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‘My life has purpose’: Inside New Zealand’s biggest rehab service

The foundation supports 80 homes and helps 1500 people reintegrate annually.

Ruapehu mayor demands answers over delays to rural health centre

Ruapehu's mayor says the community is being ignored over the Raetihi centre.

'I’ll cut your throat,' drug seeker told woman days before breaking man's back

The 24-year-old has a history of drug abuse, mental health problems and violence issues.

'We cannot do this by ourselves': Ministers listen to iwi leader's plea over meth crisis

Police Minister Mark Mitchell plans to visit Northland for further discussions.

'A game-changer': New mental health facility opens in Whangārei

Manaia House in Whangārei cost $21.6m and has 75 consultation rooms.

Insanity plea: Triple killing case in Rotorua heads to trial

The accused, Justin Jeffries, is pleading insanity to three murder charges.

Man charged with stabbing staff member at Whanganui Corrections

Defendant calls out: “you’ve got the wrong hit man”.

'Serial and prolific:' Woman who stole $25k worth of goods has 150 dishonesty convictions

Now she's appealed her two years, six months jail term saying it's manifestly excessive.

US police shoot disabled teen behind fence, sparking outrage

He is non-verbal and 'can hardly walk'. They put nine bullets in him.

Director of Mental Health probes mistaken identity after 11yo restrained, injected

The young girl was handcuffed, restrained and injected with antipsychotic medication.

Mental health concerns raised in unrelated Northland murder cases

The men were unable to enter pleas due to concerns around their mental health.

Mental health nurse’s 46-year career ends with ruling he was sexually intimate with patient

But William McPhail says he will never agree with the patient’s account.

Kāinga Ora staff ‘crying in office’ over ‘horrendous’ restructure

Kāinga Ora is proposing to axe hundreds of jobs during its second round of restructuring.

Police took man to hospital but didn’t warn he was a suicide risk – within hours he was dead

Man had left the hospital and taxied to the airport when police were called to assist.

How a ‘near death’ experience changed one woman’s path to hope and happiness

Hills is giving a free talk on hope beyond suicide on April 4 in Pāpāmoa.

PM Luxon on detainment of the 11-year-old girl in Hamilton

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Police Minister Mark Mitchell on the Health NZ inquiry findings on the detainment of the 11-year-old girl in Hamilton.

'Significant failings': Health NZ apologises after 11yo injected twice in mistaken identity case

'This particular case cannot happen again,' said a health boss.

How Tom Cruise's advice helped co-star conquer social anxiety

Haley Atwell shares biggest mental health advice from Mission Impossible co-star.