Many councils in New Zealand are considering, or have already moved to develop smokefree policies to discourage smoking in outdoor areas used by children. Below is a brief summary of the Councils which have adopted these policies. Click on the name of the council to find out more information. Work is underway in other areas as well.
Council | Date resolved / approved | Implementation launch date | Areas made smokefree |
2010 |
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Whangarei District Council | June 2010 | September 2010 | |
March 2010 | Currently | Covering all sports fields and playgrounds. | |
2009 |
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November 2009 | May 2010 | Sports fields, parks and playgrounds. | |
October 2009 |
| Covering all playgrounds, parks, reserves, skate parks, swimming pools, sports grounds and beaches. | |
October 2009 | Currently | Covering all playgrounds and swimming pools and their surrounding areas. | |
June 2009 | March 2009 | Playgrounds, skate parks, stadiums and courts, sports fields and public events. | |
2008 |
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October 2008 | May 2009 | All parks, playgrounds, sports fields, and reserves. | |
September 2008 | March 2009 | Playgrounds, skate parks, stadiums and courts, sports fields and public events. | |
September 2008 | April 2009 | Playgrounds, skate parks and half courts, sports fields and facilities (e.g. courts) and event areas. | |
September 2008 | March 2008 | Swimming pools (inside and outside), council-owned public spaces (eg. halls), parks, sports grounds and playgrounds smokefree. | |
September 2008 | Dec 2008 | All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. | |
August 2008 | Oct 2008 | All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. | |
July 2008 | During 2009 | All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. | |
June/July 2008 | October 2008 | Four main sports fields and CBD. | |
June 2008 | October 2008 | All playgrounds. | |
May 2008 | November 2008 | All playgrounds. | |
May 2008 | December 2008 | All playgrounds and in Council-owned Tokorangi Triangle in the Whakarewarewa Forest. | |
2007 |
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December 2007 | March 2008 | All council-owned public places (beaches, parks, playgrounds, sports fields, reserves, etc.) and events. | |
November 2007 | October 2008 | All playgrounds. | |
September 2007 |
| All parks and playgrounds. | |
August 2007 |
| All council-owned parks, playgrounds, sportsgrounds and walkways. | |
June 2007 | May 2008 | All parks, playgrounds and sports grounds. | |
Central Hawkes Bay District Council | June 2007 | May 2008 | All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. |
June 2007 | May 2008 | All council-owned sports fields, playgrounds and open-spaced reserves. | |
2006 |
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November 2006 | May 2007 | All playgrounds, sports fields and open reserves. | |
November 2006 | From late 2007 | All playgrounds and swimming pools. | |
South Wairarapa District Council | April 2006 |
| All playgrounds. |
February 2006 | May 2006 | All parks, reserves, playgrounds and sports fields. | |
2005 |
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November 2005 |
| Council-run and sponsored events, patrolled beaches and council lands / reserves during children’s sports and activities. | |
May 2005 | August 2005 | All Council owned swimming pools and outdoor surrounds, playgrounds and parks. |