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There's heaps of support out there to help you stop smoking - you don't have to do this alone.

Quitting during pregnancy

Benefits to Quitting

Vaping to Quit?

Oranga Hā Tai Poutini provides special support to māmā, partners and significant supporters who want to quit smoking, including free vouchers to help you with grocery shopping and petrol.  
We can work with you every step of the way, through pregnancy and while the baby is growing up. Wherever you are on the West Coast, we’re only ever a text, phone or video-call away. 

Learn about the effects of smoking whilst pregnant 

“I Quit Smoking for Baby and Me” 

Find out why quitting smoking while pregnant is important.

Everyone may have different reasons for quitting – for some it could be lifestyle, appearance, cost, health etc. Some may find it helpful to write down their reasonings as motivators. Below we have provided you with key benefits to quitting.  
Smoking a pack a day costs around $12,410 per year or approximately $238 a week. This is based on a pack of 20 that costs $34 (the average cost in January 2021). 
Learn more about financial benefits 


 When you quit you are saving your whānau from secondhand smoke which kills around 350 New Zealanders every year.  
Learn more about how your whānau benefits 

You will feel immediate benefits when you quit as your body starts to repair itself. Quitting at any age is beneficial and not only increases life expectancy. 
Learn more about health benefits  

Vaping is a way to quit cigarettes by getting nicotine with fewer of the toxins that come from burning tobacco. Although vaping is currently considered less harmful than smoking, it’s not harmless. So, you should plan to eventually quit vaping too. 
Learn more about vaping to quit