Big spend on vaccines, but preventable illness short-changed - Health Coalition

A massive gap in public health service purchasing, at just 2.1 percent of the health budget, shows other core public health investment has been dwarfed by the needed $1.4 billion Covid-19 vaccination rollout.

Budget to enable health reforms positive for smokefree - AVCA

"The Budget’s establishment funding to enable significant health reforms is positive news for those wanting a more centralised, concerted national health effort to achieve the likes of Smokefree Aotearoa," says a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate.

Hāpai Te Hauora Budget wishlist for 2021

Hāpai Te Hauora, the largest Māori public health collective in Aotearoa, outlines key priority areas it hopes to see for Budget 2021 Health 

- An substantial increase in dedicated public health and disease prevention funding specifically for Māori Public Health 

Woman arrested following Christchurch robberies

Police have arrested a 19-year-woman this afternoon, who is believed to be responsible for four robberies at retail premises in Christchurch.

The first allegedly occurred on Bealey Avenue just before 7pm last night.

A further three allegedly happened today on:

Budget 2021 should fund vaping 'starter packs' as in UK - AVCA

Budget 2021 should supercharge ‘vape to quit’ smoking cessation programmes already well established across New Zealand’s health sector.

Data confirms the 2020 NZ election occurred alongside a dangerous spike in online misinformation

Tohatoha CEO Mandy Henk and Emmi Bevensee, developer of the Social Media Analysis Toolkit (SMAT), have presented oral evidence to the Justice Committee at NZ Parliament that shows misinformation from ‘malicious actors’ originating on fringe websites and communities flowed to mainstream social

Cancer Control Agency backs proposals for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan

Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, fully supports the initiatives in the Proposals for Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan. "Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer in Aotearoa.

Ex-smokers need to tell Govt the key to smokefree - Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy

Ex-smokers saved by vaping need to offer some personal insights if Smokefree Aotearoa is to be achieved and before the Government takes some very counter-productive steps, says a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate.

$1.6m on Vape to QuitStrong proves Govt knows what works - AVCA

Confirmation that over $1.6 million is being spent on the Vape to QuitStrong campaign is proof the Government believes vaping is the most effective smoking cessation tool.

Vaping 'a friend not foe to achieving Smokefree Aotearoa' - AVCA

By Nancy Loucas

The Government’s Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan provides the country with the best opportunity to deliver on the 2011 national smokefree ambition.