Video input requested for World Smokefree May

Sharing a message and a request from Te Whatu Ora's National Health Promotion team. 

"May is World Smokefree May.  As far as we are concerned that covers Nicotine – so cigarettes and vapes.  We are making a video for our socials  and wondering if  any of the students or colleagues may be interested in participating in this.  We did something similar back in 2020 when we couldn’t get out due to COVID (Facebook)  The link is of our original video  We want to update it with encouraging messages for anyone giving stopping smoking/vaping a go.  If you are keen the turn around is a bit tight – would need the videos by the end of next week so I have time to put them altogether."

Further details about the video specifics are below:   

WORLD SMOKEFREE MAY 2025

To celebrate World Smokefree May, which this year has a focus on unity and us moving together towards reaching the Smokefree 2025 goal set for Aotearoa, we want to create a chain of short videos from different people that we string together into one amazing video.  We are asking you to pass on your words of encouragement to all New Zealanders to become smokefree, to live a life that is free from the harms of tobacco. 

What we would love you to do:

• Write a message of encouragement around living a life that is smokefree on a piece of paper/card.  You could talk to this as well e.g. card says, “Quitting smoking can be hard, but you’ve got this” and you could say “Never stop trying to stop smoking.  You’ll get there!”

• Create a video:
  • Film in portrait orientation if using a cellphone
  • Videos should be no more than 10 seconds
  • “Receive” message from your right, (out of camera shot you are passed your message card) hold your message up to the camera while talking
  • “Pass” message to your left (out of camera shot, someone on your left takes the message).
  • Send videos to  so-nphs-smokefree@tewhatuora.govt.nz by Friday 9^th May so the videos can be compiled into one fantastic message of inspiration and encouragement.

• Final compilation video will be published on various Facebook and Instagram pages on World Smokefree Day (31 May 2025)
• Any questions, just flick us a private message and we should be able to help.
• By submitting your videos to us you are consenting to them being used in this World Smokefree May 2025 promotion and being posted on our social media sites.