Tobacco control

Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan

The Ministry of Health has launched the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan. The vision for the Action Plan is to eliminate the harm smoked tobacco products cause our communities by transforming Aotearoa New Zealand to a smokefree nation by 2025. Visit the Smokefree Action Plan web page to access the plan, educational tools, and key information including the summary of submissions on proposals for a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025. Read more.

Tobacco control in New Zealand

The Ministry of Health has been the key agency for policy development in the tobacco control area and is involved in a large number of policy, service development and operational aspects of tobacco control Read more.

Tobacco standardised Packaging

• Tobacco standardised packaging regulations
• Tobacco packaging warnings

Vaping information

• Our position on vaping
• The Electronic Cigarette Technical Expert Advisory Group
• Information for schools and early childhood centres

Smokefree legislation

Smokefree legislation applies to schools, early childhood centres, retailers, licensed premises, sports clubs and all employers Read more.

• Smokefree infringement notices
• Smokefree internal and open areas
• Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990
• Smokefree complaints

Tobacco returns

Annual tobacco returns must be filed by tobacco manufacturers and importers under the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990.

• View tobacco returns 2012–2022

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was developed in response to the globalised tobacco epidemic.

• Read more about the FCTC
• View the illicit trade protocol
• Meetings with tobacco industry representatives

Information for practitioners

• Contacting patients to offer brief advice to quit smoking
• Definitions of smoking status
• Recording vaping status
• View vaping products information