Kāore o tātou tūpuna i momi tupeka, kāore hoki taua mea i te wā o uki, o whakapata.

Smoking did not have a place in pre-European society. The Māori world was Smokefree.

Did you know... 1 in every 2 adult Māori smoke

Did you know ... that the proportion of Māori in the Health Workforce is estimated at 5 percent.

Did you know ... that out of the total number of students studying in formal tertiary education, 4 percent were studying in a health field

Did you know that NZ smoking population is 23.5% (Tobacco Trends 2006)

Did you know that 47% of Māori continue to smoke compared to 21% of non-Māori

Did you know ... that half of Māori adults over 15 years of age smoke

Did you know .... that 60% of Māori women of child bearing age smoke

Did you know ... that 40%-80% of pregnant Māori women smoke

Did you know .. that there will be between 10,000 to 12,000 Māori babies born this year, 2007-8

Did you know ... that maternal smoking is another major non-controversial risk factor for SIDS

Did you know .... that a survey conducted during 2002 found that 69 percent of Māori participants had visited a marae in the previous 12 months.

Did you know ... that most Māori who had visited a marae in the previous 12 months had done so more then once

Did you know ... that under the Smokefree legislation if you have a kohanga, kura or private training establishment on your marae then smoking in those buildings and their surrounding grounds is banned at all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Did you know .. that there are more then 800 marae throughout Aotearoa.

Did you know ... that 50% of Maori women smoke compared with 40% of Maori men

Did you know ... that 60% of girls between the ages of 15-19 years smoke compared with 32% of boys