The World Health Organization selects a theme every year. Sometimes these themes are used in New Zealand, while in other years a different theme is chosen to support current national tobacco control priorities. For example, the WHO theme for 2004 was ‘Tobacco and Poverty’, however New Zealand continued to promote a second-hand smoke theme in support of the smokefree workplaces legislation that was to be implemented on 10 December that year.
The yearly themes used in New Zealand are selected after consultation with World Smokefree Day Group members and through discussions with the tobacco control sector.
Previous World Smokefree Day themes in New Zealand:
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Give quitting a go – you can do it!/Me mutu – kia kaha! |
2010 and 2009 |
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Smokefree…it’s about us/Kia Auahi Kore mō tātou te kaupapa. |
2008 and 2007 |
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Wish for a smokefree world. Wishes can come true/Wawatatia he ao auahi kore. Ka tutuki pea ngā moemoeā |
2006 and 2005 |
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Take the smoke outside/Haria te auahi ki waho (second-hand smoke) |
2004 |
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Let’s clear the air for us/Ätea Wātea mō tātou |
2003 and 2002 |
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Let’s clear the air/Ätea Wātea |
2001 |
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Sucked in/Kai toa |
2000 |
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Quit smoking/Auahi Kore |
1999 |
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Children and tobacco – growing up Smokefree/Auahi Kore |
1998 |