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Date Time Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report shows progress Health Minister Andrew Little welcomes the Initial Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s assessment that transformation of New Zealand’s approach to mental health and addiction is underway. “This is an important step in the Government’s work to provide better and equitable mental health and wellbeing outcomes for all people in New Zealand after years of underfunding,” Andrew Little said. Mā Te Rongo Ake...

Climate Change Minister and Greens co-leader James Shaw has dedicated his political career to tackling the climate crisis.

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:11 am, January 31st, 2021 - 99 comments Tomorrow, the government’s Climate Change Commission (an independent Crown Entity) is opening consultation for the first time on how New Zealand should meet its climate action obligations, We will be consulting with the public from 1 February – 14 March 2021 on a draft of our first package of advice to Government on the actions it must take to ...

Rob Rattenbury: ACC doesnt deserve the bad rap people give it 13 Dec, 2020 08:00 PM 5 minutes to read ACC doesnt deserve its bad rap, writes Rob Rattenbury. Photo / Getty Images OPINION Recently I saw a news item about a very skilled and talented musician, an oboist, who suffered a spinal cord injury, a broken neck, in a mountain bike accident. This resulted in him spending many months in Burwood Spinal Unit in Christchurch, undergoing intensive physical rehabilitation in an e...