Aotearoa’s Smokefree goal is that by 2025, smoking rates for all population groups will be less than 5%.
Manatū Hauora is the key agency for policy development in the smokefree area and is involved in a large number of policy and operational aspects of tobacco control. This section includes information on the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan which sets out how we are going to reach our goal by 2025.
The Vaping Regulatory Authority regulates vaping, herbal smoking and smokeless tobacco products.
The Tobacco Regulatory Authority (TRA) regulates smoked tobacco products.