Health Investigation – Care home and nurse practitioner breach Code for failures in wound...
Source: Health and Disability Commissioner
Rose Wall found they breached Right 4 – tautikanga; the right to services of an appropriate standard of care. She said...
Disability rights must be respected as COVID-19 protections diminish
Source: Human Rights Commission
While many New Zealanders will look forward to enjoying more freedom with the removal of COVID-19 protections, it is vital that...
Maritime News – Skippers need to undertake checks prior to departure
Source: Maritime New Zealand
The prosecution of a charter boat skipper is highlighting the need for operators to ensure they are properly prepared for their journeys.
Skipper...
Local News – Evaluation Report shows value of Healthy Families Hutt Valley
Source: Hutt City Council
Community leaders have welcomed an evaluation report which shows how the Healthy Families Hutt Valley kaupapa is contributing to improved health and...
Research – New decision-making framework for earthquake-prone council buildings
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: BRANZ
When council buildings close, communities lose access to spaces to meet, socialise and access services, which can impact social and economic wellbeing.
Five...
Health News – Systemic and individual deficiencies in care and support provided to girl...
Source: Health and Disability Commissioner
Health and Disability Commissioner, Morag McDowell has released a report finding a GP, a rural medical centre and district health board...
Unions – Lack of PPE puts workers at risk of infection and disease
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: PSA
Today’s announcement about Covid care in the community means that New Zealanders need to be confident that community support workers, who will...
Politics News – CPAG on the Achievements of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern following her...
Source: Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) acknowledges the work that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has done to put child poverty on...
The fight to save rare mainland penguins intensifies as numbers decline
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 06 December 2021
“The decline comes despite years of blood, sweat and tears invested by so many people to save our vulnerable...
New funding will boost RNA research into vaccines and other healthcare treatments
Source: University of Otago
Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington and Waipapa Taumata Rau – University of Auckland, have been named as co-hosts...
Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania: Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania: Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)
The Governments of the...
New National Resilience Plan to rebuild better
Source: New Zealand Government
$6 billion initial funding for a National Resilience Plan to focus on building back better from recent weather events
$100 million for...
