New Zealand Tobacco control sector
The tobacco control sector has an essential role to support Aotearoa New Zealand to become smokefree. It includes government and regional agencies, non-government organisations and training services.
Government agencies
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Plans and commissions hospital, primary, and community health services.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora
Develops policy in the tobacco control area. It is involved in policy, service development and operational aspects of tobacco control.
Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora
Te Pou Hauora | Tūmatanui Public Health Agency within Manatū Hauora leads population and public health policy, strategy, regulatory, intelligence, surveillance and monitoring functions across the health system.
These agencies work alongside whānau, communities and other sectors. They draw on mātauranga Māori and data to provide health promotion, prevention and health protection at local, regional and national levels.
Non-government agencies
Hāpai Te Hauora is the National Tobacco Control Advocacy service in Aotearoa. It ensures that the government’s public consultations on smokefree legislation are considered and translated into public health policies and programmes, particularly for Māori and Pacific peoples.
Tala Pasifika (Pacific Action for Change) is an initiative to unite Pacific peoples to improve health outcomes.
Aspire Aotearoa is a partnership between major Aotearoa research groups that is carrying out tobacco control research. It aims to strengthen existing collaborations to help achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal equitably.
ASH (Action for Smokefree 2025) is an incorporated society that serves as the leading independent campaign voice for tobacco control measures. ASH also undertakes research including the ASH Year 10 Survey, the largest survey of its type in Aotearoa.
The Cancer Society promotes a smokefree Aotearoa through policy and advocacy. As the greatest preventable cause of cancer in Aotearoa, tobacco smoking is a key focus for the Cancer Society.
The Heart Foundation assists health professionals who are working with people at high risk of heart disease. This includes providing tools and guidance to help people understand the impact of smoking on their heart health.
Training services
Inspiring Limited co-ordinates the National Training Service on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The National Training Service delivers qualifications for stop-smoking practitioners and is responsible for the national training strategy across smoking cessation fields. It offers the Stop Smoking Practitioners’ Programme, which includes remote and face-to-face learning.