News Article: Tobacco researcher: New Zealand's reputation 'now pretty tarnished' amongst scientists

"They were truly in awe of our position, [saying] 'we wish we could be where you were'. Now they have universally come out in shock, and they're offering support, asking, 'How can we help, can we write to your prime minister?' and indeed a number of them have, just to see if the government would change its mind."