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DROPPED!

BY Simon Kozak Editor

DROPPED!

1 min read

HORIZON: New Edition Out Now In this powerful new issue, Sarah Helm, Executive Director of the NZ Drug Foundation, calls time on the failed

Fair share of the cake

Wellbeing / BY Claudette Wilson

Fair share of the cake

3 min read

Claudette Wilson, CEO North Harbour Budgeting knows financial hardship goes far beyond money. Impacting mental health, self harm,family violence, anxiety and esteem.

SERVICE IS MEDICINE

Wellbeing / BY Julie King

SERVICE IS MEDICINE

3 min read

Julie King founder of Love Soup writes We heal by helping others. When you serve, you stop thinking the world revolves around you. You realise—there’s something I can do.

GENEROSITY in CONNECTION

Wellbeing / BY Bernadette Roberts

GENEROSITY in CONNECTION

3 min read

Bernadette Roberts. Business North Harbour knows first hand how mentally motivating face to face connection is and says we should more

Happy hour is over

Systems Change / BY James Nokise

Happy hour is over

5 min read

Comedian James Nikose stands up for sober living and says don't make relapse an inevitability - it devalues the hard work

CBA?

Systems Change / BY Nicola Lynch

CBA?

2 min read

Nicola Lynch independent social value consultant, talks SROI not CBA and why you should know the difference

GIFT CHANNELLING

Systems Change / BY Tami Harris

GIFT CHANNELLING

2 min read

Tami Harris CEO ACORN writes If we support neurodivergent children rigorously and early, we’re channelling the gift of neurodiversity into positive, powerful futures.

East meet west?

Systems Change / BY Ivan Yeo

East meet west?

3 min read

Ivan Yeo, mental health advocate asks are we offering the right tools that allow people from all cultures to not only join, but feel they belong within our mental health community

The Difference on air

Innovation / BY Alexia Black

The Difference on air

3 min read

Alexia Black, Kaiārahi Kaupapa/ Project Lead - Te Pou gives voice to hard-working support workers with a brand new podcast.

Neurofusion

Innovation / BY Graeme Bennett

Neurofusion

3 min read

Graeme Bennett CEO , Neurofusion advocates that it's vital that New Zealand adopts both global best practices and local insights to create workplaces that value and support cognitive diversity.

Ups and downs

Innovation / BY Fiona Kingsford

Ups and downs

5 min read

Fiona Kingsford , CEO Whānau Āwhina Plunket says more mums are experiencing anxiety, depression, and the complex impacts of trauma and family violence. We’re seeing higher numbers needing ACC-funded counselling, and we’re spending longer with each whānau than ever before.

Meal plan

Innovation / BY Angela Calver

Meal plan

4 min read

Angela Calver CEO Kiwi Harvest wants a national food plan.Food rescue built into our food supply chain, so no one in this country goes without while good food goes to waste.

No drama!

Opinion / BY Chris Molloy

No drama!

3 min read

Chris Molloy Recovery Street Founder writes; the most effective healing happens not in silence, but in story.When someone learns to say, "This is what happened to me" with dignity and strength, they start to write the next chapter on their terms.

Wrong way round

Opinion / BY Sarah Helm

Wrong way round

6 min read

Sarah Helm, Executive Director NZ Drug Foundation calls for a bold policy shift: away from punitive supply control, toward a public health response grounded in prevention, treatment, and local knowledge.

Warriner's window

Perspective / BY Rob Warriner

Warriner's window

5 min read

Welcome to our regular contribution from sector stalwart, now retired, Rob Warriner. Rob is going to be drawing on his vast experience and years of service to our sector to keep us on our toes with topical observations all viewed from Warriner's window

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