News updates

January 2012

Record New Year for Quitline

2,422 people from around the country have signed up to our telephone and web-based support in the first seven days of 2012.

December 2011

Quitline Prepares for Busy New Years as Cigarette Prices Rise

With the last of the three tiered increases on tobacco tax coming into effect on the 1 January 2012, Quitline is getting ready for another busy January.

Governor-General Becomes First Quitline Patron

We are pleased to announce that His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand has become the organisation’s inaugural patron.

November 2011

Quitline releases new publication to help smokers quit

Quitline’s new quit-smoking resource will help smokers beat their addiction in five steps.

October 2011

Quitline 2010/2011 Annual Review

Quitline has published its 2010/2011 Annual Review. Click here to view it.

September 2011

Keith Quinn visits Quitline

Rugby commentator Keith Quinn visited the Quitline office to judge the office pod with the best rugby decorations this month. more...

Temporary packaging change for 21mg patches

If you have noticed that the sachet label on your NRT patches has been over-labeled with a Habitrol label please do not worry. more...

July 2011

Mount Eden Prisoners Design Smokefree Posters

As the prisons go Smokefree this July, Mount Eden prison management company Serco, has held a poster competition for prisoners. more...

Tobacco to be out of sight and out of mind thanks to new legislation

The Smokefree Environments (Controls and Enforcements) Amendment Bill passed by Parliament on the 14 July 2011 means that tobacco products and advertisements will have to be kept out of sight in all retail outlets. more...