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In December, Smokefree Enforcement Officers from Te Whatu Ora’s National Public Health Service (NPHS) carried out Controlled Purchase Operations (CPOs) on ten specialist vape retailers, where seven of the ten premises sold vaping products to a minor.

Congratulations to all the entrants and winners from Otago schools who participated in the National Oral Health Day colouring-in competition that was run across Southern. 

A record $91,500 will be injected into communities across the Southern Lakes region over the next few months to support initiatives that improve mental wellbeing, social connection and resilience.

Work on the Outpatient Building site is moving along, with pile cap reinforcing and progressive concrete pours undertaken this week.