Become Smokefree for a Better Life
Introducing This Page
This page contains useful information on how people can get support with quitting the smoke habit.
General Practice Team or Pharmacy
Contact
Your G.P., Practice Nurse or Community Pharmacy
Provides
- Low Cost ($20) Smoking Cessation service provided by trained GP, practice nurse, rural nurse or pharmacists.
- Access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Eligibility
All smokers who want to quit
Aukati kai paipa Services
Contact
Darcy Vaka (03) 768-1160
Provides
- Smoking cessation services using a Aukati model for clients who want to quit smoking.
- Prescription for Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
- Subsequent supporting clients during their transition to be smokefree.
Eligibility
Mainly Māori clients, uses an Aukati model.
Quit line
Contact
0800 778-778
Provides
- Telephone support
- Quit Pack information
Eligibility
All smokers who want to quit
Keep Your Tamariki/ Kids Smokefree
You can take steps like
- Quit smoking
- Never give or your tamariki/ kids cigarettes
- Don't smoke around your tamariki/kids
- Make your home and car Smokefree
- Talk to your tamariki/ kids about how bad smoking is
- Pack your tamariki/ kids lunch. It will reduce the chance that they'll buy cigarettes with the money
- Ask your whānau / family and friends to support keeping your tamariki/ kids Smokefree