"The appalling suicide statistics for wāhine Māori during the perinatal period (the period from conception until the first birthday) reveal the desperate need for maternal mental health to be a priority to save lives", Hāpai Te Hauora chief executive Selah Hart says
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Two opposition leaders say they will scrap the new Māori Health Authority if they are elected next year but their stance is receiving pushback from a number of NGOs.
Hāpai Te Hauora, the largest Maori Public Health agency in Aotearoa, commends the work that today brought unanimous support by Auckland Council to Councillor Josephine Bartley's motion to support MP Chloe Swarbricks Private Member's Bill: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm minimisation) Amendment Bill