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Unanimous Backing for NZ Rural Health Commissioner
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 8:40 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
A strong call’s been made for the government to establish the country’s first independant Rural Health Commissoner, to champion the needs of more than 600,000 New Zealanders living in rural areas. More >>
Time for a NZ Rural Health Commissioner?
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 8:48 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Frustration over chronic workforce shortages, poorer health outcomes and unequal access to healthcare is mounting for the group representing around 30 of the country’s leading rural health, business and agricultural organisations. More >>
Rural proofing government’s mental health boost
Monday, 1 July 2019, 9:44 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) congratulates Government on its commitment of $1.9 billion to mental health in its recent wellbeing budget. More >>
Extra emergency ambulance resources will help rural NZ
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 10:25 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Emergency ambulance crews are under greater pressure in remote areas of New Zealand as ambulance staff should provide more robust emergency response services, a rural health leader says. More >>
Digital service collaboration brilliant for rural NZ
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 10:25 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
A rural health leader says she’s absolutely thrilled digital service providers and rivals Vodafone, Spark and 2degrees are joining forces to help with rural broadband. More >>
Latest rural suicide rates
Friday, 11 November 2016, 2:20 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Suicide rates are higher in rural areas compared to urban areas, according to 2013 suicide data released by the Ministry of Health (MOH). More >>
RHĀNZ welcomes proposed rurally-focussed medical school
Friday, 21 October 2016, 11:41 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) welcomes the proposal to establish a new rurally-focussed medical school for New Zealand. More >>
CONNECTIVITY – A Rural Health and Wellbeing issue
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 10:15 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Linking rural health centres to broadband and a rapid reduction in mobile “black spots” around rural New Zealand are key areas of focus for the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ). More >>
RHANZ supports water supply fluoridation proposal
Monday, 18 April 2016, 1:02 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) has written to Health Minister Doctor Jonathan Coleman to show its support for a proposal to give District Health Boards responsibility for deciding whether to add fluoride to water. More >>
Mini Fonterra tanker sales to support mental health
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 9:59 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) is delighted to announce its partnership with Fonterra Farm Source to support rural mental health initiatives. More >>
RHĀNZ welcomes Government’s new rural connectivity target
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 9:16 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) welcomes the new rural connectivity target announced by the Government today. More >>
Increased focus on rural depression
Sunday, 23 August 2015, 7:18 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) is pleased to be working with the Ministry of Health to provide increased training for health professionals, business networks and communities to tackle depression in rural communities. More >>
Addressing rural depression
Friday, 12 June 2015, 10:04 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) applauds the announcement of a $500,000 funding boost to support mental health mental health initiatives for rural communities. More >>
Rural health group alarmed by suicide report
Monday, 12 January 2015, 4:57 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand members are alarmed by a report (New Zealand Herald, January 12) about an increase in farmer suicide linked with increased economic stress due to the ongoing strength of the dollar and milk pay-out forecasts. More >>
Mental health pressures on rural communities intensifying
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 2:35 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Members of the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) have identified mental health and wellbeing outcomes as one of the major disparities between people in rural and urban communities. More >>
Rural health celebrates strategy launch
Saturday, 9 August 2014, 10:49 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) has achieved a milestone by launching its Strategy for Healthy Rural Communities. RHĀNZ is a first for New Zealand, bringing together multiple rural sector organisations with a focus on rural ... More >>
Rural health group applauds mental health initiative
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 10:36 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ), an organisation that has a focus on the health and wellbeing of all rural New Zealand communities, welcomes the announcement from Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew that rural voices will ... More >>
RHAANZ delighted by 2013 Pat Farry trust scholarship awards
Friday, 8 November 2013, 3:30 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) is delighted that the 2013 Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to two worthy recipients with interesting careers in rural health ahead of them. More >>
NZ Post decision great news for rural folk
Friday, 25 October 2013, 9:29 am | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
The decision by New Zealand Post to retain five-day rural postal delivery services in the face of changes that will see urban delivery possibly scaled back to as little as three days a week, is good news for rural communities in more ways than one, Rural ... More >>
A healthy rural community for the wealth of the nation
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 4:50 pm | Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand
Key health issues facing rural communities were identified and prioritised at the inaugural council meeting of the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ), held in Auckland last week. More >>
