WORLD SMOKEFREE DAY – MAY 31, 2012 Posted on May 30, 2012 by Werner Dekarski Free Quit Smoking Service in KAITAIA “The average age at which New Zealanders start smoking is 14.5 years. InĀ New Zealand 42.2 percent of smokers are Maori, 26.2 per cent are Pacific.” – The Northland Age, Tuesday, May 29, 2012