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Employee praised for handling autistic boy's 'meltdown'

9-year-old Ralph became overwhelmed when a theme park's Spider-Man ride shut early.

Secret report: What police kept from teen suicide inquest

Inquest into the suicide of teen Reiha McLelland not given police internal inquiry.

Former Waikato DHB psychiatrist guilty of sexual assault

Former Waikato DHB psychiatrist Paul Fox pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a patient.

Parnell problems: 'Fighting, drinking, abusive' deportees causing 'havoc'

Deportees and troubled souls housed at a Parnell lodge are causing 'havoc' for residents

Claire Trevett: PM could take a target lesson from William Tell

The political risk of missing the bullseye is no reason not to put up a target.

Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet reshuffle - what to expect

Prime Minister Ardern's reshuffle: Dead certs, probables and maybes.

UK mental health nurse to head University of Auckland

Prof Dawn Freshwater moves to Auckland from the University of Western Australia.

Jarrod Gilbert: White supremacy in NZ - how many neo-Nazis are there?

COMMENT: Society lacks systems that identify complexities that produce racial extremism.

Royal honour for child psychiatrist Hinemoa Elder

Elder is an advocate for greater awareness of Māori cultural needs in the health sector.

Groundbreaking meth pilot gets $4m in Budget

Te Ara Oranga sees police and health staff work together in Northland to treat addicts.

DHB funding 'hardly enough to keep the lights on'

DHBs have not been given enough to keep up with demand, experts say.

Mental health workers for GP clinics 'transformative'

David Clark cannot say how many GP clinics will have permanent workers.

Young man who praised Christchurch mosque attacks kept in jail longer

Mentally unwell prisoner expressed white supremacist views, and support for massacres

Mental health a big focus in Budget

Free primary mental healthcare on its way.

Reflections on a suicidal childhood

Now 40, Robin Raven shares what she would say to her troubled 10-year-old self.

National set to upstage Wellbeing Budget

Jacinda Ardern is promising "transformational" change for mental health services.

Mental health and addiction sector awaits Budget

Devil in the detail, and in the Budget, mental health and addiction services say.

Video gaming addiction is now officially a disease: WHO

World health experts revealed the new mental health disorder that is sweeping the world.