imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after Jan 1, 2009. New Zealand's public health officials Ban cigarette sales by 2025 and encourage vaping to hit smoke free goal, New Zealand MPs told South China Morning Post New Zealand passed a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes to phase out tobacco smoking on Tuesday (December 13). People born on or after January 1, 2009, cannot purchase tobacco. As New Zealand Passes Law Banning Anyone Born After 2009 From Ever Buying Cigarettes NBC Bay Area