Smokefree Councils & Outdoor Areas
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Councils
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.
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Council |
Date resolved / approved |
Implementation launch date |
Areas made smokefree |
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2010 |
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Whangarei District Council |
June 2010 |
September 2010 |
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March 2010 |
Currently |
Covering all sports fields and playgrounds. |
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2009 |
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November 2009 |
May 2010 |
Sports fields, parks and playgrounds. |
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October 2009 |
Covering all playgrounds, parks, reserves, skate parks, swimming pools, sports grounds and beaches. |
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October 2009 |
Currently |
Covering all playgrounds and swimming pools and their surrounding areas. |
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June 2009 |
March 2009 |
Playgrounds, skate parks, stadiums and courts, sports fields and public events. |
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2008 |
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October 2008 |
May 2009 |
All parks, playgrounds, sports fields, and reserves. |
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September 2008 |
March 2009 |
Playgrounds, skate parks, stadiums and courts, sports fields and public events. |
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September 2008 |
April 2009 |
Playgrounds, skate parks and half courts, sports fields and facilities (e.g. courts) and event areas. |
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September 2008 |
March 2008 |
Swimming pools (inside and outside), council-owned public spaces (eg. halls), parks, sports grounds and playgrounds smokefree. |
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September 2008 |
Dec 2008 |
All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. |
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August 2008 |
Oct 2008 |
All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. |
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July 2008 |
During 2009 |
All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. |
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June/July 2008 |
October 2008 |
Four main sports fields and CBD. |
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June 2008 |
October 2008 |
All playgrounds. |
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May 2008 |
November 2008 |
All playgrounds. |
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May 2008 |
December 2008 |
All playgrounds and in Council-owned Tokorangi Triangle in the Whakarewarewa Forest. |
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2007 |
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December 2007 |
March 2008 |
All council-owned public places (beaches, parks, playgrounds, sports fields, reserves, etc.) and events. |
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November 2007 |
October 2008 |
All playgrounds. |
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September 2007 |
All parks and playgrounds. |
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August 2007 |
All council-owned parks, playgrounds, sportsgrounds and walkways. |
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June 2007 |
May 2008 |
All parks, playgrounds and sports grounds. |
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Central Hawkes Bay District Council |
June 2007 |
May 2008 |
All playgrounds and sportsgrounds. |
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June 2007 |
May 2008 |
All council-owned sports fields, playgrounds and open-spaced reserves. |
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2006 |
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November 2006 |
May 2007 |
All playgrounds, sports fields and open reserves. |
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November 2006 |
From late 2007 |
All playgrounds and swimming pools. |
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South Wairarapa District Council |
April 2006 |
All playgrounds. |
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February 2006 |
May 2006 |
All parks, reserves, playgrounds and sports fields. |
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2005 |
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November 2005 |
Council-run and sponsored events, patrolled beaches and council lands / reserves during children?s sports and activities. |
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May 2005 |
August 2005 |
All Council owned swimming pools and outdoor surrounds, playgrounds and parks. |