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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

  1. Low Cost ($20) Smoking Cessation service provided by trained GP, practice nurse, rural nurse or pharmacists.
  2. Access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Eligibility

All smokers who want to quit

 

Aukati kai paipa Services

Contact

Darcy Vaka (03) 768-1160

Provides

  1. Smoking cessation services using a Aukati model for clients who want to quit smoking.
  2. Prescription for Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
  3. Subsequent supporting clients during their transition to be smokefree.

Eligibility

Mainly Māori clients, uses an Aukati model.

 

Quit line

Contact

0800 778-778

Provides

  1. Telephone support
  2. 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