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</strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Report from RNZ<br /> Two schools that make lunches on-site will be using their own funds to supplement the reduced government funding next year. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165875#more-165875" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-165838"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165838" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Job cuts in Public Health Service, as whooping cough epidemic announced</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 23rd, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165838#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Report from RNZ<br /> On the same day that public health officials announced <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/534519/new-zealand-declares-whooping-cough-epidemic">a whooping cough epidemic</a>, staff at the National Public Health Service have been told that jobs are to be cut. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165838#more-165838" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-165872"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165872" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Māori Public Health symposium at Te Papa</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 23rd, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165872#respond"><span class="meta-comments"></span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Press Release – Hapai Te Hauora<br /> The Oranga Whenua Oranga Tangata Symposium, hosted by Hāpai Te Hauora, will bring together community leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to explore culturally grounded solutions for improving Māori health. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165872#more-165872" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-165783"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165783" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Porirua’s Spicer landfill needs to be replaced – three expensive options</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 21st, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165783#comments"><span class="meta-comments">4 comments</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Press Release – Porirua City Council<br /> Porirua City Council says Spicer Landfill can’t be sustained in the long term and is considering the future options for disposal of waste in Porirua and Northern Wellington. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165783#more-165783" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-165734"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165734" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">NZ Health Survey: a quarter of adults unable to access GPs</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 20th, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165734#comments"><span class="meta-comments">3 comments</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>News from GPNZ<br /> The 2023/24 New Zealand Health Survey confirms the increasing barriers to accessing general practice and primary care in Aotearoa, according to General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ). <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165734#more-165734" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-165654"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165654" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Health providers concerned about Porirua teenagers not receiving dental care</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 17th, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165654#comments"><span class="meta-comments">1 comment</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Press Release – Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand<br /> As primary school kids become teenagers, Porirua dentists are seeing a concerning drop in the number who regularly receive dental care even though it’s free until they turn 18. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165654#more-165654" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-165331"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165331" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Save Dunedin Hospital campaigners arrive at Beehive, with 34,000 signatures</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 06th, 2024 </span> 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A Southern delegation headed by New Zealand Nurses Association delegate and registered nurse Linda Smillie, Mayor of Dunedin Jules Radich, Dunedin City Councillors, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher and Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark delivered a petition to Parliament. <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165331#more-165331" class="more-link">Read more »</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry"> <h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-165239"> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165239" rel="bookmark" title="Article-Link (Permalink)">Sewage overflows on to Prince of Wales Park, and near Te Papa</a> </h3> <div class="entrymeta1"> <span class="meta-time">November 03rd, 2024 </span> <span class="meta-comments"> <strong> <a href="https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165239#comments"><span class="meta-comments">4 comments</span></a> </strong> </span> </div>  <div class="entrybody"><p>Wellington.Scoop<br /> There’s been an overflow of untreated sewage on to Prince of Wales Park in Mt Cook. <a 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