Homosexuals, bisexuals and those who identify as heterosexual but who have had same-sex encounters are more likely to
have experienced negative events in childhood, a new University of Otago, Christchurch, study shows.
Green Party MP Gareth Hughes is touring universities to promote his new member’s bill that he says will help ensure that
everyone has a warm home. He will also be talking to students about the substandard housing they have to live in.
The Commerce Commission is urging New Zealanders not to fall for a scam in which people are being phoned and told they
are eligible for a refund for overcharges on their credit card, but they have to pay the scammers money in order to
receive the payment.
The Mental Health Foundation - in association with the Foundation’s Out of the Blue depression awareness campaign and
Like Minds, Like Mine - is now seeking applications for the 2010 New Zealand Mental Health Media Grants.
New resources have been released to promote and support Māori language in the community, with the theme ‘Te Mahi Kai –
The Language of Food’ for this year’s Māori Language Week (26 July to 1 August). Representatives from government,
Māori business, research and academic communities will also gather this month to discuss the Māori food sector.
The Alternative Welfare Working Group (AWWG) held their first meeting this week, having been set up in response to
concerns that the views of many community groups were not being heard by the government-sponsored Welfare Working Group.
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