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.
Our smokefree work
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti Public Health has a goal to reduce the proportion of year 10 students smoking and supports actions to achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Goal, by supporting:
- Compliance with smokefree environments legislation
- Smokefree workplaces
- Smokefree schools and early years centres
- Smokefree marae
- Smokefree public places policies (such as parks, dining, bus stops, beaches)
- Smokefree cars and homes
- Tobacco-free retailers (retailers no longer selling cigarettes)
- Smokefree events such as World Smokefree Day