
Push for healthy kai in schools
May 19, 2022You can now have your say on healthy food and drinks in schools. The Health Coalition Aotearoa has made an easy submission guide so that anyone &...

‘Equity’ must be at forefront of achieving smokefree goal
May 13, 2022As we approach World Smoke Free day on May 31, Hauora caught up with public health expert and ASH (Action for Smoking and Health) founder and Chair, E...

Creativity communication helps empower whānau, communities
May 12, 2022HPF recently welcomed Dr Karyn Maclennan, a lecturer in Hauora Māori at the Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit at the University of Otago, to its Bo...

Broaden your health promotion knowledge
May 12, 2022REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for our next ONLINE (Intake 2) Certificate of Achievement in Introducing Health Promotion (CoA) jointly offered by HPF and ...

Charter paves way for well-being societies
May 12, 2022In December last year a senior leadership team of the Health Promotion Forum of NZ (HPF) and its collaborators joined over 5000 participants at a glob...

Teamwork vital in efforts to stop smoking
May 4, 2022This year Atoearoa is celebrating ‘World Smokefree May’, as part of a national campaign for Aotearoa to be Smokefree by 2025.Associate Minister of Hea...

Recognising the value of health promotion
April 21, 2022HPF is holding a webishop on May 26 to look at building the structures to support health promotion as a relevant field in Aotearoa for the benefit of...

Report draws on mātauranga Māori
April 19, 2022He taiao tōnui mō ngā reanga katoa – a flourishing environment for every generation.The Environment Aotearoa 2022 report has changed the way it report...

Our planet, our health
April 7, 2022Today, on World Health Day, we join the rest of the world to reflect on the theme ‘Our planet, our health’.Today the World Health Organisation (WHO) i...

UN Climate Report: ‘It’s now or never’
April 5, 2022It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5C warns the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report.Providing the scientific ...

Week shines spotlight on public health
April 4, 2022Today marks the start of Global Public Health Week (GPHW), which runs until April 8, 2022.GPHW brings together institutions, communities, and public h...

IUHPE2022 programme out
March 30, 2022The full programme for the 24th @IUHPE World Conference on #healthpromotion in May is now available! In light of the new conference format, with all s...

Interim Maori Health Authority ready to make a difference
March 15, 2022The Interim Maori Health Authority has announced an inaugural funding package of $22 million to embed Te Ao Māori perspectives and initiatives through...

International day calls for climate action for women, by women
March 8, 2022Today on International Women’s Day (@IWD22) we join the rest of the world in uniting under the theme “Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow...

Chartering a path for creating ‘wellbeing societies’
March 4, 2022A webishop to explore and discuss the potentials of the Geneva Charter for Wellbeing to inform health promotion in Aotearoa in the next few decades wi...

Act now to secure our future
March 2, 2022The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report shows that climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a hea...

Survey reveals less teens smoking
March 1, 2022HPF welcomes the newly released ASH Year 10 Survey which has seen a major decrease in the number of teenagers smoking cigarettes. The study found the ...

Calls to curb junk-food advertising
February 23, 2022HPF has joined a growing number of individuals in showing support for government action to protect children from exposure to unhealthy food and drink ...

Report focus on equity
February 22, 2022Public health experts and providers are throwing their weight behind the recommendations in the Cancer Prevention report released by Te Aho o Te Kahu,...

IUHPE2022 to go virtual
February 18, 2022In light of the current public health situation the 24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion #IUHPE2022 has decided to switch to a fully virtua...

Article addresses planetary health
February 10, 2022An article co-authored by HPF’s Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi, Huti Watson, Prof Richard Egan, Margot W. Parkes and Dr Trevor Hancock ...

Te Tiriti-based, anti-racism event to be epic!
February 9, 2022Don’t miss out and register now for Te Tiriti-based futures + Anti-racism 2022 where you’ll get to hear from an incredible line-up of speakers & l...

Reflecting on Waitangi Day
February 6, 2022Today we join the rest of the nation in virtually commemorating Waitangi Day and to take stock of our nationhood and national identity.Let’s also take...

Caring for our planet
January 25, 2022At HPF’s first webishop for the year we’re putting the health and care of the natural environment under the spotlight!Questions like ‘what plane...

Early-bird deadline extended
December 8, 2021The Earlybird discount rate for the 24th International Union for Health Promotion and Education Conference #IUHPE2022 in Montreal, Canada has been ext...

Webinar to embrace Indigenous framings
November 24, 2021Members of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Global Working Group (GWG) on Waiora Planetary Health will be presentin...

2021 AGM: HPF reaches major milestones
November 13, 2021The hard work, resilience, and commitment of HPF staff, especially during what has been a year of challenge and change, was acknowledged at HPF’s virt...

Navigating pathways into the future
November 13, 2021As HPF’s Deputy Executive Director – Corporate Service Leanne Eruera spearheads some of HPF’s major projects. In this interview, Leanne who also consu...

Health promotion helps boost health and wellbeing of older people
November 12, 2021Health promotion is a key part of Age Concern New Zealand’s work in helping older people live a great later life, make the choices that best suit them...

Calls to combat climate crisis heat up!
November 12, 2021In part one of a special series in the Hauora newsletter, as COP26 comes to a close in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at repeated warnings and recent call...

Health sector rallies behind plan
November 12, 2021The health sector has rallied behind the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan with 100 academic, health sector and community organisations signing an o...

Major developments to be shared at HPF’s AGM
October 28, 2021Come and join us at our virtual AGM next month (Nov 11), where we’ll be sharing some exciting developments in the field of health promotion, including...

Tokelau champions language, culture
October 27, 2021This week we’re celebrating Te vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week — the ninth and final language week to be celebrated this year...

Peonies perfect for campaign
October 26, 2021Help the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) in supporting mental health and wellbeing, especially during Covid-19, by participating in the ‘Feel Good With...

Pacific drive-thru to build on Super-Saturday success
October 19, 2021A massive ‘shout-out’ to everyone who rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated on Super Saturday which smashed vaccination records!Aotearoa set a new...

Theme reinforces importance of language and culture
October 19, 2021This week we’re celebrating Faahi Tapu he Vagahau Niue / Niue Language Week.This year’s theme, Kia tupuolaola e moui he Tagata Niue, reminds us of the...

Declaration an urgent call for transforming how we live
October 7, 2021“While we should continue to focus on addressing Covid-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand, we need to also continue addressing the health of the planet, the u...

Exploring pathways into the future
October 6, 2021The environmental crisis, the economic crisis and pandemics such as Covid-19 are global challenges that impact on human wellbeing, and our understandi...

Language strengthens wellbeing
October 5, 2021Bula Vinaka!! This week we’re celebrating Macawa ni Vosa Vakaviti – Language Week – and reflect on the theme Noqu Vosa, Ai Vakadei ni Noqu...

Health promoters must strategise to face challenges
September 30, 2021HPF’s Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi is planning to participate at the May 2022 world health promotion conference, in Montreal, for professional an...

Health Promotion course now online
September 29, 2021You can now learn about the principles, concepts, and practice of health promotion from wherever you are in Aotearoa.For the first time the Certificat...

Take time to kōrero
September 27, 2021This week we encourage you to join over 13,000 people, organisations, schools and kura who are taking part in wellbeing activities to mark Mental Heal...

Vaccination drive a collaborative effort
September 14, 2021HPF’s Executive Director, Sione Tu’itahi co-led a community initiative that resulted in almost 4000 Tongans vaccinated over three days in Manger...

Celebrating te reo Māori
September 13, 2021Kia Ora and Kia Kaha te Reo Māori! Today marks the beginning of Māori Language Week/Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2021, a week in which we embrace and celebr...

Accreditation Framework significant development for Aotearoa
September 10, 2021The recent approval of the Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand (HPF) as a National Accreditation Organisation for Aotearoa New Zealand is a signific...

Public health a passion for new CE
September 10, 2021Jenn Lawless brings a wealth of experience, including a strong background in Parliament, union advocacy, communications and campaigns, and public heal...

Tips and tools to boost health and wellbeing
September 10, 2021The re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community and the subsequent lockdowns have again put Kiwis under immense pressure!Job and financial uncertainties...

Conference shaping up
September 9, 2021Plans for the 24th International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Health Promotion Conference in Montreal, Canada from May 15 – ...

Holistic education key theme of week
September 7, 2021Mālō e lelei. Let’s all stand together as we celebrate @nztongalanguageweek Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga online this week. That was the messag...

Take time out for nature
September 3, 2021“When Papatūānuku thrives, we all thrive.” Join us this Conservation Week which runs from Sep 4 – 12 to ponder on this important message. Take a...

Māori mental health challenges focus of webishop
August 25, 2021How can we as health promoters help to heal the hinengaro and address the mental health challenges of Māori, and promote and protect their wellbeing? ...

Tips to boost wellbeing during Covid
August 25, 2021Adjusting to life back in lockdown and staying in our bubbles, can be a stressful, anxious and difficult time for many, so looking after your health a...

Enhance your skills to work with Pacific peoples
August 19, 2021Do you work with Pacific peoples and communities in New Zealand or other Pacific Island countries? Do you want to enhance your skills and capacity to ...

Exploring pathways into the future
August 12, 2021What can we as health promoters do to help address the global challenges facing the world today? How can we elevate our consciousness of health p...

Leave no one behind
August 8, 2021Join HPF in marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and help to raise awareness and protect the rights of indigenous peo...

Guidelines on right to decent housing welcome
August 3, 2021HPF welcomes the launch by the Human Rights Commission this week of guidelines on the right to decent housing in New Zealand. ...

Young people call for action to strengthen heritage connection
August 2, 2021Kia Orana! This week we invite you to join us in celebrating Cook Island Language Week (Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani).This year’s theme is ‘Ātu...

Kiribati Language Week crucial in face of climate crisis
July 13, 2021Ko na mauri! With Kiribati at the frontline of the climate crisis in the South Pacific it is even more vital than ever that we celebrate Kiribati Lang...

Join the Plastic-free July challenge
July 6, 2021HPF is encouraging you to join millions of people around the world by taking the Plastic Free July challenge and helping to rid our planet of plastic ...

Secure your space for world conference
June 29, 2021Secure your space at the 24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion – IUHPE 2022 in Montréal (Québec) Canada from 15 to 19 May, 2022 and take adv...

Matariki a time for reflection and celebration
June 23, 2021Matariki: Te Tau Hou Māori is one of our favourite times of the year and a chance for whanau and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present...

Short course ‘highly recommended’
June 16, 2021Do you want to be empowered with new tools for your kete as a health promoter? Do you want to broaden your knowledge of the determinants of health, th...

Authentic commitment to Te Tiriti key message of webishop
June 10, 2021A webishop that will help you and your team build your Te Tiriti o Waitangi competencies is now ready to view on our YouTube channel at https://youtu....

Gagana Samoa foundation of Pacific wellbeing
June 1, 2021TALOFA LAVA! We’re celebrating Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa – Samoa Language Week this week and reflect on how vital language is to the wellbeing of...

Commit to quit
May 31, 2021It’s @WorldSmokefreeDay today, and we urge you if you’re a smoker to stub out the habit and if you’re not, do all you can to encourage, help and suppo...

Dame Cindy Kiro first Māori woman to be Governor-General
May 25, 2021HPF congratulates Dame Cindy Kiro on her appointment as Governor-General of Aotearoa New Zealand.Dame Cindy is the first wahine Māori to hold this rol...

Have your say in shaping a smokefree Aotearoa
May 25, 2021If you’d like to have your say on proposed actions to achieve the Smokefree 2025 goal, and help inform the development of the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 ...

Short course empowers and enlightens students
May 19, 2021Students who wrapped up the short course in health promotion in May this year described the course as stimulating, empowering, eye-opening and enlight...

SIr Mason to help set up Māori Health Authority
May 8, 2021HPF is thrilled that Sir Mason Durie has been appointed by the Government to lead a group that will ensure the new Māori gives Māori a voice and infl...

Health Coalition Aotearoa welcomes new ED
May 6, 2021HPF congratulates Jenn Lawless on her appointment as the new Executive Director for Health Coalition Aotearoa. Ms Lawless, who was the Strategic ...

Planetary health impact on Māori to be explored
April 29, 2021Join us for a webishop on June 17 to examine how Māori should focus on their wellbeing first, while they can also contribute to the wellbeing of human...

Healthcare system reforms welcomed
April 22, 2021HPF has welcomed Government’s plans to revamp and strengthen the healthcare system to provide more equitable and better health care for all New Zealan...

ACT now to protect our planet
April 22, 2021Today on Earth Day (April 22) we urge you to take action to protect our precious planet and demonstrate our support for environmental protection.With ...

World Health Day campaign aims to eliminate health inequities
April 7, 2021Today on World Health Day we urge you to accept the invite from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to join a year-long new global campaign to elimina...
Webishops get encouraging feedback
March 31, 2021The response from participants to the first three webishops in a series of webishops HPF is offering throughout the year to discuss topical issues in ...

Anti-racism posters join Te Papa collection
March 31, 2021The four winning posters of the Aotearoa Poster Competition, which was launched last year in response to anti-Chinese sentiments that arose out of Cov...

Taitamariki wellbeing a priority
March 30, 2021A project led by the Whangārei South healthcare locality, one of six localities being set up by HPF member Mahitahi Hauora across Te Tai Tokerau, is g...

Answering the call for social justice and equity
March 30, 2021Dr Kate Morgaine has worked professionally in health promotion for about 15 or so years and is an academic (teaching and research) in Te Tari Hauora T...

Health promotion ‘most optimistic of health professions’
March 30, 2021Dr Grace Wong has been an avid health promoter for many years and is a leading advocate for tobacco control in Aotearoa. A part-time senior lecturer i...

Water too precious to waste
March 22, 2021Today we celebrate World Water Day and what water means to us, its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource.Water is under threat ...

Language vital for Pacific peoples’ wellbeing
March 18, 2021HPF commends Government’s efforts in helping to reverse the decline in the use of Pacific languages.According to comparisons from Census 2013 to Censu...
Boost your health promotion skills
March 17, 2021Boost your skills in health promotion and apply now to snap up one of the few remaining spots for HPF’s short course in health promotion, in Auckland,...

Forest protection focus of wildlife day
March 3, 2021Today is World Wildlife Day and HPF urges you to join global efforts to raise awareness of the need to step up the fight to establish a safe and susta...

Putting the spotlight on diabetes
February 25, 2021A webishop that will put the spotlight on the magnitude and impact of diabetes and obesity among Pacific peoples in Aotearoa will be held by HPF on Ma...

Webishop to feature world leader in health promotion
February 10, 2021Dr Trevor Hancock has been a mover and shaker in public health for more than 30 years.The guest speaker at HPF’s webishop ‘No health without a h...

Waitangi Day a time for reflection
February 6, 2021HPF joins the rest of the nation today (Sat FEb 6) to commemorate Waitangi Day and reflect on our nationhood and national identity. It’s also an oppor...

Time to pay attention!
February 4, 2021Don’t miss out on your chance to hear from and interact with internationally recognised leader in health promotion Dr Trevor Hancock at HPF’s next web...

Scholarships up for grabs
January 28, 2021HPF is running a competition to give you the chance to win one of three scholarships for our first webishop of the year. And with Waitangi Day just ar...
Short course open for enrolments
January 28, 2021Apply now for HPF’s short course in health promotion and go into the New Year with a better understanding of the role and importance of health promoti...

Webishop to explore concept of Treaty-based organisations
January 21, 2021It’s time to start filling your kete at our first webishop for the year, which will explore what it looks like to be a Treaty-based organisation...
Social vaccine vital to rebuild post-Covid, says Prof Fran Baum
December 10, 2020Professor Fran Baum, one of Australia’s leading researchers on the social and economic determinants of health has been quite vocal recently abou...
‘Now’s the time to make a difference’
December 10, 2020Grant Berghan brings a wealth of experience to his new role as CEO of the Public Health Association of NZ.Mr Berghan who was in public health for 25 y...

Otara Health committed to health and wellbeing of community
December 10, 2020“Otara Health (OH) walks its talk and strives to encourage the organisations in the systems across all the sectors to lower their barriers to work bet...
Webishop to focus on diabetes among Pacific peoples
December 3, 2020A webishop that will focus on obesity and diabetes putting them on par with suicide, mental health, teenage pregnancy and drug and alcohol abuse will ...

Climate change emergency ‘acknowledges next generation’
December 3, 2020HPF applauds the move by the Government this week to declare a climate change emergency.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who made the declaration yesterd...

Hui to connect public health leaders
November 25, 2020Public health leaders will connect and share expertise and experience at Te Ara Pounamu: a population health virtual hui organised by The Health Promo...

World must listen to voices of young people
November 19, 2020On November 20 we’re celebrating #WorldChildren’sDay by listening to the voices of children and young people. Our youth will be living with the ...
AGM: Challenging, but rewarding year for HPF
November 12, 2020HPF’s resilience and hard work during what has been a challenging year was acknowledged at our first online Annual General Meeting today. Board Chairp...

Call to support Kiwis living with diabetes
November 11, 2020This month is Diabetes Action Month and HPF is encouraging Aotearoa to take action to understand and support Kiwis living with diabetes and to learn m...

Learn to navigate both worlds
November 10, 2020A webishop that aims to give a basic introduction of the contrasting philosophies of te ao Māori and te ao Pākeha in relation to health and wellbeing ...
New CEO congratulated
November 3, 2020HPF congratulates Grant Berghan on his appointment as the new CEO of the Public Health Association of NZ (PHANZ). Mr Berghan who is from the Tai Toker...

Key issues, asks ahead of election
October 15, 2020On September 16, 170 health professionals from across New Zealand attended the Health Coalition Aotearoa Political e-Forum to hear six of the politica...
Community voices vital
October 15, 2020In the build-up to the election and with obesity in the spotlight over the past week, Professor Boyd Swinburn, one of the world’s leading obesity and ...

Governments must not return to business as usual after Covid, says Sir Michael Marmot
October 15, 2020HPF caught up with leading global advocate for action on the social determinants of health and health inequalities, Sir Michael Marmot recently to get...

Reflecting on a decade with HPF
October 15, 2020The significant contribution that Trevor Simpson has made over the past decade to HPF, Maori health promotion and the world was reflected on at a fare...

HPF’s Co-Deputy Executive Director to take up leading Māori role at PHARMAC
October 7, 2020After leading Māori health promotion for more than 10 years, the Health Promotion Forum’s Co-Deputy Executive Director Trevor Simpson will be the inau...

AGM to be held online
October 5, 2020Are you willing and able to steer the direction of Health Promotion in Aotearoa? If so, HPF has got governance roles for you! There will be four vacan...

Reinventing health promotion for the current era
September 29, 2020The possibility of a new type of health promotion centred on community, will be discussed at a webinar from 11am – 12.30pm on the 14th of next month. ...

Reimagining wellbeing
September 22, 2020Kiwis are being encouraged during Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) to reflect on the challenges the nation has faced together in 2020 and to reimag...

Celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
September 15, 2020“Ko taku reo tāku ohooho, ko taku reo tāku māpihi mauria.” Koinei tētahi o ngā whakataukī ka pēnei mai te Māori. E ai ki ngā korero, ki nga whakaaro h...

Webinar to boost Pacific health promotion
September 15, 2020The re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community in Auckland has put the Pacific community in the spotlight, uncovering the inequities of several decades...

Call for action
September 9, 2020This week is The global Week for Action on NCDs (Non-communicable diseases) and HPF is calling on individuals and communities to join the movement to ...

Literacy Day more relevant than ever
September 8, 2020HPF is encouraging Kiwis to mark World Literacy Day today, which is more relevant than ever, as it focuses on the role of educators and changing teach...

Mental wellbeing vital
September 3, 2020Mental Health Awareness Week this month is an opportunity to reflect on, and redefine and rediscover what wellbeing looks like, during COVID-19 and be...

Boost your approach to Pacific health
August 27, 2020A webinar to help you be more effective in your work with Pacific communities, especially during Covid-19, will be hosted by HPF on Friday, September ...

New DHB boss makes history
August 26, 2020HPF congratulates Keriana Brooking on her appointment as the first Māori wahine Chief Executive of the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Ms Brooking,...

Wellbeing focus of Conservation Week
August 19, 2020New Zealanders are being encouraged this week, which is Conservation Week/ Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa, to boost their health and wellbeing by looking at a...

Indigenous people’s role during Covid-19 recognised
August 8, 2020The crucial role of indigenous people’s knowledge, voice and wisdom during and after Covid-19 is being recognised on the International Day of the Worl...

New action plan to boost Māori health and wellbeing
August 4, 2020A new action plan that will help to achieve better health outcomes for Māori has been welcomed by HPF. Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025 i...

Mātauranga Framework positive
July 28, 2020The launch by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of its Mātauranga Framework is a positive step towards recognising the role of indigenous k...

Webinars to launch from next month
July 24, 2020HPF’s workshops for the professional development of your staff will commence next month in the form of webinars. The first webinar “Key aspects of eff...

Pregnancy warning labels on alcohol now mandatory
July 23, 2020A 20-year battle has finally ended after Australian and New Zealand Ministers voted to make it mandatory for alcohol producers to include the world’s ...

HPF’s Pacific strategist to teach new uni paper
July 21, 2020A new paper being introduced in September by the University of Otago for those working with Pacific peoples and communities will be taught by HPF’s Se...

Pacific plan ‘encouraging’
July 17, 2020A new Pacific health action plan’s cross-governmental approach to addressing not only diseases, but the underlying determinants of health such as educ...

Māori astronomer wins top science prize
July 7, 2020A Tūhoe astronomer, well-known for his work in helping to elevate the understanding of Matariki as a significant occasion for New Zealanders, is the f...

Medical journal to tackle racism
July 2, 2020One of the world’s best-known general medical journals The Lancet is producing a series of academic papers to centre the complex challenges of racism ...

Pacific community united during Covid
July 1, 2020Unity, effective leadership, clear communication and collaboration were highlighted in a webinar run by HPF as some of the key factors that helped boo...

Looking through a Pacific lens
June 25, 2020What we can do as a group/community to better support our whanau in health and economic situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic will be discussed at ...

Pandemic offers chance for a ‘big reset’
June 24, 2020The pivotal role of health promotion and public health in helping to fight Covid-19, the renewed focus on the importance of planetary health and the c...

Exploring health promotion after Covid-19
June 17, 2020A webinar that will explore what health promotion might look like after the Covid-19 pandemic will be held next week on Tuesday, June 23 from 11.00am ...

HPF welcomes review
June 17, 2020The publication of a report this week recommending some of the most wide-sweeping reforms to New Zealand’s healthcare in a generation has been welcome...

Fonua Ola useful tool for family resilience
June 4, 2020A webinar exploring how the Pacific model Fonua Ola can be adapted as a tool for building Pacific family strengths and resilience, to help address pla...

Feedback from forum invaluable
May 28, 2020The feedback from members of HPF who participated in our second online forum recently provided some valuable information on the key factors that kept ...

Lessons learned from Covid-19
May 28, 2020The fourth in a series of webinars being run by HPF will focus on the positive outcomes and lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic. The webinar to...

Webinars now up on YouTube
May 26, 2020HPF has posted the latest in a series of webinars, to inform and provide guidance for your organisations and the community during these challenging ti...

Resource outlines valuable strategies
May 6, 2020HPF has another useful resource for health promoters and communities that can help with managing the Covid-19 challenge. The resource is just as relev...

COVID-19 a planetary health issue, says expert
April 20, 2020HPF caught up with public health physician and leading authority on planetary health and health promotion, Professor Anthony Capon to get his views on...

Health promoter isolated in Matakohe
April 20, 2020When HPF’s Executive Director, Trevor Simpson and his wife Vanessa decided to make a radical change to their career-based lifestyle, sell up and take ...

Former chair reflects on highlights
April 20, 2020Last November (2019) former board chair Zoe Hawke was farewelled by HPF after completing her three terms. Upon her departure Hauora Newsletter asked M...

Health promotion crucial to facing challenges
April 20, 2020Health promotion is sorely needed in a world full of challenges, particularly in the COVID-19 context, says Dr Richard Egan in an interview with Hauor...

HPF offers new tool for families
April 2, 2020While we all stay at home in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19 and to save lives, our primary focus during these challenging and for many, stressfu...

HPF on hand to support you
March 23, 2020To our HPF members, other partners, and our health promotion workforce and community at the national and international level In this fast-changing env...

Course closed for health and wellbeing
March 20, 2020For the health and wellbeing of existing and potential participants we have decided to cancel until further notice our Certificate of Achievement cour...

Workshops cancelled
March 19, 2020We fully support all measures that the Ministry of Health has taken in order to safeguard our country from Covid-19. For the same purpose, we have dec...

Board welcomes new members
March 17, 2020Health promotion acumen, good governance, indigenous knowledge and leadership are some of the collective competencies that our new Board members have ...

Study reveals climate change impact on global wellbeing
March 11, 2020A wide-ranging UN climate report released yesterday (March 10) shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects of the environment as...

Tweet inspires anti-racism event
March 6, 2020An inaugural anti-racism, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and decolonisation online and offline open-access event to be held this month was inspired by a tweet f...

Registrations open for Pasifika workshop
March 5, 2020The importance of health promotion for Pacific communities will be the focus of HPF’s Pasifika Health Promotion workshop in Rotorua on April 3. You ca...

HPF Executive Director speaks at Adelaide symposium
February 25, 2020Human rights, social justice, rights of ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, the health of our planet, and advancing a form of development that w...

Accreditation framework to enhance health promotion
February 20, 2020To further enhance the efficacy of health promotion, HPF is leading the development of an accreditation framework for health promoters and providers i...

Pacific health focus of short course
February 17, 2020More than 20 participants who attended a Pacific health course in Wellington on Monday, February 10 now have a better understanding of health issues f...

Waitangi Day a time for reflection
February 4, 2020Waitangi Day on Thursday, February 6 marks 180 years since the signing of Te Tiriti O Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) and is a time to reflect on our na...

Faze out the fizz
February 4, 2020The annual summer Fizz Free Whānau challenge has been laid down by Māori Public Health organisation and HPF member Hāpai Te Hauora. The chal...

Landmark ruling opens door for climate refugees
January 28, 2020A historic ruling based on a complaint filed by a Pacific Islander in New Zealand has opened the door to climate-change asylum claims. The UN Human Ri...

Health promotion solutions to climate crisis focus of timely editorial
January 22, 2020Constant media reports of raging bushfires, flash floods, super-charged storms, heatwaves and prolonged droughts are evidences of the catastrophic imp...

From plot to plate to person
January 15, 2020The ‘3ps’ for good health. From plot to plate to person. By growing on the plot, you provide healthy kai on the plate for people and help the planet. ...

True Christmas spirit
December 16, 2019A team from HPF took a trip to the Auckland City Mission’s distribution centre last Friday (Dec 13) to drop off food items collected by the staff to h...

Planetary health at a local level
December 5, 2019International health promotion leader Dr Trevor Hancock has helped put health on the agenda of thousands of cities and towns around the world. Dr Hanc...

Response to course, workshops overwhelming
December 5, 2019“People don’t care what you know until they know how much you care. It is about building relationships, seeing where people are at and not pushing you...

Past highlights set platform for bright future
December 5, 2019Hauora sits with Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi to reflect on some of the highlights for the year including the outcomes of the 23rd International ...

Major boost for mental health training
November 27, 2019Up to 12,000 people will be trained in mental health and addictions issues over the next four years boosting health and wellbeing for more New Ze...

Stunning Summer School line-up
November 20, 2019Otago University’s Summer School will be bringing its popular Pacific Health course to Auckland for the first time on February 14 next year. The cours...

HPF reflects on success
November 15, 2019HPF farewelled three outgoing board members and announced its new members at the Annual General Meeting in Auckland yesterday. (Thurs, Nov 14) Leaving...

Sugar warning issued at symposium
November 5, 2019The addictiveness of sugar, the efficacy and political realities of sugar taxes, what corporate responsibility looks like, school and workplace interv...

Stats show speaking Te Reo protects against alcohol harm
November 1, 2019A report into hazardous drinking in New Zealand reveals that Māori who drink alcohol and live in deprived circumstances are less likely to have a harm...

Māori leaders recognised
October 23, 2019HPF commends a new initiative by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence to celebrate and recognise the caree...

Workshop thought-provoking, say participants
October 22, 2019Thought-provoking, motivational and well-presented was just some of the feedback from participants at HPF’s Pasifika Health Promotion workshop at the ...

Call to boost health literacy
October 17, 2019“Helping people and community to be health literate is enabling and empowering people to be confident, informed and engaged in decisions that influenc...

Attendance at short course encouraged
October 9, 2019Students who completed HPF/MIT’s short course in Kaitaia, in the far North last week say they have gained a new-found enthusiasm for their work in the...

Pacific environment focus of symposium
October 8, 2019HPF’s Executive Director, Sione Tu’itahi joined a panel of speakers, who are passionate and committed to helping Pacific people combat climate change,...

Women in Pacific play vital agricultural role
October 4, 2019The leading role of women in agriculture throughout the Pacific must be recognised and supported says the Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi M...

Oceans and ice bear brunt of climate change
October 2, 2019The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated ac...

Building relationships focus of workshop
September 26, 2019“People don’t care what you know until they know how much you care. It is about building relationships, seeing where people are at and not pushing you...

Exploring way to wellbeing
September 24, 2019The Health Promotion Forum is encouraging New Zealanders to participate in Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) which started yesterday (September 23)....

Protecting nature priority for conservation week
September 19, 2019This year we’re celebrating 50 years of Conservation Week (Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa), a time to not only get involved in activities at home or at the ma...

Tu’itahi ‘humbled’ to receive Health Champion Award
September 12, 2019Congratulations to HPF’s Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi who received the 2019 Public Health Champion Award of the Public Health Association of New ...
Supplement has an indigenous focus
September 5, 2019Indigenous health promotion is the focus of a supplement issue of the Global Health Promotion Journal that is now available online. The journal is own...

Feedback sought on accreditation process
September 3, 2019HPF is making good progress on the establishment of a national accreditation organisation (NAO), under the global accreditation framework of the Inter...

Summit calls for action on SDGs
August 29, 2019New Zealand like many other countries around the world is taking seriously the ambitious challenge to ramp up efforts to achieve the United Nations (U...

Enhance health promotion knowledge online
August 21, 2019With HPF’s online courses you can study at your own pace and time and from anywhere in the world. If you are already working in the field of health pr...

Call to support legacy documents
August 15, 2019Leaders and organisations in the public health sector are being invited to use and support two legacy statements that were approved at the recent worl...

Course an invaluable learning experience
August 8, 2019If you haven’t already registered for HPF’s short course in health promotion then now’s the time as you’ve only got a few weeks until the second-to-la...

Scabies back on radar
August 1, 2019A symposium to highlight the seriousness of scabies and boost treatment of the disease will be held at the School of Population Health in Auckland on ...

Exposing future leaders to health promotion
July 9, 2019HPF’s Dr Viliami Puloka encouraged Tongan tertiary students at their annual National Tertiary Students’ conference in Dunedin from July 3 to 8 t...

Pacific workshop reignites enthusiasm
July 4, 2019Participants emerged from the Pacific Health Promotion workshop at EastBay REAP, Whakatane last month with a renewed sense of vigour. Feedback from th...

STIR raises key concerns in submissions to Govt
June 24, 2019STIR (Stop Institutional Racism) has made two submissions to the Government on Health & Disability Workforce Strategic Priorities and the Health S...

Rotorua mayor keen to explore healthy city initiative
April 11, 2019The Mayor of Rotorua has agreed to explore further the idea of Rotorua becoming a healthy city. Steve Chadwick told delegates at the closing of the 23...

Maori leaders take centre-stage
April 11, 2019IUHPE2019 Rotorua put Māori culture on the world stage. Māori culture was woven through the 23 rd International Union for Health Promotion and Educati...

Salesa launches global health conference
April 10, 2019It is vital to improve planetary health and achieve sustainable development for all says the Associate Minister for Health, Jenny Salesa.Mrs Salesa ma...

Leaving a legacy
March 4, 2019A general legacy document and an inaugural indigenous legacy document are being drafted for the conference. The general statement will capture the ess...

New CE for PHA congratulated
March 4, 2019HPF congratulates Dr Prudence Stone on her appointment as Chief Executive of the Public Health Association (PHA). Dr Stone (Pictured left with Lee Tuk...

Smoking ban in cars with kids welcomed
February 15, 2019A new law that will be passed to ban smoking and vaping in cars carrying children has been welcomed by health advocates who have been lobbying for leg...

Waitangi Day time to reflect
February 4, 2019Wednesday, February 6 is Waitangi Day, a time to reflect on our past and present, but more importantly, the future of our nation, our relationship to ...

Fizz-free festival commended
January 18, 2019The Health Promotion Forum of NZ has commended Waka Ama New Zealand for sticking to its fizzy drinks ban at its national championship festival this we...

Symposium to promote health on campus
November 29, 2018A one-day International Health Promoting Campuses Symposium will be held in Rotorua on April 7 from 10am to 4pm To be held just before the global conf...

Coalition to focus on health equity
November 29, 2018To provide a collective voice and expert support for effective policies and actions to reduce the harm from tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods, a ne...

HPF leads development of accreditation framework
November 28, 2018The development of an accreditation framework led by the Health Promotion Forum (HPF) to make health promotion a formal professional practice with a s...

Summer school offers great choices
November 21, 2018The University of Otago’s 2019 Public Health Summer School programme which will offer an outstanding range of courses, including 16 new ones, next yea...

Pasifika workshop thought-provoking
October 25, 2018The importance of health promotion for Pacific communities was emphasised at the Pasifika Health Promotion workshop in Christchurch on October 19. The...