Patrick Thomsen News Today

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has today announced more than $5.6 million in funding to help support nine talented Māori and Pacific health researchers to become leaders in their field.

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56 UK Labour MPs including 8 front-benchers defied the Leader and the Whip and voted for a SNP amendment to the King's speech calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

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One has to really feel for those trying to write political satire these days. How can a satirist be more ridiculous than many of our political leaders they wish to lampoon? Case in point, yesterday's "resignation letter" from sacked former  UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The Manalagi community report has found friend circles are currently the main support system for Pacific rainbow+ people experiencing mental health distress in Aotearoa

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