The request was made as a submission to the Central Otago District Council's annual plan.
Diana Power, on behalf of the Central Otago and Wakatipu Smokefree Coalition, recommended the council adopt a 10-year plan to make the region smokefree by 2025.
"This does not mean banning smoking altogether but is an aspirational goal to have less than 5% of the population as current smokers by then,'' Mrs Power said.
"The aim is to de-normalise smoking.''
The council had already made its parks, reserves and playgrounds smokefree and Mrs Power suggested it work towards banning smoking from all council land, from cycling and walking tracks, from farmers markets on council land, retail malls, and outdoor dining and bars on council footpaths.
The council could "lead by example'' and ban smoking from council workplaces and vehicles.
It could work with other organisations to refer council staff to smoking cessation programmes.
WellSouth, the Cancer Society and Public Health South recently proposed banning smoking in the Cromwell Mall.
It was used by families so it was appropriate to encourage visitors to be smokefree, the agencies said.
They canvassed 50 business owners and employees in the mall a year ago and found 41 supported the proposal, three opposed it and six were neutral.
Compliance with the smokefree policy would be voluntary and it would not be enforced, the agencies said.
The Cromwell Community Board considered the matter but postponed a decision until they had more information.
Board members wanted more detail on the area deemed to be the mall and the impact of taking such a stance, deputy chairwoman Helen Hucklebridge said.
