Editorial: Mental health inquiry results in a damp squib
The Government's mental health inquiry had produced a vague report.
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Hosking: Nothing will come from another mental health inquiry
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Kyle MacDonald: Time to put people at heart of system
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Government told to get on with it on mental health
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NZ faces a 'rising tide' of mental distress and addiction
Report charts a new direction for mental health and addiction services.
Government urged to act over mental health
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Editorial: Mike King delivers message every student should hear
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A mental health nurse at Hawke's Bay Hospital assaulted by a patient.
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Strangers intervene to stop man jumping off Cambridge overpass
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Nurse stabbed days after another attacked
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'Toyboy' secretly weds dementia patient mother
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Lifeline bolsters team of counsellors ahead of busy holiday period
Lifeline receives an average of six calls a day from people in serious distress.
My mother has forgotten everything, including me
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Nurse burnt after patient throws boiling water over her
Nurse receives second-degree burns after patient throws boiling water over her.
Kiwi comedian shares battle with domestic violence
Kiwi comedian tells Kyle MacDonald how he overcame his battles and found forgiveness.
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The cannabis they want to legalise is strong stuff these days.
Grieving parents blame fake Kiwi doctor for autistic son's death
Patient died in bath seizure and was under care of Kiwi conwoman who's now in prison.
Kathmandu drops medication query for jobseekers
The company had asked candidates to list all prescribed drugs they take.
Mum's vile abuse from 'pure evil' ex
Kate was beaten, kicked and threatened: "Sometimes I wouldn't even know what I had done."
Why millenials still living with parents is bad for all
Millenials living at home with their parents is bad for everyone's mental health
What can your boss ask you?
General medical questions not relevant to the job 'not okay', says foundation head.
The tortured artist: 'Depression is not a romantic thing making songs better'
When artists put trauma into their work, how can they be protected in the process?
Problem doctors sweep under the carpet
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Soper: Jami-Lee Ross crashes the party at Labour's hospital ceremony
COMMENT: Maverick MP takes centre stage at Labour's Middlemore shindig.
Adult mental health unit opened at Middlemore
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Prince William reveals mental health battles
Prince Williams says treating injured children in air ambulance 'took him over the edge'.