Gambling Harm Awareness Week 2025
Gambling Harm Awareness Week (GHAW) begins on September 1 in 2025. Find information and resources to support GHAW.
Gambling Harm Awareness Week is an annual opportunity for the preventing and minimising gambling harm sector to focus on raising awareness of gambling harms.
The Health New Zealand Health Promotion directorate (Health NZ Health Promotion) uses Gambling Harm Awareness Week as an opportunity to encourage kōrero about what harm is and how to avoid or minimise it. Openly saying “Let’s talk about gambling harm” creates a supportive environment for safe conversations among peers, with trusted whānau or with confidential professional assistance.
Gambling harm and young people
Health NZ Health Promotion is supporting Gambling Harm Awareness Week with a national marketing campaign from Safer Gambling Aotearoa. This year we’re saying:
“Let’s talk about gambling harm and young people”
We’re aiming to raise awareness and provide education for parents, caregivers, trusted adults, and whānau. Our campaign highlights what is happening all around for young people and encourages the adults in their lives to watch for warning signs. We offer information and support if parents/whānau chose to talk with their young people about gambling harm.
Local Events
As well as our national campaign, local support services are running a range of events to support Gambling Harm Awareness Week.Please contact them if you would like more information.
Asian Family Services is holding two Asian Hauora Days
- Auckland Saturday 30 August at the Howick Leisure Centre, 563 Pakuranga Road, Auckland. 11:30am-3:30pm.
- Christchurch Saturday 13 September at the Multicultural Recreation and Community Centre, 455 Hagley Ave, Christchurch. 11am-3pm
Mapu Maia are running four events over the month of September
- Hawkes Bay Church Youth Event - Friday 5 Sept 2025
- Wellington Catholic Churches Camp event - from the 19 Sept to the 21 Sept 2025
- Christchurch September 4 & 5, 2025
- Auckland GHAW- Combined Methodist Churches- 27 September 2025
PGF services will hold community stalls and pop-up activations near class 4 and TAB venues, at local markets/town centres and at polytechnics, universities and youth events in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, and Christchurch.
Help spread the word
Use these resources to support your mahi and help promote kōrero about gambling harm in your communities.
Resources pack 2025
Each minimising gambling harm support service will receive a resource pack that includes T-shirts, Kōrero Card packs and Safer Gambling Aotearoa branded pens.
Download digital resources for the campaign
Email signatures
Download email signatures for GHAW 2025.
GHAW 2025 email signature – Me Kōrero tatou
GHAW 2025 email signature – Tatou talanoa
Social media tiles
Download these posts to use on your social media platforms. We have also supplied the campaign gambling door background with no text– you can add your own branding or wording to suit.
GHAW 2025 social media tile – Me kōrero tatou
GHAW 2025 social media tile – Tatou talanoa
GHAW 2025 social media tile – no branding
GHAW 2025 campaign gambling door background
Posters
Download and print hi-res print versions of the campaign poster in A4 or A3 size.
GHAW 2025 poster – Me kōrero tatou A3
GHAW 2025 poster – Me kōrero tatou A4
GHAW 2025 poster – Tatou Talanoa A3
GHAW 2025 poster – Tatou Talanoa A4
Watch the campaign video
Services near you
Free and confidential support is available throughout the country. View the list or use our interactive map to find your local gambling support service.
Wherever you are in the country, free and confidential support for your gambling is never far away. Getting some help is just a text, phone call, or Zoom away...
Gambling and young people
Learn to spot the warning signs. Stop gambling harm before it starts.
Services near you
Free and confidential support is available throughout the country. View the list or use our interactive map to find your local gambling support service.
Wherever you are in the country, free and confidential support for your gambling is never far away. Getting some help is just a text, phone call, or Zoom away...
Gambling and young people
Learn to spot the warning signs. Stop gambling harm before it starts.