Te Hā Aukati Kaipaipa
Stop Smoking Services

Te Hā is Te Piki Oranga’s stop smoking service, available to anyone in the Te Tauhiu region – Whakatū Nelson, Waimea (Tasman), Wairau (Marlborough) and Motueka.

Te Hā means ‘the breath’ and relates to the tikanga of the traditional hongi where te hā (the breath of life) is exchanged between two people.

Te Hā is our kaupapa Māori contribution to the wider Nelson Marlborough Stop Smoking Service, provided collectively alongside Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough, Marlborough Primary Health and Nelson Bays Primary Health.

This service is free and available to most people, but especially:

  • Te Piki Oranga whānau (enrolled clients)

  • Māori or Pasifika people in the Te Tauihu region

  • pregnant women of all ethnicities, their partners and other whānau who live in the same house

About Te Hā

Our specially-trained quit coaches know that quitting is hard. Te Hā is designed to give you the best chance of becoming smokefree, and staying smokefree.

Benefits include:

  • intensive one-on-one support with a quit coach

  • home visits, workplace support and community clinics

  • nicotine replacement therapy

  • information about other quit smoking products and services

  • a complementary approach to the Quitline service that offers 24/7 support.

Pēpi First for hapū māmā

Deciding to stop smoking is one of the best things you can do for you and your pēpi.

We want you to have a smokefree pregnancy and a smokefree house for your whānau. Our Pēpi First quit smoking coaches are here to help you to do this and you will be rewarded with vouchers as you reach milestones in your journey.

Get in touch today

Here is an online form to start your smokefree journey.

Or phone 0800 ORANGA (0800 672642) to speak to one of our friendly kaimahi.

Pānui: Pēpi comes first for Naomi, smokefree and loving it

When Naomi Te Kiri was counting the days until the birth of her daughter in 2019, she focused on her mahi and staying fit and positive.

This was made easier thanks to Naomi’s outstanding effort to quit smoking, with the guidance of her Te PIki Oranga quit coach Sonia Hepi-Treanor.

Read Naomi’s story here.