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Ministry of Health ramps up vaping support by launching site
Sunday, 9 June 2019, 12:05 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Associate Minister Jenny Salesa today announced that the New Zealand-specific "Vaping Facts" website is now live. Wairehu or vaping products are being touted as one avenue to helping Aotearoa reach its ambitious target of being smokefree by 2025. ... More >>
Petrol station takes cigarettes out of its store
Friday, 31 May 2019, 9:32 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Kaukapakapa petrol station makes history in signing smokefree pledge to take cigarettes out of its store More >>
Budget should demonstrate commitment to Māori
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 2:30 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
The team at Hāpai Te Hauora, New Zealand’s largest Māori public health NGO, hold high hopes for a transformational budget from the coalition government this Thursday. More >>
Hapai Te Hauora applauds Gov for drug legislation decision
Saturday, 25 May 2019, 1:53 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hapai Te Hauora applauds Government for psychoactive substance legislation stance More >>
Hāpai support Māori midwives to enable whānau to thrive
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 3:50 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora supports the actions of two Māori midwives Jean Te Huia and Ripeka Ormsby who sought to prevent the uplifting of a seven-day-old baby from their mother last Tuesday night at Hawke’s Bay hospital. The pair, alongside a contingent of ... More >>
Planting seeds in fertile soil: New gambling ad standards
Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 10:35 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Planting seeds in fertile soil: Building safer environments for tamariki with new gambling advertising standards More >>
Launch of new SUDI Prevention Workforce Development Videos
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 10:07 am | Hapai Te Hauora
On the 12th of April, the National Coordination for SUDI Prevention Service from Hāpai Te Hauora are launching SUDI Prevention video resources for those working in the health sector. The resource seeks to prioritise Māori voices within the SUDI ... More >>
Youth smoking in New Zealand continues to fall
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 10:55 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa released new data showing that daily smoking among students (aged 14-15) has dropped below 2% for the first time. Only 1.9% of students reported daily smoking. More >>
Smokefree sector calling on councils for smokefree beaches
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 2:49 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Community members and the smokefree sector are advocating for councils to prioritise smokefree beach regulations. This call to action came to a head this week as Wellington city council stated that they are proposing to extend its smoking ban to the Grey ... More >>
Scare-mongering Whanganui Chronicle opinion piece
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 10:11 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Community members and the smoke-free sector are calling into question a Whanganui Chronicle opinion piece for giving a misleading and misguided stance on vaping. More >>
Gambling is not harmless: get gambling out of sports
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 9:13 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Gambling is not a harmless pastime: get gambling out of sports says Māori public health organisation More >>
Tamariki at the centre of new Smokefree Cars bill
Sunday, 10 February 2019, 1:18 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
In a long awaited announcement today, Associate Health Minister, Jenny Salesa, stated that a new law would be passed to ban smoking in cars carrying children. More >>
Community reflections on Te Tiriti today
Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 11:25 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Committing to truth, committing to change: Community reflections on Te Tiriti today More >>
We have the evidence, stop creating more barriers
Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 9:20 am | Hapai Te Hauora
A new study on vaping supports community voices in showing that vaping is more effective than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). More >>
Phase out the Fizz in 2019
Monday, 4 February 2019, 5:03 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora calls for a universal ban on the sale of non-water beverages in New Zealand schools. More >>
Anti-tobacco advocates suspicions confirmed by investigation
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 9:34 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Tobacco control advocates' suspicions have been confirmed as a recent investigation has revealed that the NZ Taxpayers’ Union accepted funding from British American Tobacco (BAT). In an investigation into the ties between "free-market think ... More >>
Waka Ama NZ recognised for role in promoting Māori health
Thursday, 10 January 2019, 12:20 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora congratulates the Ngā Kaihoe o Aotearoa (Waka Ama New Zealand) for its commitment to Māori wellbeing during the national championship festival. First established in 2000, this year will be the 30th year for the festival, and ... More >>
Why we need a reality check on dairy robberies
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 11:58 am | Hapai Te Hauora
"There would be no cigarettes to steal if they weren’t available": Why we need a reality check on dairy robberies More >>
Wāhine Māori say vaping is the way to beat tobacco
Tuesday, 1 January 2019, 4:54 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Wāhine Māori across Aotearoa are paving the way by encouraging other wāhine to switch to vaping following the annual tobacco excise tax increase on January 1st. More >>
Myth busting the effects of vaping
Friday, 21 December 2018, 2:44 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
"I want to quit cigarettes for my pregnancy, does that mean I can vape?": Myth busting the effects of vaping More >>
