups and minimizing the perception of harms from tobacco use. This article offers guidance for people working in health promotion and tobacco control…
The impact of racism on subsequent healthcare use and experiences for adult New Zealanders: A prospective cohort study
In line with how racism structures oppression, exposure to racism is largely felt by non-European groups in Aotearoa New Zealand. Experiences of racism potentially lead to poorer healthcare and healthcare inequities through higher unmet need, lower satisfaction and more negative experiences of healthcare. The health system has a critical role to play in addressing racism within healthcare and supporting societal efforts to eliminate racism and et…
Colonial harm in new packaging: Indigenous critiques of the tobacco industry's ‘harm reduction’ rhetoric
Over the last 75 years, we have learned that commercial tobacco use causes widespread disease and death. However, the commercial Tobacco and Nicotine Industry continues to promote, market, and sell tobacco and nicotine products to protect and expand profit. This reflects their legal obligation to act in shareholders’ best interests. While the Tobacco and Nicotine Industry heavily promotes alternative products such as electronic cigarettes and nic…
Winds of change: A stocktake on progressing the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Indigenous contexts
Across the three countries, there was a focus on increasing Indigenous leadership in the development and implementation of tobacco control programmes. For example, in Australia, the Tackling Indigenous Smoking programme focuses on codesigning culturally tailored interventions to address high smoking rates and overcome challenges, particularly in remote communities, while addressing gaps in providing culturally safe supports. Indigenous leadership…
A hopeful journey: Responses to efficacy labels from people using RYO tobacco in Aotearoa New Zealand
On-pack efficacy labels could complement PWLs and support people to address the threat these warnings describe. Policymakers should explore and implement interventions such as efficacy stimuli, given these appear to resonate with priority population groups and could help reduce health inequities
Aotearoa New Zealand’s ‘endgame’ legislation: A critical analysis of the parliamentary repeal debate using an adapted policy dystopia model approach
Coalition arguments presented dystopic outcomes while Opposition arguments highlighted process flaws that threatened democracy and equity. Researchers and advocates should continue to document the weak and contradictory empirical support for tobacco companies' arguments. However, future activities should expose tobacco companies' connections with politicians, demand stronger compliance with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and promote …
Framing nico-colonialism and nico-genocide: A critical public health review of the tobacco industry’s role as a commercial determinant of health
Background: Commercial tobacco and nicotine harms are often framed as issues of individual behaviour, product risk, or disease burden. Such framings can obscure the settler colonial and corporate structures that produce and sustain structural inequities and disproportionate harms among Indigenous peoples. Aim: This critical essay (re)frames the commercial tobacco and nicotine industry as a structural mechanism of settler colonial violence, contri…
Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai: Māori perceptions of rolled tobacco harm
This article seeks to understand Māori experiences of roll your own tobacco and how these experiences align with current on-pack warning messages. Historically, tobacco control messaging has drawn on biomedical science and neoliberal ideology promoting individual choice to motivate cessation; however, this framing may not align with Māori perceptions of tobacco and collective well-being. While the history of tobacco use reveals the ongoing impact…
Medicine (18 works) · Political science (13 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Public health (12 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (12 works) · Indigenous (10 works) · Tobacco control (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Aotearoa (8 works) · Law (8 works)