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The culmination of a year of research and inquiry by the District Health Board, the Report is a grim read. The sliding scale summarising its findings is heavily weighted towards stalling or regression of progress, painting a picture of a…
Rosheen FitzGerald01 April 2019
Last year, a report from the OECD offered a sobering assessment of New Zealand’s mental health situation, looking chiefly through the lens of its impact on work and productivity. It observed that poor mental health costs the NZ economy some…
Tom Belford01 April 2019
When I was a kid, I used to cringe at the nightly call from my mom – “It’s bedtime!” [Made worse by the occasional, “And take a bath!” But I digress.] “Why was it bedtime?” I silently rebelled. And perhaps…
Tom Belford01 February 2019
“Most people in Hawke’s Bay have at least one P user in their street,” claims MP Lawrence Yule. No one Bay Buzz interviewed disputes this claim, or even appears shocked – not the police nor the government; not researchers, nor…
Rosheen FitzGerald01 December 2018
Robust public consultations this year around the region’s Long Term Plans have resulted in tens of millions of dollars being allocated to improving water infrastructure, to major amenities in our CBDs, and to serious upgrades in environmental protection. And currently…
Tom Belford01 December 2018
For those on the coalface of health, it’s no news that the way we deliver healthcare has to change. The unsustainability of our current approach is manifestly evident. When I speak with nurses from the hospital’s emergency department, they describe…
Bridget Freeman-Rock01 December 2018
Smartwatches are becoming an increasingly valuable tool in the arena of sport performance, health, and fitness. The ‘wearable device’ market is big business. According to International Data Corporation this market will grow by 15% in 2018, with 132.9 million units…
Sarah Cates01 October 2018
I ask Facebook. It seems people on Facebook are okay sharing the inner workings of their brains, their good days, their bad days. I post: “I’m looking for people who have experience with antidepressants and/or counselling, specifically, people who function…
Jess Soutar Barron01 August 2018
“In my opinion New Zealanders live in some of the worst housing in the Western World!” asserts Dave Stapleton from NZ House Surveys, an incidental observer of unhealthy homes in Hawke’s Bay. Dave’s work brings him to the front line…
Sarah Cates01 August 2018
