Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death in New Zealand. Cigarette smoke, including second-hand smoke, is unsafe at any level of exposure and is a known cause of ill health in infants and children.
Becoming smokefree
For information and advice to become smokefree, go to:
- Hāpainga Stop Smoking Service (Bay of Plenty Region)
- Tipu Ora Stop Smoking Service (Lakes Region)
- Quitline New Zealand
- Health Ed
Get involved
Contact us to enquire how you can get involved by encouraging and supporting:
- Smokefree cars and homes
- Smokefree workplaces
- Smokefree schools
- Smokefree marae
- Smokefree public places
- Tobacco-free retailers (retailers no longer selling cigarettes)
- Smokefree events such as World Smokefree Day
Smokefree legislation complaints and enquiries
Contact us to find out about the smokefree legislation or to make a complaint about:
- Smoking in workplaces
- Smoking in hospitality venues
- Smoking in schools and early childhood centres
- The sale of toy smoking products
- The sale and supply of tobacco and herbal smoking products to people under 18
- The sale and supply of chewing tobacco
- The retail display of tobacco products
- The advertising of tobacco products
- The sale of e-cigarettes or vaping products
Updated 28 Nov, 2023