50662 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

50662 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What are the names of the providers / organisations, if any, contracted with Health New Zealand to receive and distribute vaping kits?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that, at the time of distribution in January 2025, 24 Stop Smoking Providers contracted by Health New Zealand were designated to receive and distribute vaping kits. The providers were as follows: Northern: • Toki Rau Stop Smoking Service, Northland • Procare Ready, Steady, Quit Stop Smoking Service, Waitemata, CBD, Auckland • NPHS - Living Smokefree, Counties Manukau, Auckland • The Fono Stop Smoking Service, Auckland • Turuki Health Care, Te Ara Tika Stop Smoking Service, South Auckland. Midland | Te Manawa Taki: • Midlands Health Network – Once and For All Stop Smoking Service, Waikato • Eastern Bay of Plenty – Hapainga Stop Smoking Service, Tauranga and surrounding areas • Turanga Health Stop Smoking Service, Gisborne and surrounding areas • Manaaki Ora Smokefree Support Service, Rotorua and Taupo • Tui Ora Stop Smoking Service, Waitaha, Hawera, Opunake and New Plymouth. Central | Te Ikaroa • Whanganui Stop Smoking Service, Raetihi, Taihape,| Marton and Whanganui • Te Haa Matea Stop Smoking Service, Flaxmere, Hastings and Napier • Te Wakahuia Te Ohu Auahi Mutunga, Palmerston North and surrounding areas South Island | Te Waipounamu • NPHS – Nelson/Marlborough Stop Smoking Service • Te Piki Oranga, Te Hā Stop Smoking Service, Richmond, Nelson • Te Ha Waitaha Stop Smoking Service (Canterbury District) collective: o NPHS - Canterbury Waitaha o He Waka Tapu o Purapura Whetu o Te Puawaitanga ki Otautahi Trust • Tangata Atumotu, Canterbury • Arowhenua Whanau Service, South Canterbury • Oamaru Pacific Health Stop Smoking Service, Oamaru and surrounding areas • NPHS – West Coast Stop Smoking Service • Ngā Kete Matauranga Pounamu Stop Smoking Service, North, Central and South Otago, Otago, Lakes district, Central, Western, Northern Southland and Invercargill Metro.