Tobacco Control and Smoking Information

Tobacco Control and Smoking
www.moh.govt.nz/tobacco

The Ministry of Health has traditionally been the key agency for policy development in the tobacco control area and is involved in a large number of policy, service development and operational aspects of tobacco control.

The Ministry continually strives to ensure that its tobacco control activities are compatible with the international best practice in tobacco control as well as with its obligations under the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

Other government agencies that also play roles in tobacco control include Treasury, Education, Customs and Youth Development.

The three key objectives of tobacco control activities in New Zealand are:

To reduce smoking initiation
To increase quitting
To reduce exposure to second-hand smoke.

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Latest news

6 Nov: New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey 2008: Quitting results

8 Sep: From 1 September Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is available from a pharmacy if you have a prescription or a Quit Card. Quit Cards are available from a registered Quit Card provider including the free Quitline (0800 778 778). View more information on the PHARMAC website.

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Page last updated: 6 November 2009