Te Hā - Waitaha
Smokefree Support
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Contact Te Hā – Waitaha to get started
Te Hā – Waitaha offers free support to anyone in Canterbury wanting to become smokefree.
Find a stop smoking service near you if you live outside Canterbury.
If you or someone you know would like help to quit, register here online or phone 0800 425 700
email directly: smokefree@cdhb.health.nz
Te Hā - Waitaha offers free stop smoking support to anyone in Canterbury
Te Hā - Waitaha has a hub in Christchurch with Quit Coaches based in Māori, Pasifika and rural community organisations across Canterbury. We run group clinics in various locations and also provide individual support.
Our Quit Coaches work with you and your whānau to find ways that can make quitting easier.
Specific support is available to you if you are Māori, Pacific, pregnant or living with a pregnant woman.
How we work
After you or your whānau register for support, a Quit Coach will contact you to discuss how we can best help. We will work with you to set a quit date, and provide ongoing support so you can stay smokefree.
We can tailor a smokefree programme that works for you after an initial face-to-face conversation. This programme will include more face-to-face sessions or follow-up by phone or both.
You’ll also be able to access FREE Nicotine Replacement Therapy – patches, gum and lozenges – as well as customised support.
Breakfree to Smokefree
Smoking has been normalised, glamourised and made too convenient ever since it was introduced to Aotearoa - despite the harm it continues to cause.
That's why tobacco seems like a part of our daily life for the last 8 generations, and quitting smoking can be difficult.
Today we understand the reasons smoking is so addictive, and can challenge the role tobacco has played in our lives.
We've come a long way, and there is still more to go to break free of the addiction.
You have the power to take back your story. Breakfree to Smokefree.
Support services are available throughout Aotearoa to help people on their journey to quit smoking. Stop smoking services can provide:
help with personalised plans to quit smoking
coaching and support
information about vaping or medication to quit
links to other support services
kaupapa Māori and Pacific services in some areas
in many cases, mobile visits, so professionals can visit you at your place of choice.
Find out about your local stop smoking service using the interactive map. If you're not sure what service is in your region, get in touch with us.
Resources to help you quit
Below are links to information and resources online to help you on your journey to becoming smokefree -Download or order smokefree resources from HealthEd.
Benefits of becoming smokefree
Find out about the health risks associated with smoking
Learn about the benefits of quitting, including for your family - Find out how much smoking is costing you.
Barriers to becoming smokefree - Find out what's stopping you from quitting.
Tips to help you on your smokefree journey
Be encouraged by other people's smokefree success stories.
Get tips for staying smokefree, including how to cope with cravings, stress or concerns about gaining weight while quitting.
Quitting during pregnancy
I quit smoking for my baby and me.
Find out why quitting smoking during pregnancy is important.
Learn about the effects on your baby of smoking while pregnant.
Vaping to quit
Find out everything you need to know about vaping to help you quit smoking.
