Alex Hon Kuen Ho saw there was no coordinated network or activist group in Aotearoa advocating to rescind drug prohibition, so he pulled together a wide group of individuals with a shared commitment to end the harm caused by prohibition. Alex engaged academics, peers, and experts in criminology, harm reduction, addiction, social justice and political activism. This network founded by Alex would eventually evolve to become Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa, launching on International Harm Reduction Day, 07 May 2024.