As Maeani Tahu-Porter gazes lovingly at her three-week old daughter, Nevaeh, she looks a picture of happiness - and health.
Maeani, 17, has been smoke free since she was five months pregnant, after starting the Tipu Ora hapu mama programme through their Stop Smoking Service when she was three months pregnant.
"It's better, way better, not smoking. Wish I had stopped ages ago or that I didn't start."
Maeani's comments come ahead of World Smokefree Day, held on May 31.
According to Smokefree.org.nz, the day is about celebrating and working towards smokefree lives for New Zealanders. This year the theme is 'It's about whanau'.
It was a tough journey for Maeani to become smoke free, including suffering allergic reactions to the medication provided to help.
"When I chewed the gum it made my throat swell."
However, knowing how bad smoking was for her unborn child was motivation enough.
"Also, financially it was way better to stop."
And her whanau are behind her all the way.
Her partner, and Nevaeh's dad, Mokena Kohere, 17, doesn't smoke and said he was happy
Maeani had quit.
Vanessa Tahu, Maeani's mother, said she was also proud of her daughter, despite being a smoker herself.
Maeani said she had encouraged several people to get on to the programme, and was
grateful to Santana, her stop smoking practioner, for her help.
Looking forward, Maeani is excited for her future, and the future of her family, with plans to go to the Rotorua School for Young Parents.
"It's tiring but I love being a mum."
Amanda Te Whau, Stop Smoking co-ordinator at Tipu Ora, said Maeani was an inspiration for other teens and hapu mama clients.
"At such a young age she has put her mind where it needed to be for herself, and her choices have broken the cycle."
Te Whau said the Hapu mama incentive programme worked on a case-by-case basis.
"We're flexible to the needs of the client. We've had good success with the group that we target, mothers in the early stages of pregnancy. There's been a strong drive from referrals such as GPs, midwives and other Tipu Ora programmes. We give them information, tools and access to medications."
The clients are also tested for their carbon monoxide readings four weeks, then eight weeks into the programme.
Te Whanau said whanau was important to the success of the client.
"If we are all playing a part, from the community to service providers, we are breaking the cycle. It starts with whanau, everyone can play a part."
A Rotorua Lakes Council spokeswoman said the council did not currently have any events planned for World Smokefree Day.
The council's strategic development manager for sustainability and social development, Rosemary Viskovic, said there appeared to be good awareness of and support for the extension of outdoor smokefree areas in Rotorua.
"We've spoken to the likes of bus users and to children and families at JAB rugby and will continue to look for opportunities to raise awareness. Some people we've spoken to thought outdoor eating places were already smokefree but this aspect of the policy doesn't come into effect until January 2018."