HCA to present petition to double Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches to Camilla Belich MP at Parliament forecourt, 1pm Thursday 29 June.
Students from Ngāti Toa School in Porirua will join HCA Co-Chair, Dr Lisa Te Morenga, in presenting the petition which has been signed by over 100 schools, PPTA and NZEI […]
HCA welcomes first moves on alcohol, says Te Tiriti, marketing next steps
Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) welcomes the Government acting on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) as well as the Justice Select Committee’s report on the Community Participation Bill addressing the oversupply […]
World Smokefree Day – HCA says stronger support for by-Māori for-Māori approach essential to reach Smokefree 2025 goal
World Smokefree Day is an international day where we join the rest of the world to raise awareness about our efforts to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco in our […]
Budget 2023: some positives for health, but no commitment to addressing the structural drivers of inequity
Health Coalition Aotearoa Co-Chair Dr. Lisa Te Morenga says that while there were some positives for health in the Budget, it didn’t address the cost-of-living crisis or our major health […]
Health experts call for Budget investment in healthy school lunches, public health system outside of Covid
Public health and community leaders are calling for a Government Budget tomorrow that invests in the long-term determinants of health for whānau and saves money in the long-term by preventing […]
Latest Growing up in NZ Study data shows urgent need to expand Ka Ora Ka Ako – Healthy School Lunches
HCA research shows 63% of people support doubling Ka Ora Ka Ako healthy school lunches
HCA has launched a petition to extend free healthy lunches to more tamariki to support whānau in need Whānau, principals and Māori health leaders are calling for free healthy lunches […]
