National Public Health Service - Northern Region's goal is to reduce smoking uptake/initiation amongst children/youth in Te Tai Tokerau and encourage smokefree public areas.
The service is responsible for enforcing the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990. This prohibits the sale of tobacco and vaping products to minors, restricts the marketing of tobacco and vaping products, and requires most indoor public places to be smokefree and vapefree.
If you have information on any potential breaches of the law we would like to hear from you.
Smokefree complaints
Use this form to complain about a tobacco or vaping breach in Te Tai Tokerau:
Make a smoking or vaping complaint
Smokefree enforcement officers
Our smokefree enforcement officers investigate complaints about:
- smoking and vaping in workplaces
- smoking and vaping in all hospitality venues and certain public places (such as licensed premises)
- smoking and vaping in schools, kura and early childhood centres
- the sale of toy tobacco and vape products
- the sale and supply of tobacco, herbal and vaping products to young adults
- the retail display of tobacco and vaping products
- the advertising of tobacco and vaping products.
Our officers also:
- monitor premises such as retailers, licensed premises, schools and early childhood centres for compliance with the legislation
- visit tobacco and vape retailers to educate them about the smokefree legislation.
Smokefree places
These places must be smokefree at all times.
- The buildings and grounds of schools and early childhood centres
- Indoor areas of licensed premises and workplaces – ‘licensed premises’ includes bars, restaurants, cafés, sports clubs and casinos, ‘workplaces’ offices, factories, warehouses, work canteens and ‘smoko’ rooms.
Legislation
Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 - Ministry of Health