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Cannabis Referendum Result: Hāpai Te Hauora Urges For Health-focused Cannabis Law Reform.
Friday, 6 November 2020, 3:18 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Despite the gap closing slightly through the special vote count, recreational cannabis use continues to remain illegal under the Misuse of Drugs Act. More >>
Hāpai Te Hauora Warns Against Dependence On Gambling Proceeds As New $40m Lotto Fund Announced
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 4:11 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
The Lotto Community Wellbeing Fund was announced this week by Minister of Internal Affairs Tracy Martin, Presiding Member of the Lottery Grants Board. The new $40 million fund is targeted to community and social activities in response to COVID-19. Whilst ... More >>
A Regulated Market For Vape Products
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 9:19 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora congratulate the Associate Minister for Health Hon. Jenny Salesa on the successful passage of the long-awaited Vaping Bill last night. Many community leaders contributed to the process with over 1200 submissions and engagement from ... More >>
Health Groups Call For Urgent Action On Prevention
Monday, 27 July 2020, 8:12 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food cause about one-third of the annual loss of healthy life-years, yet less than 0.5 percent of the health budget is spent on preventing this damage. What’s more, virtually none of the policies for alcohol and unhealthy ... More >>
Vaping Bill Is Almost There - Can We Get Something To Help Achieve Smokefree 2025
Friday, 24 July 2020, 3:32 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
The Vaping Bill passed its second reading around 11pm last night moving with urgency under extended hours in the remaining three sitting days before Parliament adjourns for the general election. Only two days earlier Hāpai Te Hauora and a number of ... More >>
Alcohol Warning Labels A Welcome Sight For Māori Public Health Experts
Monday, 20 July 2020, 11:58 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora welcomes the decision of the Food Standards Authority for Australia and New Zealand to make pregnancy warning labels compulsory on all alcohol products within the next three years. Interim CEO for Hāpai te Hauora, Jason Alexander says ... More >>
Hāpai Te Hauora Welcomes Proposal For Transformative Change In Health Sector
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 11:07 am | Hapai Te Hauora
This morning the government announced major changes in the strategic direction and composition of the New Zealand health sector. The changes include - Establishment of a Māori Health Authority separate from the Ministry of Health to advise on hauora ... More >>
World Smokefree Day - What Smokefree Means For Aotearoa
Sunday, 31 May 2020, 8:14 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Today is World Smokefree Day, known in some countries as ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Hāpai Te Hauora has engaged with communities most affected by smoking and asked the question: What does Smokefree mean to you? Since the 1st of May, Hāpai has received ... More >>
Pacific Stories For A Smokefree Future - World Smokefree Day, May 31
Friday, 29 May 2020, 1:49 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Talanoa -- sharing stories -- is an essential part of the life of Pacific people, and an essential part of our journey to becoming smokefree together. For World Smokefree Day, Hāpai Te Hauora have been working in partnership with Tala Pasifika to collect ... More >>
Smokefree Cars Means More To Celebrate On World Smokefree Day May 31
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 6:15 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora congratulates Associate Minister of Health Hon. Jenny Salesa and the people of Aotearoa for promoting the rights of all children to breathe smokefree air. A bill banning smoking in cars with children has passed its final reading with ... More >>
Hāpai Te Hauora Budget Wishlist For 2020 - Is This Year The Year We See Change?
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 6:39 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora, the largest Māori public health collective in Aotearoa, outlines key priority areas it hopes to see for Budget 2020 Health An increase in dedicated public health and disease prevention funding Funding to support groups ... More >>
Temporary Relief For Sport And Recreation Puts Spotlight On Unsustainable Funding Model
Saturday, 9 May 2020, 6:37 am | Hapai Te Hauora
A $25 million relief package has been created by Sport NZ to provide much needed relief for sports and recreation. The package is targeted primarily towards community and regional recreation and sporting bodies who are struggling to stay afloat in ... More >>
Proposed Cannabis Bill An Opportunity To Exemplify Equity Based Law In New Zealand
Monday, 4 May 2020, 3:35 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
On the 1st of May the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill was released by Justice Minister Andrew Little. This is the final version of the proposed legislation which will be put to voters at the 2020 general election in the form of a referendum. New ... More >>
Paerangi Launches Digital Support Platform For Whānau Haua Community
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 8:19 am | Hapai Te Hauora
A collective of Māori organisations have launched a new digital platform to support whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau whānau during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paerangi ( www.paerangi.nz ) is an online information and referral centre designed specifically for whānau ... More >>
Plain Pack Research Should Encourage More Smokefree 2025 Mahi
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 12:24 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora welcomes new research from Otago University which shows plain packaging has taken the appeal out of cigarette packets. The researchers says the study shows that making cigarette packaging standard in New Zealand in 2018 has hit the policy ... More >>
Ka Pai To Vaping Bill Announcement - Now It’s Time To Work Together
Sunday, 23 February 2020, 11:47 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa has announced, after an anxious wait, the proposed Vaping Amendment Bill. CEO of Hāpai Te Haora, Selah Hart wants to congratulate the Minister and is encouraging all parties to help bring the bill home. The Smoke-free ... More >>
Coca-Cola announcement fails to fizz
Friday, 31 January 2020, 1:01 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Yesterday Coca-Cola New Zealand announced a sugar reduction goal of 20% across its portfolio by 2025 . More >>
Wide-ranging strategies & leadership needed for Smokefree NZ
Tuesday, 31 December 2019, 8:31 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Tobacco prices are set to go up by just over 11 per cent on January 1, in the last of a series of annual tax-based price rises announced in the 2016 budget. A 25-pack of cigarettes will cost more than $40. More >>
Deadly blind spot in government’s approach to alcohol harm
Monday, 16 December 2019, 1:25 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
This week a collective of mana whenua, Māori health providers, advocates and community take their concerns about alcohol harm inequities to a symposium held at Middlemore Hospital. More >>
Tala Pasifika Relaunches with new mandate
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 3:21 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Tala Pasifika is a new initiative based on an existing idea; to unite Pacific peoples in action and improve health outcomes. The initiative is led by longtime advocate for tobacco control and Pacific wellbeing and health, Lealeilepule Edward Cowley. More >>
