National Tobacco Control Advocacy Service

The National Tobacco Control Advocacy Service at Hāpai Te Hauora. Connected, healthy lives and strong relationships for Smokefree 2025, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Key community voices are calling for greater protection against vaping use for our rangatahi.

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- which speaks to fundamental flaws in our health system that would need to be rectified before Aotearoa pursued this avenue". #Smokefree2025 @jasealexandernz

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Aotearoa response to Australia's Vaping Laws announcement - Hapai Te Hauora https://t.co/O5ZflvY6KX

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Alexander says "The gold standard for harm minimisation tools like vaping would be that they be available primarily in therapeutic settings. However, the reality for whānau Māori is that cigarettes are more accessible than doctors' appointments...

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Beating back the tobacco waves - Smokefree May campaign https://t.co/VvsV6k1iQ9 via @maoritv

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#SmokefreeMay2023

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Jasmine Graham, National Smokefree Activation Team Lead for Hāpai Te Hauora speaks with Dale from @waateanews as World Smokefree May for 2023 https://t.co/lGZqjPSzYG

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Thanks to all the whānau who attended the Moving Manurewa Multi Sports activation last night, our kaimahi Rudi was able to connect and kōrero about #Smokefree2025 and the steps we need to take collectively to create the future Smokefree Generation.

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Out of this morning's breakfast meeting, we gathered 48 submissions to ensure Māori and Pacific voices truely inform the way forward.

Thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts and aspirations, and to our community champions we have created from today's hui!

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A huge mihi to the whānau of T8 Traffic Control Limited who enabled the Tala Pasifika and Hāpai kaimahi this morning to kōrero about #Smokefree2025 and the creation of the regulations that will support whānau in their journey to becoming Smokefree.

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Police Minister Stuart Nash pushing for faster removal of cigarettes from dairies - NZ Herald https://t.co/a53Hr29tFi

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Applications to receive fog cannon subsidies of $4,000 for small retailers open 1st February - full details here: https://t.co/WnidOTLifV

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Dairy owners hit out at government over vape sales restrictions https://t.co/a2t0dMxPSp

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It also highlights Whaiora Stop Smoking Service’s, sharing their insights of how they support their local whānau, and the Launch of Tuku Iho by the National SUDI Prevention Coordination Service – an app sharing intergenerational knowledge in maternal and child wellbeing.

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Our September edition of the Tobacco Control Newsletter is out now. Tobacco control is an exciting space to be in at the moment, with various oral submissions for the Smokefree Amendment Bill featured in the newsletter.

Read the full edition here: https://t.co/C0ljoJw1va

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Smokefree Taskforce presents some key insights and recommendations to the Health Select Committee this morning in Parliament

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Health Select Committee hearing from the Smokefree Taskforce Members - Chair Hone Harawira, and member Selah Hart this morning in Parliament. Watch the full hearing here: https://t.co/CqIgxZKCpt

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Our August edition of the TCU is out now. Included is the story of two community smokefree champions, an update on the submission process for the Smokefree Amendment Bill, & regular sector, research and news updates.

Have a read of the full edition here; https://t.co/MJ3pDMJsnB