We want to raise more awareness about the issue of youth vaping within our local communities. It has such a large negative impact on the health of teenagers that we want proactive change. A survey conducted in 2021 found that almost 20% of secondary school students in New Zealand vaped daily and over half of these would vape at high nicotine levels. It is unacceptable how easy it is for under 18-year-olds to purchase, and use vapes in New Zealand. If more policies and regulations were implemented around youth accessibility to vaping products, as well as limiting nicotine doses, it is likely we would see a decline in usage amongst youth. Limiting the nicotine level to 20mg would ensure it is harder for young people to become addicted to vapes. This combined with banning convenience stores and dairies from selling them would be two ways that we believe would bring about positive changes to the issue of youth vaping. This would lead to a safer and healthier life for these young people. Being proactive about vaping regulations and bringing these changes in now has to be a priority of the government.