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Te Puawai Tobacco Control Seminar Series 2014 In February 2014, the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) and partners are hosting a series of regional tobacco control seminars. You can access more information here. To ensure we get all the right people along to these seminars - HPA, ASH, Cancer Society, Heart Foundation, Smokefree Coalition, Tala Pasifika and Te Ara Ha Ora - are providing scholarships. These scholarships are open to people working within smokefree/auahi kore sector. Primary consideration will be given to those working in the NGO and community sector, Maori and Pacific Island kaimahi, and those working in services helping young people and pregnant women. Applicants cannot be employed or affiliated with the tobacco industry. Special consideration will be given to those that were not able to attend the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference, The scholarship includes the full registration cost for the seminar, with some additional funds available for those requiring travel and/or accommodation assistance. If you think this is you, we would love to hear from you in the New Year. An application will be available from smokefree.org.nz. More information to follow, if you have any questions please email Donna Harding on [email protected] Please note the closing dates for applications are:  Auckland, Rotorua seminars - closing date Friday 24th January, 3PM  Wellington, Christchurch seminars - closing date Friday 30th January, 3PM © Te Puawai College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc 12