I quit while in NZ for a while. When I got to NZ in 2008, they were 13.50 a pack. Now keep in mind, I just left the US where I was paying $2.35 a pack. I smoked them at $13.50 the first 4 years I was in NZ. I cut down to like 7 a day to make it last longer. They kept going up and up, I think I stopped at $16.50, by the time I left I believe they were 18.50 a pack, which was pissing me off. When I visited NZ in 2019, I think they were 35 a pack. Apparently, NZ is going to semi ban smoking... I believe by 2025 (WEF style) you can't buy cigarettes if you were born after 2004. Anyway, when I first moved back here in 2013, I was paying like $5.50 for american spirit light blues, now they are anywhere between 8.50 and 10.50 depending on where I go. My son finally busted me smoking (he's 8 and just seen this) and is on my case to quit.