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Oranga Whenua, Oranga Tangata (Healthy Environments, Healthy Lives)

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Tuesday 17 March, 2026

Alcohol reforms risk taking Aotearoa backwards on harm prevention

Hapai Te Hauora is warning proposed alcohol reforms could weaken progress on harm prevention and ignore the policy settings that shape alcohol harm.

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Friday 29 August, 2025

Changes to alcohol laws put profit over people

The Government’s plan to loosen alcohol laws is a disgrace – handing more power to the alcohol industry at the expense of whānau.
Hapai Te Hauora

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Monday 9 December, 2024

New local alcohol policy paves the way for a safer, healthier Tāmaki Makaurau

Hāpai Te Hauora welcomes the second stage of Auckland’s new local alcohol policy, which comes into effect today. The policy is a crucial step toward reducing alcohol-related harm across the Auckland region and supports ongoing efforts to create healthy environments which allow whānau and hapori to flourish.
Hapai Te Hauora

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Monday 20 November, 2023

Māori Public Health experts call for Urgent Alcohol Law Reform Amid Rising Harms

Māori Public Health experts, Hāpai te Hauora are calling for alcohol harm to be addressed and prioritised in the wake of alarming statistics released last week.
Hapai Te Hauora

Māori Public Health

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Monday 28 August, 2023

Hapai Te Hauora says “It’s about time” – Community Participation Bill passes third reading