Research and Links

New Zealand

Research and Evaluation 

• Fact Sheet, 'Acceptability of smoking in outdoor public places, HSC, 2008.
• James Arcus, Su-Lin Boey, Rachel Bradshaw, Jared Cook,Rachel Cunningham, Ravi Jain, James McAlpine, Rory Miller, Leonie Riddick, Brendon Sanders, Shivani Shilam, Ann-Marie Stevenson and Mahu Tipu, 'SMOKES 2007: SMoking Outdoors in a Kids Environment', October 2007
  • Public Support For Smokefree Parks, Media Release, University of Otago, 16 November 2007
  • Public keen to see smoke-free parks, NZPA, Friday, 16 November 2007
  • Ann-Marie Stevenson, Rachel Bradshaw, Jared Cook, Rachel Cunningham, Leonie Riddick, Rory Miller, Richard Edwards, Nick Wilson, George Thomson, 'Majority of smokers and non-smokers in favour of smokefree parks in New Zealand', NZMJ, 23 May 2008, Vol 121 No 1274.
• Sharon Tay, George Thomson, 'What Wellington region city councillors think of smokefree outdoor places',  NZMJ 20 June 2008, Vol 121 No 1276.
• Leigh Halkett, George Thomson 'Getting An Outdoor Smokefree Policy: The Case Of Kapiti Coast District Council', Original article, 29 April 2009

Websites

• http://www.localcouncils.govt.nz
• http://www.solgm.org.nz/
• http://www.localgovt.co.nz/
• http://www.lgnz.co.nz/
• http://www.lgc.govt.nz/
• Resist Tobacco - Outdoor areas

Resources

• Smokefree Councils Implementation Kit
• CSNZ Brochure - Smokefree for a Cleaner and Healthier Community
• Submission to Public Health Advisory Committee on the “Emerging Issues for Public Health in New Zealand: Discussion Paper” from Local Government New Zealand, December 2004

Australia

• New research shows that 90% of NSW residents want smokefree playgrounds, 75% non-smokers want smokefree outdoor dining. Media release and research abstract. 
• Media Release: 87% of Victorians supported smokefree playgrounds, Quit Victoria, 22 February 2007.
• Terri Pikora et al, 'Are smoke-free policies implemented and adhered to at sporting venues?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Volume 23 Issue 4, Pages 407 - 409, 13 May 2008.
• Elizabeth Gaukroger, Healthpact; Priscilla McCotter, Heart Foundation - ACT Division, 'Outdoor SmokeFree Policies'.
• SMOKE-FREE OUTDOOR AREAS: A new resource kit for local government (Australia)
• Submission on Proposals to Ban Smoking in Private Motor Vehicles and Select Outdoor Settings, 5 May 2008
• Smokefree Councils website - Australia
• Ban On Smoking Around Sporting Fields And Playgrounds, Director Community Services, Finance and Policy Committee, Dubbo City Council (NSW, Australia), 11 January 2005
• Smokefree Playgrounds and Sporting Fields, New South Wales Cancer Council website
• Join the Smokefree Communities Snowball, Tobacco Facts for Local Government, ASH Australia, November 2004
• Active No-Smoking Strategy - Launceston City Council (TAS), National Heart Foundation (Australia)

USA

• Citizens for Clean Open Spaces (CCOS)
• Banning Smoking in Outdoor City Parks and Recreational Areas -Legislative Analyst Report, City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, October 25, 2004
• Smokefree Beaches and Piers - Earth Resource Foundation (California, USA)