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Smokefree May envigorates Hapai Te Hauora to protect all children in New Zealand from the dangerous tactics of the tobacco industry

Friday 31 May, 2024

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.

Tuesday 28 May, 2024

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.

Wednesday 1 May, 2024

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 this morning at Papakura Marae.

Friday 26 April, 2024

Hāpai disappointed govt funded school lunch programme up for review

Hāpai Te Hauora, Aotearoa’s leading Māori Public Health organisation is extremely concerned that the coalition Government has confirmed the government-funded school lunch programme, Ka Ora Ka Ako is under review.

Sunday 17 March, 2024

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.

Friday 1 March, 2024

The repeal no one asked for

As the Coalition Government rushes to repeal the Smokefree legislation today, Aotearoa’s largest Māori Public Health Organisation are just as concerned that they do not have an effective replacement to combat smoking in the future.

Wednesday 28 February, 2024

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. Modelling shows that unless we act with urgency, Māori will be left behind and not reach this goal until 2040

Tuesday 27 February, 2024

2024 New Year’s resolution for Aotearoa: Smokefree 2025 goal to be back on track – Hapai Te Hauora

As we enter 2024, many will take the opportunity to reflect on the achievements, the challenges & life lessons of 2023. It’s at this time we make New Year’s resolutions and goals like committing to reconnect with your culture, family or language, exercising more, eating better and perhaps giving up smoking tobacco.

Monday 1 January, 2024