The last few days of May marks the end of Smokefree May activities, culminating in a global day of recognition - World No Tobacco Day on May 31st. Despite the recent repeal of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill by the government, Hāpai Te...
Farewelling Tobacco: Auahituroa Traveling Art exhibition launches Smokefree May
Hāpai Te Hauora is kicking off Smokefree May with Auahitūroa, a Traveling Art Exhibition bidding farewell to the entrenched tobacco culture in Aotearoa with eulogies presented by current politicians in Wellington today.
Put our People over Profit – Stop the Repeal of the Smokefree Legislation
We urgently call on the Government to stop the repeal of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act. We implore that they stop prioritising profit over our people and demand full implementation of the Smokefree Legislation as it...
New Government ignores health evidence and moves to repeal Smokefree legislation
National Māori Public Health Organisation, Hāpai Te Hauora, calls on the new government to reconsider repealing critical, world-leading, smokefree legislation. The proposed repeal by National, New Zealand First (NZ First), and ACT Government is an unconscionable blow...
‘Catastrophic impact’ on Māori communities following incoming government’s recent decisions
In response to the New Zealand Government's recent coalition announcement, Hāpai Te Hauora's CEO Jason Alexander, expresses profound concern regarding the potential detrimental effects on Māori communities. Hāpai as the leading Māori public health organisation in...
Smokefree Generation
We are supporting a Smokefree Generation by sharing the details of the Smokefree Generation Policy that looks to keep tamariki and rangatahi safe from the harms of tobacco. This policy looks to stop the sale of cigarettes to anyone born on or after January 1 2009,...
Hapai Te Hauora welcome the implementation of a Smokefree generation policy
National Māori Public Health organisation, Hāpai Te Hauora welcomes the implementation of a Smokefree Generation policy. Interim CEO Jason Alexandar of Hāpai Te Hauora says, ‘The world is looking to Aotearoa as we implement world leading Smokefree legislation. It...
Youth-led campaign to address youth vaping – Later Vaper Arcade is now live
A youth-led campaign Protect Youth Breath aims to address reducing youth vaping harm launches the Later Vaper Arcade in South Auckland. Hāpai Te Hauora interim CEO Jason Alexander says, ‘The Later Vaper Arcade is an interactive way to engage with our rangatahi, to get...