The collective target is an averaged figure based on the results of the Bay's three PHOs: the Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation, Ngā Mataapuna Oranga and the Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance.
The Eastern Bay's allicance smokefree lead Lizzie Spence said she appreciated the hard work put in by its general practices and their dedication towards improving health.
"Hapainga Stop Smoking Service also provides free help to quit in locations such as the home, marae or coffee shop. It's fantastic that we are all working together towards an empowered smokefree community."
The Western Bay's primary health organisation's Phil Back said it was pleased to have reached the target and acknowledged the hard work involved in its general practices to achieve a lift in performance of over 31 per cent in the last 12 months.
If smokers in the Bay of Plenty want to quit they should contact their GP or nurse, or the Bay of Plenty Stop Smoking programme "Hapainga" by calling 0800 HAPAINGA (427246) for a free service.
The result follows the district health board's recent announcement of its best performance against the Ministry of Health's Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments target. Over 96 per cent of patients across Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals were seen within the target waiting time of six hours during the October-December 2016 quarter.
The district health board surpassed its target of 100 per cent for Better Access to Elective Surgery, recording 103 per cent, and nearly reached its target of 85 per cent of providing Faster Cancer Treatment with 82 per cent.
It failed to meet the Increased Immunication target of 95 per cent, reached just 86 percent - the second lowest rate in New Zealand. It also ranked the worst region for failing to achieve a 95 per cent target in Raising Health Kids, with just 17 per cent. The quarterly figures are the first for the new target, which no region met.