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Street party!

By Anne | 29 September, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Community Development, Health Care, Transport |

Man, this stuff is so cool. Imagine whole areas of cities being blocked to traffic on weekend days, and people just getting out, riding bikes, running, skating, picnicking, taking dance …

Untrained GPs providing primary health care to Kiwis

By trixter | 5 September, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Health Care |

Approximately 700 of New Zealand’s General Practitioners are not qualified as GPs (although they are qualified as doctors).

Unlike countries like Australia, the United States and the UK, New Zealand …

Injustice killing Kiwis on grand scale

By Ant | 5 September, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Health Care, News |

Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, the New Zealand Medical Journal says in an important new report.

“Widening geographic inequalities in death rates from ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, …

Valuing the lives of older people - what choices will we have as we grow older?

By PaulB | 11 July, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Community Development, Health Care, Housing, Poverty |

Let’s celebrate the success story of living longer!

In July the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) continues its election year call for greater awareness of key issues …

ACC - who does it really benefit anyhow?

By Ant | 3 July, 2008 | 6 Comments | Posted in Health Care |

In April 2008, the government issues a press release identifying some of the pitfalls of privatising ACC. Since then, National now say they do not want to privatise ACC, …

Jo Randerson: art and mental health

By Ant | 27 June, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Health Care |

Those with a radio may like to tune it into Kim Hill at 11.40 on Saturday (or use the web to listen later).

If you do, you’ll get the treat …

Let us look after each other: Aroha tetahi ki tetahi

By PaulB | 17 June, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Community Development, Health Care, Housing, Politics, Poverty |

Aroha tētahi ki tētahi - Let Us Look After Each Other - is a programme of information that makes a call for action to achieve a more just and compassionate society. It is …

Gambling Helpline To Close At End Of October

By Anne | 30 April, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Gambling, Health Care, News |

The Gambling Helpline announced this morning that its services would be shut down at the end of this year after months of negotiations with the Ministry of Health failed to …