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A free three-part Staff Housing Information Series run by the Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce aims to provide more detail about purchasing, leasing, and managing worker accommodation to help business leaders with decision-making.

Another $50,000 will be injected into initiatives that improve mental wellbeing, social connection and resilience in communities across the Southern Lakes region this autumn.

Te Hau Toka Southern Lakes Wellbeing Group and Te Pou are seeking ten locals from the Southern Lakes region to become New Zealand’s first instructors of a new Youth Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa programme.

We are seeking someone based in Dunedin to be a community voice on the New Dunedin Hospital project.

A fifth round of funding for local mental wellbeing initiatives is set to give Southern Lakes communities a boost during the autumn season.

The introduction of the Emergency Q (EQ) system at Southland Hospital late last year has helped ease pressure in the Emergency Department by diverting some patients to be seen free of charge in general practice on the same day.

This summer people who choose to take drugs as part of their celebrations can have their substance checked by KnowYourStuffNZ - a free, legal, and discreet service making sure people are taking what they think they are taking. 

An extra $52,000 is being invested in initiatives to improve mental wellbeing across Southern Lakes communities this summer.

Health Minister Andrew Little welcomes Te Pae Tata | the Interim New Zealand Health Plan jointly developed by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Healt