Symptoms of depression and anxiety have increased dramatically among Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa) youth over the last decade, with widening inequities for Māori (Indigenous population). Increased access to quality timely treatment is essential, but not sufficient to reduce population rates of mental distress.
Monique Jonas for Ki Te Pae Tawhiti, the NZ Health Reform Collective. When newly elected National MP for Rangitata James Meager (Ngai Tahu) addressed the House last December, he spoke of his childhood in South Timaru. He described growing up in hardship and the...
NZ Herald. Most proposals have to be farmed out to population ministries like the Ministries for Women, Māori, and Pacific Peoples asking whether they think any policy changes will impact the people they are responsible for. Read more...
The Conversation. From this week, free influenza vaccination will be available to some New Zealanders (those over 65, with long-term conditions, pregnant or with specific mental health conditions), but Pharmac recently announced it will no longer be free for...
RNZ. Wait times for first specialist appointments and hospital treatment have got worse, according to the latest data from Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. Read more...
RNZ. In a move Labour says is a "massive vote of no confidence" in the Disability Issues Minister, further decisions about disability changes will need to go to Cabinet. Read more...
NZ Herald. Whaikaha – the Ministry of Disabled People – so hard fought-for by the disability community – announced on its Facebook page the changes to how disability support funding can be used. Read...
RNZ. The government has put aside $2.9 million to continue providing period products in schools. Read more...
PMN. There are mixed feelings on the government’s health targets and whether they will make a dent in health inequities for Pacific communities. Read more...
By Monique Jonas. When newly elected National MP for Rangitata James Meager (Ngai Tahu) addressed the House last December, he spoke of his childhood in South Timaru as “a part-Māori boy, raised in a State house by a single parent on the benefit.” He described...
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