As the New Zealand population ages People are dying off in greater numbers ,while there has also been a dip in the number of babies born, according to Statistics New Zealand. There is a still a rising population, with 31,320 more births than deaths in the past year. Births, less deaths, led to a population…
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Give the Elderly a Fair Go
Once again the vulnerable elderly are coping a raw deal in Retirement Homes in Christchurch that were affected by the Canterbury earthquake . The families of displaced elderly residents of Red Zone retirement villages in Christchurch want Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee to explain why such vulnerable people are not being given the same…
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Is New Zealands Sea Mussel the New Wonder Drug
Once again New Zealand has shot to international recognition with an international medical magazine  study on New Zealand's freeze-dried mussel powder produced in Christchurch. It has been common knowledge to New Zealanders that Manuka Honey and Green Lipped Mussels are something special but it does help that the University of Queensland's School of Medicine clinical…
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Will Family Health Care Providers Be Paid
The New Zealand Health Ministry has a problem with court cases appealing for payments to be made to family care givers looking after their children that have a Disability. The ministry is in the Court of Appeal this week defending its policy, which both the Human Rights Review Tribunal and the High Court have said…
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