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Spotlight feature on: Carel Smith
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This week, we introduce an amazing wāhine, Carel Smith. Many of you have already or will soon meet Carel in Hāpai’s supply reduction haerenga. Anyone who connects with Carel will agree that she has an amazing energy and enthusiasm for thriving, resilient whānau.
We’re really grateful that she was willing to tautoko us in facilitating our supply reduction focus groups. While Carel’s background is in education and she now specialises in consulting, her contribution to this supply reduction kaupapa already has been significant. This demonstrates the power of working collaboratively outside of our sector- especially with wāhine as intelligent and tenacious as Carel!
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Whakaaro of the week
As I get older, I’m much more conscious of the forces at work that shape our children’s lives, and a lot of those forces are way beyond the control of any individual mother or father or family. And I know that however long I’ve got left on this planet, I need to address those forces- Dr Siale ‘Alo Foliaki in an article with E-Tangata
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Leading up to Christmas break, we are mindful of the pressures whānau in our own community face when kids are on holiday and Christmas demands are upon them and us.
We know you will be busy organising additional support for your clients, providing additional resources because when your organisation is has closed down over the Christmas break, you also need a break too.
From my own personal experience working in a small community organisation that supported women and families, I reflect on how stressed I personally was and how this impacted on my whānau.
So please take time to hug your own kids and loved ones, laugh with your whānau and friends and just breathe. Come back to 2019 as a refreshed person not just for your community but for you.
Mihi Blair (General Manger of Tobacco Control)
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Smokefree Sector underwhelmed by Ministry of Health’s message on vaping
Hāpai was encouraged to see the minister taking a strong stance on vape safety, as her announcement included regulations to ensure manufacturers have to report faults in vape products to the Ministry of Health, ensuring labelling and marketing of products are less appealing for young people and are as safe as they can be.
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Build on wahine resilience and watch smoking statistics
A new Ministry of Health report was released which identified insights generated from initiatives which empowered young Māori women to become smoke free, including building trusting relationships, dismantling complex life contexts and building financial capability.
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Hāpai condemn Phillip Morris in latest cultural misappropriation scandal
In a LinkedIn post this month, a PMI Consumer Relations Lead requested for a kapa haka group of 5-6 people for a pōwhiri in Britomart, Auckland. A number of community and smokefree sector leaders have expressed their dismay at Phillip Morris.
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Time for tai ho on tobacco taxes
What a turnaround from a few years ago. Cabinet is due to make decisions on tobacco taxes soon, and it could well be the steep yearly rises are halted.
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Sugar industry's fight against tax takes tips from tobacco's playbook
The corporate lobbying around this issue is, according to Helen Clark "reminiscent of the way the tobacco industry fought tax and regulation".
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'Premature' for National to rule out increasing tobacco tax - anti-smoking group
An anti-smoking group hopes Simon Bridges will look at the effectiveness of tobacco taxes, but believes ruling out increasing the tax might be "premature". On Monday, the National Party leader announced that if his party returned to power, it would not introduce any new taxes in its first term.
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Plan to ban vaping in bars, restaurants, schools and workplaces in New Zealand
Vaping and the use of smokeless tobacco products could be banned from bars, restaurants, schools and workplaces in New Zealand. The Government proposal seeks to amend the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 (SFEA) from next year, which would also bring in tighter regulations on the sale and advertising of products.
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As the rest of the world quits, Indonesia wants lax rules for tobacco investment
The Indonesian government has insisted that its plan to liberalize the tobacco industry will trickle down positively in terms of job creation and export outputs despite the product being largely consumed inside the country, prompting criticism from tobacco control activists.
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Legislative Black Caucus will push to raise the age for buying tobacco to 21 in Maryland
Concerned about the long-lasting toll smoking has taken on the African American community, the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is leading an effort to impose restrictions on access to tobacco products. The caucus is pushing for Maryland to join a growing number of cities and states that have raised the age to buy tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21.
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Reality check: Study says the more young people vape, the less they smoke
A new study has shown that as the number of young people who vape or use e-cigarettes grows, the amount of them who smoke has gone down. The study, done by Georgetown University Medical Center and published in the Tobacco Control journal, looked at data of children in Grade 10 and 12 between 2013-2017 and found that when vaping became popular in 2014, the rate of youth who smoke dropped at least twice as much as previous years.
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Exclusive: Delhi city government bars Bloomberg-funded charity from tobacco control work
A small Indian non-profit funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies will not be allowed to carry out tobacco-control work in New Delhi after it failed to disclose its funding, according to a city government official and a memo seen by Reuters.
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2017/18 New Zealand Health Survey:
The Ministry of Health recently released the latest statistics from the 2017/18 New Zealand Health Survey, including smoking. We’ve put together some brief updates pertaining to smoking inequities below. For more information, visit https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/tier-1-statistics-2017-18-new-zealand-health-survey
| Ethnic group |
Current total (adults) |
% 2018 |
% 2016/17 |
% change |
| Māori |
166, 000 |
33.5% |
35.3% |
1.8% |
| Pacifica |
57,000 |
22.9% |
24.5% |
1.6% |
| Asian |
41, 000 |
7.8% |
8.2% |
0.4% |
| Pākehā |
402, 000 |
13.5% |
14.2% |
1.0% |
Gender: Odds of smoking 1.2 x higher for men in general although very significant inequities for Māori women of whom the odds of smoking are 3.48 x greater
Deprivation: Strong correlation with smoking and deprivation whereby odds of smoking are almost 3 x higher in highly deprived communities compared to the least deprived communities. Odds of smoking 3.03 x higher for women living in high deprivation and 2.8 times higher for men living in deprivation
Age: Burden of smoking carried most by those 25-34 years (22.3%) compared to rangatahi (19.7%)
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New report: Addressing the Challenges of Young Māori Women Who Smoke: A developmental evaluation of the phase two demonstration project
To address the problem the Ministry is taking a closer look at how to address the problem of smoking among young Māori women.
Read the Report here
Read a hāpai press release on this here
Thailand makes history as the first Asian country to require standardized packaging of cigarettes.
Read here
Reflections on a decade of editing Tobacco Control
Read here
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