Submissions close Sunday, 6 October 2024 5:00pm.
The Gambling Act 2003 (the Act) sets out requirements for an ‘integrated problem gambling strategy focused on public health’.
The Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora is responsible for refreshing the strategy every three years. The Crown recovers the cost of developing and implementing the strategy, though a ‘problem gambling levy’ set by regulation at a different rate for each of the four main gambling sectors.
The Ministry is now consulting on our draft Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm for 2025/26 to 2027/28 and the draft levy rates.
The consultation document and appendices draw on the independent Needs Assessment which analyses gambling harm in New Zealand and is required under the Act.
- Consultation document (docx, 552 KB) or (pdf, 504 KB)
- Appendices (docx, 1.4 MB) or (pdf, 722 KB)
- Needs assessment (docx, 3.2 MB) or (pdf, 2.1 MB)
The consultation document sets out the proposed direction and content of the draft Strategy. It provides the full draft Strategy for public consultation, and includes:
- the strategic plan, including the strategic framework that sets out the goal, outcomes, priorities and actions for the Strategy
- the service plan for the three years from 2025/26 to 2027/28, including the amount of funding required
- the problem gambling levy rates and weighting options per sector for the next three years
- advice on the different ways make a submission and a Submission form (docx, 59 KB) or (pdf, 149 KB)
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Supporting resources
- Plain English summary (docx, 484 KB) or (pdf, 251 KB)
- Te reo Māori summary (docx, 41 KB) or (pdf, 128 KB)
- Chinese (simplified) summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 271 KB)
- Chinese (traditional) summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 282 KB)
- Cook Islands Māori summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 133 KB)
- Fijian summary (docx, 41 KB) or (pdf, 126 KB)
- Hindi summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 258 KB)
- Korean summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 221 KB)
- Samoan summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 133 KB)
- Tagalog summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 130 KB)
- Thai summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 141 KB)
- Tongan summary (docx, 41 KB) or (pdf, 141 KB)
- Vietnamese summary (docx, 42 KB) or (pdf, 190 KB)
Further resources may be added over time to support engagement.
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