The Whangaroa Community Trust along with the residents undersigned make a petition the Far North District Council plan and construct with urgency a footbridge across Waikare Stream, in the centre of Kāeo township. The Kāeo community needs a safer footbridge in the township for pedestrians to access local community facilities, schools, places of work and local businesses.

Ko mātou ngā waitohu i raro nei, e tono atu ki Te Kaunihera o Te  Hiku o Te Ika kia tiakina te hauora me te oranga o tō tātou hapori, mā te whakatau ture kia oti katoa ngā toa haurehu, ā, kia rāhuitia te hoko haurehu i ngā takiwā katoa o te rohe nei.  We, the undersigned, call on the Far North District Council to take urgent action to protect the health and wellbeing of our community, by immediately passing regulations to close all Vape shops and ban all Vape sales in all districts.     As parents, we care deeply about the long-term health and wellbeing of our tamariki. There is a shortage of doctors and dentists in the Far North, and healthcare services are stretched thin. We must ensure that our tamariki do not have access to products that contribute to addiction, respiratory illness, and other serious consequences [1,2].   Our children should be able to attend kura without having to walk past multiple vape shops. In the main streets of Kaitaia and Kaikohe, there is a vape shop nearly every 40 meters. While selling vapes to children under 18 is illegal, it is still happening; in fact, the Ministry of Health found that 1 in 10 vape retailers sells to minors [4]. Vaping is harmful to everyone's health, but it poses even greater risks to children whose brains are still developing [5].   Our local area is a good place to start with these policies. As a youth health worker in Kaitaia stated, “I think a more achievable first step is to lobby our local council to introduce a bylaw that bans sales in our rohe. If we can make that happen locally, it could help build a strong case for national policy change.”   These vape outlets have spread rapidly across Muriwhenua, and we are already noticing signs of addiction in our rangatahi, along with a new wave of health issues on the horizon. 

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