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Is mental health a 'shadow pandemic'? What the political parties say, and how they plan to fix it

John Weekes
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Online Business Editor·NZ Herald·
10 mins to read

Great Minds is a major NZME project exploring the growing impact of mental health and anxiety on Kiwis and how we can improve our wellbeing. Here, John Weekes asks political leaders about the extent of the problem and how they plan to tackle it.

It is beyond dispute the Covid-19 pandemic has amplified New Zealand's mental health challenges.

Many Kiwis have personal stories emerging from lockdowns, layoffs, isolation, bankruptcies, or fractious arguments about mandates and vaccines. And now, data confirms

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