Tobacco Control and SmokingLinks Action on Smoking and Health – ASH (www.ash.org.nz) ASH New Zealand was founded in 1982 by concerned health professionals and is committed to preventing the uptake of smoking among young people and reducing the prevalence rate of smoking among all New Zealanders, particularly Maori and pregnant and young women. Auahi Kore - Smokefree (www.auahikore.co.nz) Auahi Kore is a Smokefree Māori brand, which supports those Māori who want or have chosen to lead a healthy lifestyle by not smoking. Auahi Kore develops partnerships with the community through the support of important Māori events in sport, arts and culture. Aukati Kai Paipa A face-to-face quit smoking service developed specifically to meet the needs of Māori women and their whānau. Aotearoa New Zealand 2007-2008 Smokefree / Auahi Kore Directory This comprehensive directory of individuals and organisations involved in the smokefree push in New Zealand has been developed by Te Reo Marama (Māori Smokefree Coalition) and the Smokefree Coalition and is updated every year. Cancer Society of New Zealand (www.cancernz.org.nz) The Cancer Society of New Zealand is dedicated to reducing the incidence of cancer and ensuring the best cancer care for everyone in New Zealand. Government agencies The Ministry of Health has traditionally been the key agency for policy development in the tobacco control area. However, other government agencies also play roles including Treasury, Education, Customs and Youth Development. Health Sponsorship Council (www.hsc.org.nz) The Health Sponsorship Council (HSC) is a New Zealand government agency that promotes health and healthy lifestyles. Lungfish (www.lungfish.co.nz) This site, run by the Health Sponsorship Council, is focused on reducing the number of young people becoming addicted smokers. It is aimed at 7-12 year old and offers activities and games as well as information on smoking. National Drug Policy (www.ndp.govt.nz) This site aims to promote and communicate work being undertaken under the National Drug Policy (NDP). The NDP aims to improve the health and well-being of New Zealanders by encouraging the development of strategies and programmes to prevent and reduce drug related harm resulting from the use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, other illicit drugs. PHIOnline (www.phionline.moh.govt.nz) PHIOnline features greographical information on smoking prevalence, callers to the Quitline and Year 10 students' tobacco use for each DHB. Click on 'Risk Behaviours' and then 'Data' to choose the information you want to see. Smokefree Coalition (www.sfc.org.nz) The Smokefree Coalition is committed to preventing the uptake of smoking among young people and reducing the smoking rates of all New Zealanders. Smokefree Schools (www.smokefreeschools.org.nz) This site features information and resources to help schools/kura make a commitment to a healthy Smokefree environment Smoking Not Our Future (www.notourfuture.co.nz) This site, run by the Health Sponsorship Council, is targeted at young people and is centred around a campaign where Kiwi celebrities share their thoughts on smoking, and tell us why they choose not to. This campaign, which first ran as a pilot in 2006, is now in its third year. Te Hotu Manawa (www.tehotumanawa.org.nz) Te Hotu Manawa Māori is committed to providing leadership in promoting healthy lifestyles and healthy environments to achieve Māori heart health. Te Reo Mārama (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. The Quit Group (www.quit.org.nz) The Quit Group is a charitable trust funded by the Ministry of Health to run quit smoking programmes in New Zealand, including the national free telephone support Quitline (Ph: 0800 778 778). World Health Organisation – Tobacco Free Initiative (www.who.int/tobacco) The Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) was established in July 1998 to focus international attention, resources and action on the global tobacco epidemic. World No Tobacco Day World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world every year on 31 May. The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes.
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