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Tēnā tātou katoa!
Ka tukuna ngā mihi ki ngā rangatira, ki ngā mana, ki ngā reo, ki ngā hau e whā e noho mai nei ki tēnei pito o te ao, ki te Whanganui-a-Tara. Nau mai haere mai!
On behalf of the PHA Wellington branch, I would like to welcome everyone back to another exciting year ahead and what an amazing summer we have been experiencing. Remember to Slip, Slop, Slap!
This is going to be an exciting year for the PHA with some amazing events that will be held throughout the year, 2019. This includes the Post- Budget Breakfast, Te Rerenga Tiriti journey, CCDHB elections, AGM and numerous advocacy opportunities at a local, regional and national level. Further from Nita Brown, click here.
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Wellington Branch Hui- First meeting of the Year(2019).
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The Wellington Branch welcomes all members and friends of the Public Health Association to its first Monthly Meeting of the year.
 Please join us!
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World-class biomedical research hub in Wellington.
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Discovering ground-breaking treatments and findings about diseases such as cancer and asthma will be made easier thanks to a $7.1 million pledge towards building a world-class biomedical research hub in Wellington.
That's the promise made by the director of the Malaghan Institute Professor Graham Le Gros who was "over the moon" with the generosity of the Hugh Green Foundation's multi-million dollar investment.
For Further click here.
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New Zealand’s public healthcare crisis worsens : ByTom Peters, Socialist Equality Group.
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New Zealand’s Labour Party-led coalition government took office in October 2017 promising to address the severe crisis caused by more than a decade of cuts to the public health system. The previous National Party government underfunded healthcare by billions of dollars as part of austerity measures demanded by the corporate elite to force the burden of the 2008 financial crisis on working people.
For Further information, click here.
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Time to overhaul NZ’s pesticide rules.
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Victoria University of Wellington environmental law expert CJ Iorns calls for a radical overhaul of New Zealand’s pesticide approval process.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has invited public submissions on some pesticides for potential reassessment of their approvals.
For further information, click here.
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Best wishes for the month ahead. I hope to see you at our monthly meeting.
Nga mihi,
Prudence & Nita
Co-Chair, Wellington Branch
[Note: If you have feedback, suggestions or items to contribute on our newsletter. please email - 'Ramil Adhikari' dr_ramils@icloud.com . The deadline for contributions is the first Friday of the month.]
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