The vision is a smokefree Aotearoa. We can achieve this by reducing smoking and the impact of second-hand smoke, by making smoking less visible to our children and by raising a smokefree generation.

A healthy city is one that makes it easy and natural to be healthier, more prosperous and thrive. Active transport is a key component of a living in a healthy city as well as playing a significant role in transitioning to a sustainable transport system and meeting our climate change goals.

Shaping the future of play recently kicked off with a series of Play Huddles across the Wellington region to help better understand different communities’ perceptions and experiences of play, and what helps or hinders children’s play.

After three years as our Lead Systems Innovator, Eddie Edmonds was the driving force behind our team’s commitment to improving equity and health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori.

Since the beginning, Barry Gall our Systems Strategist, has led the mahi in our systems approach to prevention, creating change across urban design, smokefree environments, the food system and local government. Barry shared some of his learnings during his time in the team.

Hayley Buchan our Healthy Families Hutt Valley Manager has been part of the Healthy Families NZ movement and the pillar of Healthy Families Hutt Valley since the beginning of the initiative in 2015.