Ātea with Rudi Williams
In this issue of ĀTEA we have the pleasure of sharing an interview with our Smokefree Activator for Tāmaki Makaurau Rudi Williams. He shares his experience, thoughts and feelings on Auahitūroa - a Eulogy to tobacco.
Hapai Te Hauora celebrates Safe Sleep Day 2024
Today marks National Safe Sleep Day - Te Rā Mokopuna with Hāpai Te Hauora leading the integrated approach to raise awareness and reduce the numbers of whānau affected by Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infants (SUDI).
Smokefree May envigorates Hapai Te Hauora to protect all children in New Zealand from the dangerous tactics of the tobacco industry
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.
Budget 2024 - Hapai Te Hauora lays out its "Essentials (Wish) List" to the government
On May 30, 2024, the Government will announce its first full budget. In anticipation each year, Hāpai Te Hauora, as the largest Māori Public Health organisation in Aotearoa, prepares a wish list to highlight to the government critical investment areas urgently needed across communities in Aotearoa.
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 politician
Whakakotahitanga Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Guidelines Launched
Māori Public Health Organisation, Hāpai Te Hauora, released the Whakakotahitanga Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Guidelines, alongside the Government who announced its renewed priorities for FASD t
Hāpai dissapointed govt funded school lunch programme up for review
The programme currently provides nutritious school lunches to more than 220,000 learners, in more than 900 schools who face the most socio-economic barriers in Aotearoa.
Undoing Progress: The Disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora and the Future of Māori Health
The dissolution of Te Aka Whai Ora will send Māori spiraling backward and add more pressure to a health system already buckling according to New Zealand’s largest Māori Public Health Organisation.<
The repeal no one asked for
Hāpai Te Hauora are long time advocates of the Smokefree legislation knowing the benefits it would have had for everyone, particularly Māori and this has created a lot of uneasiness for Chief Operating Officer, Jason Alexander.
Not all of New Zealand on track for a Smokefree 2025
Hāpai Te Hauora, Aotearoa’s largest Māori Public Health organisation warns that Māori will not reach the 5% target for a Smokefree 2025.