New Zealand tobacco control websites

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

	www.ash.org.nz  Working towards a smokefree New Zealand, ASH NZ was founded in 1982 by concerned health professionals. This is an up-to-the-minute, interactive site, aimed at preventing the uptake of smoking among young people and reducing the prevalence of smoking among all New Zealanders.

Auahi Kore

	www.auahikore.org.nz This site promotes being Auahi Kore to Māori. It contains an online poll on a topical smoking issue, Auahi Kore resources, events calendar, research, initiatives and links to websites. It also has further information about Auahi Kore organisations and current campaigns.

Aukati Kaipaipa

www.aukatikaipaipa.co.nz Aukati Kaipaipa is a kanohi ki te kanohi service that is delivered locally within most communities. This programme offers Māori and their whānau, the opportunity to address their smoking addiction through a range of services.  Services include free nicotine patches or gum, motivational counseling and ongoing support.  Full information about this service can be found on their website here.

Cancer Society

	www.cancernz.org.nz The tobacco section of the Cancer Society of New Zealand’s website includes information about the link between cancer and smoking tobacco, as well as resources, information sheets, facts and figures, legislation, help with quitting and making environments smokefree for children.

 

Endangered Species

www.resist.co.nz The Endangered Species website is aimed at helping Māori, New Zealand’s most “endangered species”, resist the addiction of tobacco.  The site offers inspiration from well-known role models, a portal allowing visitors to add their name to the “Resistance Wall” and advice for quitting, making homes, cars and marae smokefree, and other things that can be done to join the resistance movement, and make a difference.

HSC

www.hsc.org.nz The HSC (Health Sponsorship Council) is a New Zealand government agency that promotes health and healthy lifestyles by developing and delivering social marketing programmes. The section of its website dedicated to tobacco control contains a good overview of the problems associated with tobacco in New Zealand in three main areas: general, Youth and Māori. A number of documents and resources are also available at this site.

Lungfish

	www.lungfish.co.nz The Lungfish website is a fun, vibrant, interactive, ‘cool’ site for 7-12 year olds. It aims to educate and normalise healthy lifestyles in an interactive and entertaining way.  The Lungfish Club provides games, monthly spot prizes, posters, sports gear and other goodies. Smokefree information is available for kids, parents and teachers.

Ministry of Health

	www.moh.govt.nz/tobacco The New Zealand Ministry of Health is committed to reducing the harm caused to New Zealanders by tobacco.  This comprehensive site details the Ministry’s strategic approach to tobacco control, has links to research, gives detailed information on legislation and cessation, and features the latest information on tobacco control.

 

Protect Our Children

protectourchildren.org.nz This website addresses the need to protect our children from tobacco advertising in the form of retail displays. There is information about the effects of tobacco displays on smoking uptake and quit attempts, as well as information about ways people can get behind efforts to ban displays.  Also featured on the site is a DVD about tobacco displays as a powerful marketing tool that increases the likelihood of our young people starting smoking.

 

The Quit Group

	www.quit.org.nz This is a user-friendly, practical site designed for people who want to give up smoking.  It offers support and information, and free telephone support and low cost nicotine patches and gum through the Quitline (0800 778 778).  Other features include online quitter blogs and quit calculators. There is also information at the site about becoming a Quit Cards provider.

 

Second-hand Smoke

www.secondhandsmoke.co.nz This site carries information about second-hand smoke, the leading cause of environmental death in New Zealand – including what it is, and what health effects it has.  There is also information on smokefree legislation, protecting people from second-hand smoke, research findings, media campaigns and resources such as stickers, posters, and leaflets relating to smokefree homes, cars and workplaces.

Smokefree Coalition

www.sfc.org.nz Established in 1995, the Smokefree Coalition encourages debate about tobacco control issues and provides a collective voice for its 23 member organisations. The website is newsy and designed mainly for professionals and organisations concerned with tobacco control. The Smokefree Coalition is committed to preventing the uptake of smoking among young people and reducing the smoking rates of all New Zealanders.

Smokefree Law

www.smokefreelaw.co.nz This section of the Ministry of Health website provides a comprehensive overview of New Zealand’s smokefree legislation. A number of resources are provided to assist affected groups to understand their obligations under the Act (schools, licensed premises, employers, sports clubs and retailers). There is also information to help the general public understand the legislation, including procedures for making a complaint.

Smokefree Outdoor Areas

	www.smokefreecouncils.org.nz Many councils in New Zealand have introduced or are considering introducing smokefree outdoor areas.  This site covers New Zealand and international experiences, and includes a comprehensive implementation kit for working with councils.

Smokefree Schools

	www.smokefreeschools.org.nz This site provides information and support for school boards of trustees, principals, teachers and parents.  It offers advice on the development of policy and how to enhance a school’s smokefree status.  Useful facts on youth smoking are detailed, as well as a variety of resources to assist schools on becoming and staying smokefree.

 

 

Te Hotu Manawa Māori

	www.tehotumanawa.org.nz Te Hotu Manawa Maāori delivers "by Maāori for Maāori” health solutions and is committed to supporting Maāori to become Auahi Kore.  Marae Auahi Kore, Hapunga Auahi Kore and Aukati Kai Paipa are key areas of focus for Te Hotu Manawa Maāori.

 

Te Reo Marama

www.tereomarama.co.nz Since 1998, Te Reo Mārama has been dedicated, on behalf of the Auahi Kore-Tupeka Kore community and the wider Māori community, to tobacco resistance. Te Reo Mārama reflects the core role of enlightening people about tobacco issues relevant to Māori. The main role undertaken is to advocate evidence-based positions on tobacco-related issues at a local, national and international level.

World Smokefree Day

www.worldsmokefreeday.org.nz World Smokefree Day (31 May) was first observed nationally in New Zealand in 1998. The Day is an opportunity for Smokefree/Auahi Kore promoters and advocates to work collaboratively to progress tobacco control in their region. The website helps by providing communication channels and resources for World Smokefree Day initiatives, as well as lots of background information about World Smokefree Day.