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No smoking Let’s keep it that way Photo and story by Robbie Parkes The Wairau Taniwha are making more than just a stand against smoking, they’re trying to get their team, their whanau and their stadium smokefree, and want to keep it that way. The team has imposed a non-smoking ban on themselves, keeping their smoking to outside of any practices or matches. The goal is to leave smoking at the door - crowd included. “It was all about having a healthy lifestyle because we held a big percentage of smokers,” said Powhiri Cooper, the team’s manager. “We’re making a stand here in Blenheim.” He said a lot of the players were heavy smokers before the ban but most have given up. Powhiri said the ban is about building healthy ideas within the community, and getting the boys onto it was the first step. “We wanted a clean image of it,” he said. “Just promotion for our kids too.” The ban has been in place since the day they started, and has shown a lot of progress, said Powhiri. He said it is good to see it working, especially as the guys have really stepped up their fitness on the field. Taniwha player Josh Samuels is still a smoker but said the team mentality has definitely pushed the ban. In that team environment, the other guys will have a go if you do smoke and can’t keep up on the field, he said. “Definitely they push you in a way.” He said once a few guys got into the habit of not smoking, it soon became widespread. Stephanie Samuels, mum to Josh, Luke and Ceyphus, all in the team, said it was great to see the ban enforced. “I’m a smoker myself, I used to smoke 20
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a day but I totally support that,” she said. “I believe that there should be a ban when they go to practice, any team, the Kaupapa would be good for any team.” She said the ban works so well because it helps to lead the community in healthy ideals. But, Stephanie said it is a massive struggle, especially for those who have had smoking in their lives for such a long time.
“My boys are smokers, it just breaks my heart but you can’t break the cycle,” she said. “It’s an addiction, it’s a total addiction.” She said it would be great to have an outright ban of smoking and cigarettes in the country, but even with prices on the rise, that demand is not easing. “You’ll find that people are buying more.” “It’s not that it’s getting dearer, they need that hit.”
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