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Editorial: Putting mental health front and centre
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Suicide in the spotlight: Hauraki goes quiet to get men talking
A top radio station falls silent to voices and NZ Herald front page is virtually blank.
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Dishonoured in death: Privacy breach saw 33,000 coroners' files open to public
Files containing personal details about deaths from 1977-2000 were open to the public.
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Gran's 'rare' mercy: When murder doesn't merit life in prison
Lorraine Smith avoided a life sentence for murder - how common is it?
Suicidal teen loses only support, DHB blames psychologist strikes
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One of the country's biggest health initiatives will be overhauled next year.
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Tragic death of woman holding up a sign "Please give me a job".
Coroner's conundrum: Kiwi's mysterious death in Samoan prison
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Bullied for his mullet: Boy left in tears over haircut
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Cameron Slater's Whaleoil blog ends, citing pressure from legal cases.
Mum leaves suspected suicide inquest
Psychiatrist doesn't believe Samuel Fischer had a head injury after head-banging incident.
Stressed out? Try throwing an axe around at new Auckland venture
A new axe throwing space has opened in Auckland CBD. Megan Wood gives it a go.
'Materialistic' mother drowned children then deliberately crashed her car
Samantha Ford drowned her twins in the bath, then dressed them and put them to bed.
'No signs' Wellington man who died in mental health unit was depressed
Nurses say they did the best they could for Wellington man Samuel Fischer.
'We've never had that before' - Nicky Stevens' mother on DHB apology
Waikato DHB apologises to Nicky Stevens' whānau but will it also apologise to a Coroner?
Disagreement over care of Wellington man who later died
Samuel Fischer was "distressed" after discussions over his future care.
Hawkesby: Enough roadshows, let's get cracking on mental health services
COMMENT: Health experts warn that every moment delayed has an impact on people's lives.
Inquest into secure unit suspected suicide
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'Action better than more talk' on mental health plans
Some in the sector say a bit of action first would go a long way.
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Cutting all media access boosts boys' creative thinking and self-esteem.
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