Party vote
Health
The current government has reformed the public healthcare system, merging the many district health boards into two national entities – Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora | Māori Health Authority. Parties on the right want to disestablish the Māori Health Authority and reprioritise health spending, including towards specific cancer treatments. Parties on the left defend the reforms and propose expanding free dental access.
Health
The current government has reformed the public healthcare system, merging the many district health boards into two national entities – Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora | Māori Health Authority. Parties on the right want to disestablish the Māori Health Authority and reprioritise health spending, including towards specific cancer treatments. Parties on the left defend the reforms and propose expanding free dental access.
Establish a national mental health and addiction agency
Provide free primary healthcare to under 30s
Introduce a card and app for citizens and residents up to the age of 30
Fund a new mental health and trauma centre in Christchurch
Support further research into the use of psychoactive drugs to treat mental illnesses
Provide free basic mental health care to under 30s
Establish a kaupapa Māori mental health service
Enable mental health professionals to attend emergency mental health incidents
Increase funding for Whānau Ora and drug abuse prevention
Tighten restrictions on alcohol marketing
Provide free mental health services for children and young people
Eliminate the use of seclusion in state care or disability services
Expand alcohol and drug rehabilitation services
Create school hubs with health and social services
Provide free mental health care
Implement recommendations from the Ministry of Health's suicide prevention strategy
Deliver mental health and addiction programmes targeted at Māori
Review Compulsory Treatment Orders for mental health
Improve help for people suffering from eating disorders
Train more mental health professionals
Strengthen the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
Increase funding for victim support services
Create a fund to support community mental health organisations
Establish a minister for mental health
Work with the construction sector to improve access to mental health services
Increase the number of psychiatrist registrar placements
Increase the number of clinical psychologists trained each year
Enable mental health professionals to attend emergency mental health incidents
Fund charity that provides free counselling to young people
Introduce mental health response units
Establish a national mental health and addiction agency
Provide free primary healthcare to under 30s
Introduce a card and app for citizens and residents up to the age of 30
Fund a new mental health and trauma centre in Christchurch
Support further research into the use of psychoactive drugs to treat mental illnesses
Provide free basic mental health care to under 30s
Establish a kaupapa Māori mental health service
Enable mental health professionals to attend emergency mental health incidents
Increase funding for Whānau Ora and drug abuse prevention
Tighten restrictions on alcohol marketing
Provide free mental health services for children and young people
Eliminate the use of seclusion in state care or disability services
Expand alcohol and drug rehabilitation services
Create school hubs with health and social services
Provide free mental health care
Implement recommendations from the Ministry of Health's suicide prevention strategy
Deliver mental health and addiction programmes targeted at Māori
Review Compulsory Treatment Orders for mental health
Improve help for people suffering from eating disorders
Train more mental health professionals
Strengthen the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
Increase funding for victim support services
Create a fund to support community mental health organisations
Establish a minister for mental health
Work with the construction sector to improve access to mental health services
Increase the number of psychiatrist registrar placements
Increase the number of clinical psychologists trained each year
Enable mental health professionals to attend emergency mental health incidents
Fund charity that provides free counselling to young people
Introduce mental health response units
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