Have your say on the draft Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28

Tēnā koutou

Harm from gambling is a significant public health issue for our communities, and for individuals, families and whānau. As required by the Gambling Act 2003, every three years the Ministry of Health sets out a proposed strategy to prevent and minimise the harm caused by gambling.

Consultation on the draft Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm 2025/26 to 2027/28 is now open. This is an opportunity to have your say about:

• the draft Strategy: what we will achieve
• the draft Service Plan: how we will achieve it
•  the draft funding levels and levy rates: how it will be funded.

Feedback from this consultation will help to develop an updated strategy submitted to the Gambling Commission. The Gambling Commission will undertake its own consultation and make recommendations to Government, and the new strategy and levy will take effect from 1 July 2025.

You can find more information on the Consultation page of the Ministry of Health website, where you can read the full consultation document, appendices and needs assessment, and access other supporting materials.

You can submit your responses online at https://consult.health.govt.nz/  or by email gamblingharm@health.govt.nz.

Submissions close at 5pm on Sunday 6 October 2024.
 

Information sessions

If you would like to learn more about gambling harm and the Ministry's consultation you can attend one of the online sessions below. There will be a recording of the session added to the Ministry’s website if you are unable to make one of these times.

Information Session One

2-3pm Tuesday 27 August 2024  

https://mohnz.zoom.us/j/83769094576?pwd=E6XpQhqFhVl7SJsCVsEkIirOoNwL2v.1

Meeting ID: 837 6909 4576

Passcode: EptRU9A0BQ

Information Session Two

10-11am Thursday 29 August 2024

https://mohnz.zoom.us/j/81223247200?pwd=EqE7mQLMQJkvZmzzx8ZHcBm8XzjHjk.1

Meeting ID: 812 2324 7200

Passcode: fbA0KhQsAn

Public consultation

From 4 September 2024 the Ministry will be holding a series of public consultation meetings in selected centres and online. The details of these meetings can be found here. At these meetings you will have the opportunity to discuss the proposed strategy and learn how to make a submission.

While some meetings have more of a targeted focus linked to the proposed strategy and requirements under the Gambling Act 2003, you are most welcome to attend the meeting that is convenient to you.

To attend one of the meetings please fill out this registration form.

Please feel free to circulate this through your networks as we want to hear from anyone interested in preventing and minimising gambling harm, especially those people with specific viewpoints and lived experience. 

Ngā mihi nui

Gambling Harm Team

Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora

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