Hapai Te Hauora - Latest News [Page 8]
Communities come together to celebrate hauora at Ihumātao
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 3:42 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Each year, the first week of September marks Gambling Harm Awareness Week. This year Hāpai Te Hauora is hosting a day of hauora activities at Ihumātao. This initiative will showcase Māori concepts of wellbeing. It aims to confront the multi-faceted ... More >>
Hāpai Te Hauora welcomes new CEO Selah Hart
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 1:47 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora will formally welcome Selah Hart into her new role as CEO on Friday 6th September. More >>
Today we celebrate our smokefree future
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 9:00 am | Hapai Te Hauora
This morning, the tobacco control sector and community members will be welcomed onto Kōkiri marae to celebrate the launch of the Whakahā o Te Pā Harakeke research programme which aims to help reduce smoking disparities and achieve a Smokefree Aotearoa. More >>
Hāpai Te Hauora Stands for Oranga Tangata
Saturday, 27 July 2019, 11:24 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora is providing support on the ground at the peaceful demonstration at Ihumātao. More >>
National Tobacco Control Advocacy Service on vaping
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 7:04 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora GM for the National Tobacco Control Advocacy Service, Mihi Blair, is concerned that recent media coverage of vaping has the potential to harm whānau. More >>
Wānangatia te Wahakura
Monday, 8 July 2019, 8:15 am | Hapai Te Hauora
The SUDI Prevention National Coordination Service are holding a series of national wānanga across Aotearoa, focused on connecting whānau, weavers, communities and kaupapa Māori health professionals committed to supporting the sustainability of ... More >>
Appointing Henare to associate health role - updated
Saturday, 29 June 2019, 10:38 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora believes appointing Minister Peeni Henare, to Associate Minister of Health was a strategic move which has the potential to accelerate progress towards smokefree 2025. More >>
Appointing Henare to associate health role
Friday, 28 June 2019, 6:34 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora believes appointing Minister Peeni Henare, to Associate Minister of Health was a strategic move which has the potential to accelerate progress towards smokefree 2025. More >>
Is the new gov strategy enough to address gambling harm?
Friday, 28 June 2019, 3:07 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora congratulates Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa and her colleagues on today’s launch of the 3-year strategy to reduce gambling harm and their decision to increase the proportion of the gambling levy funded from the money lost by gamblers. More >>
Hāpai/ Otago University partnership secures over $3 mil
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 3:04 pm | Hapai Te Hauora
As New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 deadline draws closer, the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has just awarded $4.95 million in funding for the Whakahā o Te Pā Harakeke programme. This programme will be led in partnership by Otago University, ... More >>
Māori voices in the fight to reduce tobacco harm
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 10:06 am | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora cautions the health sector about silencing Māori voices in the fight to reduce tobacco harm More >>
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 >>
