Health

A seismic shift of national thinking is urgently needed on violent crime in New Zealand. Much violence is committed by people drinking heavily and not thinking properly.

Thursday’s Otago Daily Times article about a fatal eight car crash in Auckland was grossly stigmatising for people with mental illness said a spokesperson for Standard Nine, an Otago mental health consumer NGO.

As a recipient of health services in this region and a student of health policy manoeuvres, I am interested in the amalgamation of the Otago and Southland DHBs. 

Sport Otago will be holding a Family Buggy Walk on Sunday, December 13 at 10.30am, Logan Park, Dunedin.

We want Otago families to be active families! Being physically active is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle and contributes to a wide range of health benefits.

Thank you for covering this important issue. I believe the issue of water fluoridation to be more important than the stadium debate and the election put together.