Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Mashi 2023, zonke izindawo zamahhotela e-Wellington ezinezihlalo zangaphandle endaweni yoMkhandlu zizoba umusie nokubhema free.
Ukweseka i-Smokefree Aotearoa 2025, abantu baseWellington bayacelwa ukuthi bahlanze umoya ezindaweni zokudlela abazithandayo, amabha, nezindawo zobumnandi, kanye nezinye izikhungo.
Amabhizinisi anendawo yokudlela evulekile enwebeka eceleni komgwaqo azoba ne-vape-futhi angabhemi kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Mashi 2023.
Lolu shintsho alusebenzi ezindaweni ezibhemayo endaweni yomuntu siqu, njengamavulandi, izinkundla zokudla ezingemuva kwendlu, uphahla, noma izindawo zokudlela zangaphandle ezingekho endaweni yomkhandlu.
Lezi zinguquko eziya ezindaweni zokwamukela izihambi zijoyina uhlu lwezindawo ezise-Wellington City okwamanje ezingabhemi futhi ezingabhemi, okuhlanganisa amapaki e-Truby King, Midland, Waitangi, izitobhi zamabhasi, izinkundla zemidlalo, amapaki okushwiba, izinkundla zokudlala, namabhishi, i-Botanic Garden, i-Wellington Zoo , kanye neZealandia, Grey Street, Te Ngakau Civic Square; I-Bolton Street Cemetery, i-Otari-Wilton's Bush, kanye nemigudu yokungena kuzo zonke izinhlaka zoMkhandlu, okuhlanganisa namachibi okubhukuda nemitapo yolwazi.
E-Aotearoa, cishe amaphesenti angu-8 ezakhamuzi ayabhema, kuyilapho amanye amaphesenti angu-8 asebenzisa izinto zokudonsa umoya; inhloso ukwehlisa lokhu kube ngaphansi kwamaphesenti amahlanu abantu.
UHelen Jones, umphathi we-Wellington City Council Public Health Group, uthi lolu shintsho lubonisa ukuzibandakanya kukaWellington enhlanganweni kazwelonke.
“Abantu base-Wellington bangabantu abacabangayo abasekela izindawo ezingenawo i-vape nezindawo ezingabhemi, futhi lezi zinguquko ze-hospo nezindawo zokudlela ziphakamisa ukuzinikela koMkhandlu ku-Smokefree Aotearoa 2025.”
"Esikhundleni sokuqondisa abantu abasebenzisa ugwayi noma i-vape, sihlala sikhuthaza izindawo ezingenazo i-vape nezingabhemi." Sizoqhubeka nokufundisa abantu mayelana nempilo, ukusebenzelana nabanye abantu, kanye nezici zemvelo zokuyeka ukubhema kanye nokukhipha umhwamuko.
“Siyabona ukuthi lolu wushintsho olukhulu kuwo womabili amabhizinisi kanye namakhasimende awo ngakho sinikeza noma yiluphi usizo noma izinto angazidinga ukuze enze amalungiselelo oshintsho lukaMashi 2023.”
"Lolu shintsho bekuhlelelwe ukuthi luqale ukusebenza ngoJulayi 2022, nokho njengoba amabhizinisi asathuthumela emiphumeleni ye-COVID-19, uMkhandlu ukhethe ukuhlehlisa ukusebenza kuze kube umhla lu-1 Mashi 2023." “Lolu hlelo luzoqondisa ngokwanele amabhizinisi nama-Wellington mayelana noshintsho olunjalo lokuziphatha phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo ezimatasa,” kwengeza uHelen.
Lezi zinguquko ziyizingxenye zeNqubomgomo Yokuhweba Nezehlakalo Ezindaweni Zomphakathi, egunyazwe uMkhandlu ngoNovemba 2021.
Vakashela i-Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 ukuze uthole izinsiza zamahhala zokukusiza ukuthi uyeke ukubhema nokuhwabha.
Vakashela ku-wellington.govt.nz/smokefree ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nezinguquko ze-vape nezokungabhemi enhlokodolobha.
