Cancer Society and Hāpai te Hauora hosted Kylie Lindorff at a seminar on standardised tobacco packaging.
This seminar was around the effectiveness of plain packaging, sharing learnings from Australia’s experience and pointed out various ways to improve the proposed NZ legislation.
Minister welcomes Auckland Council’s support of the local Healthy Families NZ initiative
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has today welcomed Auckland Council’s commitment to the local Healthy Families NZ initiative by removing sugar sweetened beverages from vending machines at their leisure sites.
Home Grown tobacco claims about protecting profits
Home Grown tobacco claims made by Industry are all about protecting profits.
It is common practice for the Tobacco Industry to play on fears about illicit trade as they have done recently here in New Zealand with home grown tobacco.
New Zealand ready to move on standardised tobacco packaging
The New Zealand government’s consultation on the draft standardised tobacco product packaging will close at the end of July.
An article by Simon Chapman: Has New Zealand lost its way on tobacco control?
An article that many of us in Tobacco Control in New Zealand are reflecting on.
Hāpai Te Hauora and National Tobacco Control Advocacy
This year marks 20 years of service delivery for Hāpai Te Hauora (Hāpai) a Māori public health provider who has led both national and regional work to increase health outcomes across all population groups, with a particular focus on reducing inequalities. This year also marks the Ministry of Health’s announcement that Hāpai will be the holder of the new National Tobacco Control Advocacy Service.
Māori organisations leading the charge on health
Radio New Zealand (02/06/2016) – Hāpai and Whānau Whānui Hui A Tau Interview (Hone Ngata for Raukura and Antony Thomson for Ngāti Whātua)
Zoe Martin-Hawke on Tobacco Tax Increases and the effects for Māori
NewsHub (30/05/2016): An Auckland tobacco researcher says cigarette tax discriminates against Maori, who have the highest rates of smoking. It comes after the Government decided to continue increasing the tax on tobacco by 10 percent for the next four years.
Willie Jackson discusses the "Tobacco Tax", and "Maori Smoking".
Waatea TV (30/05/2016): Interview with Professor Marewa Glover, Zoe Martin-Hawke, Jonathan, Willie Jackson (Host), Annette King and Dame Tariana Turia by phone.
Dairy-owner punished for illegal trading
Scoop.co.nz (30/05/2016) – Continuation of Single Cigarette Community Action group that Hāpai Te Hauora supported in 2015