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Can you help us protect kids in NZ from the harms of vaping?

  • Quitting Candy has launched!

      5 November 2026
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    So excited to let you all know our campaign: "Quitting Candy" has launched! A huge thank you to you all for believing in Vape-Free Kids NZ and donating to add your support.

    The campaign highlights the way sweet and fruity flavours are being used to hook Kiwi kids into nicotine addiction. In NZ vapes come in over 1600 kid-friendly flavours like chocolate, caramel, watermelon and peach. In fact over 80% of vapes sold are sweet or fruity flavoured.

    Is it any wonder then that more than 27,000 of our 15-17 year olds are addicted to vaping?

    Vape-Free Kids believe it's time to stop sugar-coating the problem.

    We are asking New Zealanders to sign the Open Letter on our website: https://vapefreekidsnz.org/

    calling on the Government to restrict vape flavours to tobacco, mint and menthol like in Australia.

    If you haven't already, please go to our website and sign the letter, share the link and help us show politicians that New Zealanders value the health of our kids more than vape and tobacco company profits.

    Thank you!

    The Vape-Free Kids NZ team.

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  • We've hit $5K!

      19 October 2026
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    Kia ora amazing supporters!

    A HUGE thank you for your generosity - we've reached $5k already!

    As a small voluntary organisation we know we can't do this on our own - we appreciate ALL your help!

    Speaking of help - we are so excited to let you know that Paddy Gower has just filmed a video encouraging people to support this campaign. Thank you Paddy! We've added it to the front of our Givealittle page, and you can also check it out here: https://youtube.com/shorts/mBcgiI3o6sI?si=WKcRRBQlGVzE7iOU

    We've made a great start reaching $5k already BUT we need to keep raising more funds to reach our goal, so that we can launch this campaign before the Election.

    Can you do ONE more thing to help us reach our target?

    Can you share this page with all your contacts so they can see Paddy's video and lend their support?

    Thank you again for believing in our campaign. Let's get this launched so we can protect Kiwi kids and future generations from the harms of vaping.

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  • A little update on our fundraising target.

      5 October 2026

    You may have noticed we’ve increased our Givealittle goal from $10,000 to $25,000, and we wanted to explain why rather than quietly move the goalposts.

    When we launched, we deliberately set a conservative $10,000 target. We knew it was a big ask and genuinely had no idea how people would respond.

    $25,000 has always been the amount we’re trying to raise towards the campaign’s external hard costs. That hasn’t increased and what your donations are funding hasn’t changed. We simply chose not to ask our community for the full amount at the outset.

    As we’ve shared, an extraordinary amount of professional time, expertise and specialist work is being donated completely pro bono. None of the money raised will pay for that work. But there are unavoidable third-party costs involved in bringing the campaign to life, and those are what we’re fundraising for.

    Givealittle also isn’t our only avenue. We’re actively pursuing other funding and support rather than expecting our community alone to carry the cost.

    We started at $10,000 because $25,000 felt enormous, especially when we can’t yet reveal what we’re creating.

    Then you surprised us.

    Your incredible response has given us the confidence to aim for the full amount.

    So we’re going for it: $25,000.

    Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared and supported us. You’re helping us create something we genuinely believe will make people sit up and take notice of what’s happening to our kids.

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