World Smokefree Day is celebrated and delivered at a local level through regional teams. Teams are based on geographical area, rather than on an organisational basis.
Please see below to find out your region’s team contact is.
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Region |
Coordinator |
Organisation |
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Ashburton |
Angela Leadly |
Community and Public Health |
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Auckland |
Grant Hocking |
ASH |
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Christchurch |
Mary Martin-Smith |
Community and Public Health |
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Dargaville |
Kathy Fulop |
Te Ha o Te Oranga |
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Eastern Bay of Plenty |
Liz Spence |
Eastern Bay of Plenty DHB |
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Far North |
Kahu Thompson |
Te Hauora O Te Hiku O Te Ika |
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Gisborne/Tairawhiti |
Dianne Akurangi |
Tairawhiti District Health |
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Hauraki |
Tania Young |
Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki |
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Hawkes Bay |
Gevana Dean |
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Hokianga |
Patricia Dargaville |
Hokianga Health |
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Manawatu |
Fay Selby-Law |
Midcentral DHB |
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Marlborough |
Amaroa Katu |
Marlborough Primary Health Organisation |
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Mid North |
Kapua Kaha |
Ngati Hine Health Trust |
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Nelson/ Tasman |
Miraka Norgate |
Public Health Services |
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North Otago |
Jan Keown |
National Heart Foundation |
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Otago |
George Mita |
Southern DHB |
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Rotorua |
Yvonne Rogers |
Lakes DHB |
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South Canterbury |
Leola Ryder |
Community & Public Health |
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Southland |
Mandy Murphy |
Southern DHB |
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Taranaki |
Jill Nicholls |
Taranaki DHB |
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Taumarunui/ King Country |
Anne Lemieux |
Waikato DHB |
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Taupo |
Rina Wilcox |
Tuwharetoa Health Services |
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Tokoroa |
Emry Daniels |
South Waikato Pacific Island Health Committee |
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Waikato |
Jen Steele |
Waikato DHB |
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Wairarapa |
Linda Spence |
Wairarapa DHB |
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Wakatipu (Queenstown) |
Janet Beale |
Southern DHB |
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Wellington |
Lucy Butler |
Regional Public Health |
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West Coast |
Sue Neilson |
Community and Public Health |
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Western Bay of Plenty |
Sue Freeman |
Bay of Plenty District Health Board |
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Whanganui |
Desiree McLean |
Good Health Whanganui |
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Whangarei |
Bridget Rowse |
Northland DHB |
Regional team contacts will be added as teams register. If you do not see your region represented here, please contact us.

