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  • Hospice Briefing to New Government Asks Luxon to Honour his Pledge to Boost Funding

    “We’ll look at boosting funding for palliative care once we are in government.” 

    This is the pledge Christopher Luxon made when announcing National’s health policies pre-election. We intend to make sure the new PM stands by this commitment so we’ve highlighted it up front in our Briefing to the new Minister of Health, Hon Dr Shane Reti.

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    11 December 2023

  • Joint Briefing to Health Minister on Pay Parity for Primary, Community and Telehealth Care

    Our shared advocacy for pay parity continues with the group of organisations representing services that support New Zealanders from cradle to grave.

    As a group we have now submitted a joint Briefing to the new Minister of Health reinforcing the importance of pay parity for our sector, asking for clarity as to how the new Government intends to implement pay parity and seeking a meeting between our sector representatives and the new Minister of Health.

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    24 October 2023

  • What do New Zealanders Feel About Death, Dying and Hospice?

    Over three million of New Zealanders tend to feel anxious and uncomfortable when thinking about a loved one dying (69%). That’s according to a new Public Attitudes Research conducted by Hospice New Zealand.

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    28 September 2023