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Hāpai Te Hauora Respond To Minister Verrall’s Vaping Annoucement
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 8:11 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora, a leading Maori Public Health organisation, commends the announcement by Minister Verrall to strengthen regulations on vaping in Aotearoa. This is a praiseworthy commitment to safeguarding the hauora of communities, rangatahi and tamariki. Interim ... More >>
Government Makes Good On Its Commitment To Reducing Harm From Pokies
Friday, 2 June 2023, 3:35 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
The Government has announced new regulations to ensure venues and gambling societies uphold their responsibilities to prevent problem gambling and gambling harm. These regulations will apply to pubs, clubs and TAB NZ venues and will come into effect ... More >>
World Smokefree Day 2023 : The Job Is Not Done Yet To Achieve Smokefree 2025 For Aotearoa
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:50 am | Hapai Te Hauora
As World Smokefree May draws to a close, Māori Public Health experts, Hāpai Te Hauora urge the government to maintain its Auahi Kore priority over the next two years. Hāpai Te Hauora acknowledges World Smokefree Day with Aotearoa taking significant ... More >>
Introducing TUA - Hine And Tāne, Chatbots For Those On Smoke-free Journeys
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 8:02 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Kei te whakamātautauhia tētahi rauemi hangarau e te hunga rangatahi e aro nui ana ki te whakamutu i te momi. Kua hanga rauemi mā te hunga rangatahi. Ko Tua - Hine rāua ko Tāne te ingoa, ā, he hoa matihiko, he pou āwhina a Tua ... More >>
2023 Budget A Budget Of Balance
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 2:23 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Māori Public Health experts, Hāpai te Hauora have touted the 2023 Budget as a "Budget of balance". Budget 2023 was announced yesterday, amidst the cost-of-living crisis which is hitting vulnerable communities the hardest, and in the wake of the ... More >>
Aotearoa Response To Australia’s Vaping Laws Announcement
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:23 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hapai Te Hauora shares the growing concerns of youth vaping that is on the rise following the announcement by Australia’s Minister of Health to making all vaping products prescription only. Whilst the announcement in Australia reflects a strategy ... More >>
Māori Health Experts Ecstatic On Supreme Court Decision On Alcohol Law - Welcome Relief For Communities
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:22 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Auckland's Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) has been upheld by the Supreme Court in a landmark decision that Māori public health organisation, Hāpai Te Hauora is hailing as a victory for communities most afflicted by poor alcohol policy in Auckland and ... More >>
Retailers "Insincere And Callous" Pushback On Moves To Reduce The Availability Of Tobacco
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 5:57 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hahe Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act took effect on January 1, 2023. This includes the introduction of regulations which will reduce the availability, appeal and addictiveness of tobacco products. Retailers ... More >>
Smokefree Milestone, At Last!
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 7:39 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Celebrating steps towards Smokefree 2025 is how leading Māori public health agency, Hāpai Te Hauora, is greeting the passing of the new Smokefree legislation. The legislation aims to support people trying to quit smoking and make it less likely that young ... More >>
Whakapapa Before Profit - Tupeka Kore Collective Calls For Cross Party Support For Smokefree Amendment Bill
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 10:54 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
07 December The second reading of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill passed in Parliament last night - landmark legislation to ensure we achieve the goal of a Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025. Tupeka Kore is a collective ... More >>
‘Community Participation’ Bill Will Enable A Fairer Alcohol Licensing Process
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 3:57 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora and Alcohol Healthwatch celebrate the changes put forward by Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan today to give power back to communities in decisions regarding controls on alcohol sales. The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) ... More >>
Tala Pasifika Calls On MPs To Support Smokefree Bill In Its Full Entirety
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 6:51 am | Hapai Te Hauora
06 December Tala Pasifika Director Lealailepule Edward Cowley is calling on MPs to support today's second reading of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill in its entirety . This new legislation recognises ... More >>
Opposition To Anti-smoking Law Defies Common Sense - Livelihoods Versus Lives? What Is More Important?
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 6:44 am | Hapai Te Hauora
06 December Opposition to new laws that will significantly reduce the prevalence of smoking in Aotearoa defies common sense, according to a leading public health agency. The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment ... More >>
National Safe Sleep Day - An Opportunity To Refocus Efforts To Reduce Sudden Unexpected Death In Infancy
Friday, 2 December 2022, 11:54 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Today is National Safe Sleep Day - Te Rā Mokopuna. It is a time to raise awareness of the impact of SUDI on whānau in Aotearoa, and to advocate for best practice prevention activities. The SUDI Prevention Coordination Service at Hāpai Te Hauora tracks national ... More >>
Health Select Committee Releases Report On Smokefree Bill - Good News For Equity
Friday, 2 December 2022, 11:23 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora are pleased to see the recommendations in the Health Select Committee report on the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill released this week. Selah Hart, Chief Executive Officer of Hāpai Te Hauora, ... More >>
Good News On Youth Smoking Rates Must Not Dim Focus On Helping Young Wahine Māori
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 7:18 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
While welcoming the findings in the latest ASH Year 10 survey that overall youth smoking rates in Aotearoa New Zealand have remained at a record low, Hāpai Te Hauora CEO Selah Hart says the same survey also reveals the need to address the persistently ... More >>
Hāpai Te Hauora Welcomes Long Overdue Review Into Pokies
Friday, 18 November 2022, 10:27 am | Hapai Te Hauora
The Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti launched a review into pokies today. There will be a focus on increased penalties for venues which are non-compliant with the rules legislated in the Gambling Act 2003, and strengthening of host responsibility ... More >>
Smoking Numbers Down In National Health Survey
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 12:52 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
The Annual NZ Health Survey has released results for 2022 which provides valuable information about the health and wellbeing of whānau living in Aotearoa. The 2021/22 results are based on data collected between September 2021 and August 2022. The New ... More >>
Hāpai Te Hauora Backs The Launch Of A Fresh Youth Vaping Campaign ‘Protect Your Breath’.
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 10:27 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Today is the launch of ‘Protect your Breath’, the start of a three year youth vaping campaign that aims to breathe new understanding and energy into kōrero about vaping - by placing rangatahi at the heart of the mahi, every step of the way. Facilitated ... More >>
Liquor Law Changes Can’t Come Soon Enough
Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:58 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Public health agency Hāpai Te Hauora is welcoming the government’s plans to make it harder for alcohol companies and supermarkets to stop local communities from deciding the rules governing the sale of liquor in their area. Hāpai Te Hauora Chief Executive ... More >>
